When Catherine Ann Boylan was born on 6 April 1809, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, her father, Aaron Ogden Boylan, was 35 and her mother, Phebe Breese, was 25. She married Joshua Fitzgerald on 24 October 1836, in Essex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 28 November 1863, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brigid, Finbar.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Baoighealláin, ‘descendant of Baoigheallán’, a diminutive of the personal name Baoi(th)gheal, which appears to mean ‘foolish pledger’. It was the name of a sept of Dartry, County Monaghan.
English: variant of Boyland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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