Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Ayers was born in 1746, in Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, John Ayers, was 27 and her mother, Joanna Inslee, was 28. She married Epenetus Beach Jr. on 25 December 1771, in Basking Ridge, Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 14 April 1777, at the age of 31.
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- Hannah Ayrs, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985"
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1775
During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English: derivative of Ayer , with excrescent -s. The -s may represent a trace of the Latin nominative singular in heres ‘heir’, but it may also signify the son or servant of someone known as ‘the heir’, i.e. someone who was heir to some great estate.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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