Brief Life History of Elisha
When Elisha Coriell was born on 19 September 1756, in Plainfield Township, Union, New Jersey, United States, his father, David Coriell, was 20 and his mother, Elizabeth Whitehead, was 19. He married Marya Covert in 1777, in Dunellen, Piscataway Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States in 1830. He died on 3 October 1843, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bound Brook Borough, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.
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- Elisha Coriell, "United States Census, 1830"
- Elisha Corriel, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Elisha Coriell, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1780
Sometimes referred to as the "forgotten victory", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit
Name Meaning
Americanized form of an unidentified surname, presumably French Querelle ‘quarrel’, a nickname for a quarrelsome man. Compare Coryell .
History: The earliest record of the name in North America is of Abraham Coriell, in Piscataway, NJ, in 1702. Family tradition says that he was a Huguenot from France, who fled to the Netherlands in 1685 and subsequently made his way to North America. However, his name is not listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors, nor in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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