Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Farley was born in 1800, in Cokesbury, Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, Isaac Farley, was 46 and her mother, Annetje Mellick, was 41. She married Walter Harbourt on 4 April 1818, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Lambertville, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States in 1860. She died on 23 September 1891, in Hopewell Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Harbourton, Hopewell Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.
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- Eliza Harbont, "United States Census, 1860"
- Eliza Farley, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Eliza Harbvurt, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1805
Historical Boundaries: 1805: Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States 1838: Mercer, New Jersey, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Farley, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Shropshire, and Sussex. From Old English fearn ‘fern’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. See also Farleigh , Fairley , Fairlie .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghaile (see Farrelly ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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