Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Cutler was born on 17 December 1754, in Morristown, Morris Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, her father, Uriah Cutler, was 44 and her mother, Rachel Camfield, was 37. She married Ephraim Young on 22 February 1774, in Morristown, Morris Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 2 June 1786, in Long Island, New York, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Morristown, Morris Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States.
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- Phebe Cutler, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Phebe Cutler, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985"
- Phebe Cutler Young, "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
New York is the 11th state.
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
English: occupational name for a maker of knives, from Middle English cutele, cutteler, coteler ‘cutler; maker, repairer, or seller of knives, etc.’ (Anglo-French cuteler, Old French coutelier, cotelier). Compare Nesmith and Cottle .
Americanized form of German Kottler or Kattler, which is of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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