When Jacob Van Kirk Carroll was born on 12 December 1732, in Northampton Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Dungan Carrell, was 33 and his mother, Diana Van Kirk, was 31. He married Elizabeth Jameson on 2 July 1769, in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 3 July 1817, in Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
The winter that Washington’s troops spent at Valley Forge was horrible. Most the troops that had come in with General Washington were injured and dying already. There was little food for the soldiers. They were dying from starvation, disease, and the cold. Horses were dying and the men had to take their place in moving the supply wagons. Washington stayed with his men while all others were leaving and abandoning the struggling troops. This helped Washington gain the support, admiration, and loyalty of his troops.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Cearbhaill or Mac Cearbhaill ‘descendant (or son) of Cearbhall’, a personal name perhaps based on cearbh ‘hacking’ and hence originally a byname for a butcher or a fierce warrior.
English and Scottish: variant of Carrell .
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