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John LaFetra

1769–1819 (Age 49)
New Jersey, United States

The Life of John

When John LaFetra was born on 3 June 1769, in New Jersey, United States, his father, James LaFetra Jr., was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Lippincott, was 32. He married Hannah Card on 10 April 1792, in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 10 March 1819, at the age of 49.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

John LaFetra

1769–1819

Hannah Card

1770–1832

Marriage: 10 April 1792

Nancy Anne Lafetra

1794–1874

James Andrew LaFetra

1797–1858

Margaret Lafetra

1799–

Elizabeth LaFetra

1803–1867

Hannah M. LaFetra

1806–

Deborah Lafetra

1808–1888

Isaac Minard Lafetra

1810–1850

Mary Elizabeth Lafetra

1812–1889

Henry LaFetra

1813–1813

Susan H. LaFetra

1815–1887

Hannah LaFetra

1818–1858

Spouse and Children

John LaFetra

Male1769–1819Male

Hannah Card

Female1770–1832Female

MARRIAGE
10 April 1792
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

children

(11)

Nancy Anne Lafetra

Female1794–1874Female

James Andrew LaFetra

Male1797–1858Male

Margaret Lafetra

Female1799–Female

Elizabeth LaFetra

Female1803–1867Female

Hannah M. LaFetra

Female1806–Female

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

James LaFetra Jr.

Male1743–1807Male

Elizabeth Lippincott

Female1736–1784Female

siblings

(6)

Male1768–1835Male

Male1769–1819Male

Male1776–1854Male

Female1778–1841Female

Nathan Lafetra

Male1780–Male

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1775

Age 6

"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

Age 7

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1783 · A Free America

Age 14

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

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LaFetra

John

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Sources (3)

John Lafetra in entry for Solomon Maps and Deborah Moore, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
Unknown in entry for Deborah Maps, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
Unknown in entry for Mary L. Campbell, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"

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