John LaFetra

3 June 1769–10 March 1819 (Age 49)
New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary 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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Family Time Line

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–
Hannah M. LaFetra
1806–
Deborah Lafetra
1808–1888
Isaac Minard Lafetra
1810–1850
Elizabeth Wolcott
1810–1867
Mary Elizabeth Lafetra
1812–1889
Henry LaFetra
1813–1813
Susan H. LaFetra
1815–1887
Hannah LaFetra
1818–1858

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 April 1792Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +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.

    Name Meaning

    Greek: the Lord gave graciously; whom Jehovah gave; whom Jehovah bestowed.

    Sources (5)

    • 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"
    • Probate record

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