When Thomas Taylor Tunis was born on 17 February 1807, in Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, his father, Moses Tunis, was 48 and his mother, Christianna Taylor, was 40. He married Susan Randolph Snowden on 26 March 1831, in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1860 and Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1865. He died on 19 March 1896, in Imlaystown, Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Millstone Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Dutch: from a variant of the personal name Teunis (see Teunissen ).
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