Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Pancoast was born on 21 November 1740, in Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Pancoast, was 37 and his mother, Anne Curtis, was 35. He married Hannah Ridgway on 24 April 1766, in Springfield, Springfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He died in Burlington, New Jersey, United States.
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- Thomas Pancoast, "Find a Grave Index"
- Thomas & Hannah (Ridgway) Pancoast Family - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
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World Events (6)
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
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pankhurst or Pentecost .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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