When Johan Jacobse Bennet was christened on 20 November 1709, in New York, United States, his father, Jacobse Willemszen Bennet, was 42 and his mother, Neeltje Martense Beekman, was 50. He married Anna or Antje Remsen on 19 April 1746, in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died before 21 November 1798, in Cranbury, Cranbury Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
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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.
New York is the 11th state.
Sometimes referred to as the "forgotten victory", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit
English: variant of Bennett .
French: derivative of Benne .
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