Ann Zabriskie
4 August 1765–15 August 1850 (Age 85)
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
The Life of Ann
When Ann Zabriskie was born on 4 August 1765, in Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, her father, John Zabriskie Jr., was 24 and her mother, Jannetje or Jane Goelett, was 31. She died on 15 August 1850, at the age of 85.
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Family Time Line
John Zabriskie Jr.
1741–1794
Jannetje or Jane Goelett
1734–1793
Ann Zabriskie
1765–1850
John Zabriskie III
1767–1793
Parents and Siblings
1741–1794Male
1734–1793Female
siblings
(2)
1765–1850Female
1767–1793Male
World Events (8)
1775
Age 10
"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 11
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 23
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Polish Zabrzyski (topographic name for someone who lived ‘beyond the birch tree’, from Polish za ‘beyond’ + brzezie (brzoza) ‘birch tree’) or Zabrzeski (habitational name from a place called Zabrzeg, named with za ‘beyond’ + brzeg ‘bank’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Annaetje Zabrisko, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
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