Jacob Alyea
1771–1821 (Age 49)
New Jersey, United States
The Life of Jacob
When Jacob Alyea was born on 17 January 1771, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Isaac Alyea, was 38 and his mother, Annatje Mors Demarest, was 30. He died in 1821, in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 50.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Isaac Alyea
1732–1805
Annatje Mors Demarest
1740–1782
Peter Alyea
1754–1800
Margrietje Alyea
1757–1794
Joseph Alyea
1759–1783
David Alyea
1761–1766
David Isaac Alyea
1766–1844
Jan John Alyea
1768–1834
Jacob Alyea
1771–1821
Parents & Siblings
1732–1805Male
1740–1782Female
siblings
(7)
1754–1800Male
1757–1794Female
1759–1783Male
1761–1766Male
1766–1844Male
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World Events (8)
1775
Age 4
"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 5
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 15
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of a French Canadian name, probably Allier (of Germanic origin, from adalhari ‘noble army’) or Elier, Hélier, variants of Hilaire ( see Hillary ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Jacob Alyea, 'Geni World Family Tree' on MyHeritage
- Jacob Alyee, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
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