David Johnson
1742–
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
The Life of David
When David Johnson was born in 1742, in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, David Johnson, was 21 and his mother, Eunice Crane, was 22.
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Family Time Line
David Johnson
1721–1776
Eunice Crane
1720–1776
Nathaniel Johnson
1740–
David Johnson
1742–
Jotham Johnson
1744–1796
Jabez Johnson
1746–
Timothy Crane Johnson
1748–
Phebe Johnson
1752–1821
Martha Johnson
1752–
Parents and Siblings
1721–1776Male
1720–1776Female
siblings
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1740–Male
1742–Male
1744–1796Male
1746–Male
1748–Male
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World Events (3)
1775
Age 33
"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 34
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 34
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John . As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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