Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Bowne was born in 1736, in Freehold Borough, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, her father, CPT Peter Bowne, was 26 and her mother, Deliverance Ashton Holmes, was 26. She married John Harden in April 1765, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1806, in Clermont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70.
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- 1820 United States Federal Census
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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.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bown (see also Boone or Bone ).
History: John Bowne (c. 1627–95), a Quaker, came from Matlock, Derbyshire, England, to Boston, MA, in 1651.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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