Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Dunham was born about 1737, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, David Dunham, was 35 and his mother, Mary Freeman, was 36. He married Anna Gach on 22 August 1759, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1817, in New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 81.
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- Isaac Donham, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- David Dunham Sr. Family - North America Family Histories, 1500-2000
- Isaac Donham, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
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World Events (6)
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.
1780
"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"
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Dunham (Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire). Most are named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ + hām ‘homestead’. A place in Lincolnshire now known as Dunholme appears in the Domesday Book as Duneham and this too serves as a source of the surname; here the first element is probably the Old English personal name Dunna. Dunham is often difficult to tell apart from Downham .
History: John Dunham (1590–1668) was a Puritan linen weaver who came to Plymouth, MA, via Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1633. He had many prominent descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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