Aaron
HANKINSON
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Born: 7 February1735 in Matawan, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Aaron had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Aaron HANKINSON died 9 October 1806 in Stillwater Township, New Jersey, USA.
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Recorded occupation: farmer, military officer, legislator
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Birth — 17357 February1735
Matawan, Crown Colony of New Jersey
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 18069 October 1806
Stillwater Township, New Jersey, USA
He died at the age of 71.
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Last updated: 2/11/2025 6:15:22 PM
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New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state
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