Moses
CORTRIGHT
Born
16 January 1783
,
Wantage Twp, Sussex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Died
9 October 1857
,
Colesville, Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Born: 16 January 1783 in Wantage Twp, Sussex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Father:
Jacob COTRIGHT
Mother:
Femmetje DENNEMARCK
Paternal grandparents:
Sebastien COTRIGHT
, Rachel DECKER
Maternal grandparents:
Johann Christophel DENNEMARCK
, Lea SWARTWOUT
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Moses married Hester COLE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hester COLE was born 19 November 1774 in Deer Park, Suffolk, New York, USA. Hester died 19 October 1854 in Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA. Hester was the child of Abraham COLE and Hanna Henetje DECKER.
Moses CORTRIGHT died 9 October 1857 in Colesville, Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Moses CORTRIGHT
Moses CORTRIGHT married 
Hester COLE
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Hester COLE was the child of Abraham COLE and Hanna Henetje DECKER
Hester COLEMarriage place:
Hester COLE was the child of Abraham COLE and Hanna Henetje DECKER
Children of Moses CORTRIGHT and Hester COLE
Ira CORTRIGHTBorn: 20 January 1811, Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Died: 24 May 1869, Sparrowbush, Orange, New York, USA
Died: 24 May 1869, Sparrowbush, Orange, New York, USA
Married: Sarah Jane DECKER
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Birth — 178316 January 1783
Wantage Twp, Sussex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1811 Birth of ChildIra CORTRIGHT was born 20 January 1811, Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Moses was 28 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerHester COLE died 19 October 1854, Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Death — 18579 October 1857
Colesville, Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
He died at the age of 74.
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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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