HELP! flag male ancestor  Moses  CORTRIGHT

  (b. 16 January 1783 ,  Wantage Twp, Sussex, Crown Colony of New Jersey   d. 9 October 1857 ,  Colesville, Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA )  

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Moses CORTRIGHT was born 16 January 1783 in Wantage Twp, Sussex, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Moses CORTRIGHT was the child of Jacob COTRIGHT   and   Femmetje DENNEMARCK and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Sebastien COTRIGHT and Rachel DECKER (maternal)  Johann Christophel DENNEMARCK and 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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Moses CORTRIGHT married flag female ancestor Hester COLE-- Place: 
Hester COLE was the child of Abraham COLE and Hanna Henetje DECKER




Children of Moses CORTRIGHT and Hester COLE:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Ira CORTRIGHT (b.20 January 1811, Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA  d. 24 May 1869, Sparrowbush, Orange, New York, USA)
m. Sarah Jane DECKER 



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birth1783 Birth
16 January 1783
Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
News1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)
News1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)
U.S. President1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy
News1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
U.S. President1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
U.S. President1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy
News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
1811 Birth of Child
Ira CORTRIGHT was born 20 January 1811, Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Moses was 28 years old.
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1854 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hester COLE died 19 October 1854, Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
death1857 Death
9 October 1857
Colesville, Wantage Twp, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

He died at the age of 74.
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Did You Know?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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