1737 NEW JERSEY 1837

50 YEARS BEFORE NEW JERSEY'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

1738

1739

1740

1741

- Lamington Presbytherian Church established in Bedminster township in Somerset County, New Jersey.

- English Baptist groups appeared at Baptistown in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

- August 27, Joseph Reed, born in Trenton, New Jersey. Governor of Pennsylvania (1778-1781).

1744

1745

1746

- Kingwood township established in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

- May 21, John Hamilton appointed acting governor of New Jersey.

- John Reading appointed acting governor of New Jersey (1746-August 1747).

1747

- Obadiah Baldwin, operated an iron refining forge on the Rockaway River near the present area of Boonton (previously Boone-Towne, Boonetown and Booneton), located in Morris County, New Jersey.

- Jonathan Belcher, a Massachusetts merchant and politician, appointed Governor of New Jersey (1747-August 31, 1757).

- October 7, Jonathan Dickinson, died in Elizabethtown(present Elizabeth), New Jersey. Presbyterian clergyman, first president of Princeton University.

1748

- Cumberland County in New Jersey, separated from Salem County. Named for the Duke of Cumberland. County seat Cohansey Bridge (now Bridgeton). Municipalities : Bridgeton, Commercial, Deerfield, Downe, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Lawrence, Maurice River, Millville, Shiloh, Stow Creek, Upper Deerfield, Vineland.

1749

- Bedminster township incorporated in Somerset County, New Jersey

- Bridgeton on Cohansey Creek, appointed seat of Cumberland County in New Jersey. Coordinates 39°26'N-75°14'W.

- Mendham township formed in Morris County, New Jersey.

- September 1, by a deed at a Court forced public sale, William Allen and Joseph Turner acquired the Andover area in New Jersey.

1750

- Indian King Tavern built, historic building in Haddonfield, New Jersey, named for the local Lenape Native Americans.

- March 9, King George of Great Britain creates the township of Windsor in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

1752

1753

- The land north of the Musconetcong River was set off as Sussex County in New Jerseyn county seat Newton.

- Johnsonburg in New Jersey appointed Sussex County seat.

1755

- Sussex County in New Jersey formed out of Morris County. Municipalities : Andover Borough, Andover Township, Branchville Borough, Byram Township, Frankford Township, Franklin Borough, Fredon Township, Green Township, Hamburg Borough, Hampton Township, Hardyston Township, Hopatcong Borough, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Newton, Ogdensburg Borough, Sandyston Township, Sparta Township, Stanhope Borough, Stillwater Township, Sussex Borough, Vernon Township, Walpack Township, Wantage Township.

- The John Holmes House built, one of the oldest structures in Cape May County, New Jersey and registered as Historic Place.

- March 11, Tewksbury township incorporated in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

1756

- Gabreil Daveis Tavern House built in Glendora, Gloucester township, Camden County, New Jersey.

- Succasunna Presbyterian Church organized in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey.

- February 6, Aaron Burr, born in Newark, New Jersey. Third vice president of the United States, who killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel.

1757

- August 31, John Reading appointed second-term acting governor of New Jersey (1757-January 27, 1758).

1758

- The last purchase by Native Americans of Hunterdon County land, in New Jersey.

- The Treaty of Easton, freed New Jersey from Native American claims to land.

- Old Barracks Museum built in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.

- January 27, Sir Francis Bernard, son of a British Reverend appointed for two years as Royal Governor of New Jersey (1758-July 4, 1760).

- March 22, Connecticut born Jonathan Edwards, died in Princeton, New Jersey. Philosopher and theologian of American Puritanism.

1760

- Dumont, Dutch settlers arrived in the area in Bergen County, New Jersey. Coordinates 40°56'N-74°00'W.

- July 4, Thomas Boone, from a prominent English family, appointed Governor of New Jersey (1760-October 29, 1761).

- William Allen and Joseph Turner built a blast furnace and forge in Andover borough, on a branch of the Pequest River in New Jersey.

- October 16, Jonathan Dayton, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Lawyer, Continental Army soldier and youngest delegate to sign the new constitution.

1761

- October 29, Josia Hardy, born into a distinguished English family, appointed Governor of New Jersey (1761-February 1763).

- February 4, Delaware born presbyterian preacher, Samuel Davies, died in Princeton, New Jersey.

1763

- February, William Franklin born in Philadelphia, last appointed Royal Governor of New Jersey (1763-July 2, 1776).

- Construction of the Red Mill, a woolen mill located in the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

1764

1765

- English Baptist groups appeared at Flemington, Hunterdon County in New Jersey.

- March 5, Alexandria township is set off from Bethlehem township in New Jersey.

1766

- Batsto Village, a National Historic Site in Burlington County, New Jersey. Because of the local bog ore natural resources, iron works started by Charles Read. Attractions & Recreation : Batsto Mansion, Wharton State Forest.

- Colonel John Hackett died in Andover, New Jersey. He was manager of the forge operations built by W. Allen and J. Turner. 

- Long Pond Ironworks along the Wynokie River founded by Peter Hasenclever in West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey.

 

1769

- A survey noted Absecon Beach near the Great Egg Harbour River area in Gloucester County (now Atlantic County), New Jersey.

1770

1773

- Camden, laid out by Jacob Cooper, Camden County, New Jersey. Coordinates 39°57'N-75°07'W.

- A Philadelphia businessman, John Cox, became full owner of the households goods business the Batsto Iron Works in Batsto, Burlington County, New Jersey.

- John Day's Bridge renamed Chatham, located on the Passaic River in Morris County, New Jersey. Coordinates 40°44'N-74°23'W.

1774

- King George III of England gave permission to create the Township of Galloway, in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, built by Joseph Ogden in Morris County, New Jersey. The Ogden house served as headquarters for colonial General Henry Knox and was sold to adventurer and warrior, Joseph Warren Revere.

- May 7, William Bainbridge, born in Princeton, New Jersey. U.S. Navy Officer and commander of the 'Constitution' who captured the British frigate 'Java' during the War of 1812.

1775

- Glassboro community established in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

- Memucan Hughes house, the Colonial House Museum, is believed to be the oldest house in Cape May County, New Jersey.

- The Provincial Congress met in Burlington city, Burlington County, and adapted the New Jersey state constitution.

- Bergen Neck Fort in Bayonne, New Jersey, built by patriots later renamed Fort Delancy by Loyalists.

- Fort Lee (firstly Fort Constitution) abandoned, in Bergen County, New Jersey. Coordinates 40°51'N-73°58'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Lee Battle Monument

- July 2, Samuel Tucker appointed president of the Provincial Congress and the Committee of Safety of New Jersey (1776-July 18, 1776).

JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- July 18, Samuel Tucker appointed president of the Convention and the Committee of Safety of New Jersey (1776-August 31, 1776).

- August 31, William Livingston, a Yale College graduate, appointed Governor of New Jersey (1776-July 25,1790).

- December 8, the British occupied all of New Jersey.

- December 25, General George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River and landed at Johnson's Ferry in New Jersey.

- December 25/26, First Battle of Trenton in New Jersey. During the American Revolution, General George Washington fought against the Hessians under Colonel Rahl, and captured the city of Trenton.

1777

- The 'Stars and Stripes' flag unfurled by George Washington in Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey. Today the site is a state historical monument.

- Morristown on the Whippany River in Morris County, principal area in New Jersey of Revolutionary maneuvers.

- The Barracks building in Trenton New Jersey, became an army hospital under Dr. Bodo Otto.

- The New Jersey Colony Assembly, reconvened in the Indian King Tavern in Haddonfield, to pass legislation officially and creating the independent state of New Jersey.

- January 2, British General Cornwallis started his march on Trenton in New Jersey.

- April 22, John Fell a Bergen County, New Jersey patriot, was taken prisoner at his home in the Allendale area by Loyalists.

- November, Marquis de Lafayette attacked British forces in New Jersey near today's Gloucester City.

- December, New Jersey first newspaper The New Jersey Gazette, printed in Burlington City, Burlington County.

1778

- June, General George Washington, fought a battle at Monmouth in New Jersey.

1779

- The British raided New Brunswick in New Jersey. 

- Benedict Arnold, American Revolutionary general and traitor, court-martialed in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.

- Atlantic Highlands in New Jersey, laid out and developed by members of the Methodist Church.

- Joseph Ball, became owner of the Batsto Iron Work in Batsto, Burlington County, New Jersey. A cooking pots and kettles business and manufacturer for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War years.

- May 11, John Hart died near Hopewell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Farmer and Signer of The Declaration of Independence.

1780

1782

1785

- Jeremiah Leeds was the first white man to built a permanent structure on the Leeds plantation at Atlantic City (former Absecon Island) in New Jersey.

1786

- Moravian Church built outside Swedesboro, East Greenwich in Gloucester County. The oldest Moravian Church in New Jersey.

- June 9, Samuel Lewis Southard, governor of New Jersey, born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey.

December 18, New Jersey NJ, 3rd state to ratify the Constitution

New Jersey Today : nickname 'New Jersey and You Are Perfect Together', capital Trenton. Area 8,722 sq.mi. (22.589km²), 47th largest state. Counties 21 : Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren. Attractions & Recreation : Abram S. Hewitt State Forest, Allaire State Park, Allamuchy Mountain State Park, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Atsion Recreation Area, Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, Bass River State Forest, Batsto Mansion, Belleplain State Forest, Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, Bull's Island Recreation Area, Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, Cape May Point State Park, Cheesequake State Park, Corson's Inlet State Park, Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, Delaware National Scenic River, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Double Trouble State Park, Edison National Historic Site, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Ellis Island National Momunent, Farny State Park, Forked River State Marina, Fortesque State Marina, Fort Mott State Park, Gateway National Recreation Area, Great Egg Harbor River, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Hacklebarney State Park, High Point State Park, Hopatcong State Park, Island Beach State Park, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Jenny Jump State Forest, Kittatinny Valley State Park, Leonardo State Marina, Liberty Landing Marina, Liberty State Park, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, Long Pond Ironworks State Park, Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Morristown National Historic Park, New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, New Jersey Historical Society, New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, Norvin Green State Forest, Parvin State Park, Penn State Forest, Princeton Battlefield State Park, Ramapo Mountain State Forest, Rancocas State Park, Ringwood State Park, Round Valley Recreation Area, Senator Frank S. Farley State Marina, Spruce Run Recreation Area, Stephens State Park, Stokes State Forest, Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Swartswood State Forest, Voorhees State Park, Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, Washington Crossing State Park, Washington Rock State Park, Wawayanda State Park, Wharton State Forest, Worthington State Forest.

1788

1789

- Casper Wistar, founded the nation's first successful glass factory in Millville, New Jersey.

- September 15, James Fenimore Cooper, born in Burlington, New Jersey. First major U.S. novelist, e.g. 'The Last of the Mohicans'.

1790

- New Jersey population, 184,139 residents.

- Trenton became the capital of New Jersey.

- Estimation that one third of the population of Hunterdon, Morris and Somerset in New Jersey was German.

- July 25, William Livingston, New Jersey governor, died in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

- July 25, Elisha Lawrence appointed acting governor of New Jersey (1790-October 30, 1790).

- October 30, William Paterson, born in Ireland, elected governor of New Jersey (1790-March 4, 1793).

1791

- Alexander Hamilton's attempt failed, to build the nation's first industrial town at Patterson in New Jersey.

- November 10, Elias Pettit Seely, governor of New Jersey, born in Deerfield Township (Bridgeton) New Jersey.

- December 12, Peter Dumont Vroom, New Jersey governor, born in Hillsboro Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.

1792

- New Jersey State House built by Jonathan Doane.

- November 19, Vernon township established in Sussex County, New Jersey.

1793

- March 30, Thomas Henderson appointed acting governor of New Jersey (1793-June 3, 1793).

- June 3, Richard Howell, born in Delaware, lawyer and revolutionary officer, appointed governor of New Jersey (1793-October 31, 1801).

1794

- Flemington in Hunterdon County, New Jersey received its first post office.

- September, Thomas Henderson appointed acting governor of New Jersey (1794-November, 1794).

1795

- December 10, Matthias William Baldwin, born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Steam locomotive manufacturer and abolitionist.

1796

- Wardsesson in Essex County, New Jersey, renamed Bloomfield for the Revolutionary General Joseph Bloomfield.

- May 4, William Pennington, governor of New Jersey, born in Newark, New Jersey.

1797

- Second River in Essex County, New Jersey, name change into Belleville.

- The first steamboat 'Polocca' Built in New Jersey, built in Belleville, Essex County.

- Windsor township in Middlesex County, New Jersey divided into East and West Windsor.

1798

- Alexandria township incorporated in New Jersey.

- Kingwood township incorporated in New Jersey.

- Readington township created in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

- February 22, East Windsor township incorporated in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

1800

- New Jersey population, 211,149 residents.

1801

1802

- November 15, John Lambert ppointed acting governor of New Jersey (1802-October 29, 1803).

1804

- Township of Rahway established in Union County, New Jersey.

1806

- Cedar Grove settlement began when Israel Crane laid out the Newark and Pompton Turnpike, in Essex County, New Jersey.

Coordinates 40°51'N-74°14'W.

- Chatham became part of Chatham Township in Morris County, Pennsylvania.

1807

- December 3, Gamaliel Bailey, born in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Journalist and leader of the Abolition Movement.

1809

- First school, a private boarding school, established in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey.

1810

1811

- First woolen mill started operations in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

1812

- Aaron Ogden a Federalist, appointed governor of New Jersey.

- March 13, Joseph Clark appointed acting governor of New Jersey (1812-October 29, 1812).

- October 29, Aaron Agden elected governor of New Jersey (1812-October 29, 1813).

1813

- A first school house was built in Springdale, Andover area in New Jersey, by carpenter Mr. Crane.

-October 29, Newark born William Sandford Pennington, appointed governor of New Jersey (1813-June 19, 1815).

- Princeton borough incorporated, in Mercer County, New Jersey.

1815

- June 19, William Kennedy appointed acting governor of New Jersey (1815-October 25, 1815).

- October 26, Mahlon Dickerson, a native of New Jersey, elected governor of New Jersey

(1815-February 1, 1817).

- Nail and ironworks started in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

- Pottery production started on the wharf of Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Middlesex County in New Jersey.

1817

- February 6, Elizabeth town born Isaac Halsted Williamson, appointed governor of New Jersey (1817-October 30, 1829).

- August 4, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, born in Milstone, New Jersey. Lawyer, senator and secretary of state.

1819

1820

1823

- A steamboat route established at East Brunswick, Middlesex County in New Jersey.

- Sandy Hook Lightship in New Jersey is the first outside lightship in the United States.

1824

- Warren County established in New Jersey, seat Belvidere.

1825

- The Old Newman House, the first place of worship built in Belmar, New Jersey.

1826

- July 15, The Christian Church organized at Johnsonburg in New Jersey.

1828

- Camden, incorporated in Camden County, New Jersey.

- The First Dutch Reformed Church was the first congregation to be organized in Bayonne, New Jersey.

1829

- Congress created the post of Collector of Customs for Jersey City, New Jersey.

- November 6, Peter Dumont Vroom, a New Jersey native from Dutch and French Huguenot descent, appointed governor of New Jersey (1829-October 26, 1832).

1830

- New Jersey population, 320,823 residents.

1831

1832

- October 26, Samuel Lewis Southard, a New Jersey native, appointed governor of New Jersey (1832-February 27, 1833).

- December 18, Philip Morin Freneau, New York born editor, essayist and poet, died in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

- Single track train built, passing through the Historic District of Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Middlesex County in New Jersey.

1833

- February 27, Elias Pettit Seely, a New Jersey native, appointed governor of New Jersey (1833-October 23, 1833).

- October 25, Peter D. Vroom elected second-term governor of New Jersey (1833-October 26, 1836).

- First railroad completed in New Jersey from South Amboy to Bordentown, Middlesex County.

1834

- A railroad service started in Burlington city, Burlington County New Jersey.

- First Barnegat Lighthouse constructed in Barnegat Light, Long Beach Island, Ocean County, New Jersey. A masonry construction of 40ft.(13,1m.).

- Ewing (previously Trenton Township) established on the Delaware River in Mercer County, New Jersey. Coordinates 40°16'N-74°49'W.

1836

- November 3, Philemon Dickerson, elected governor of New Jersey (1836-Ocotber 27, 1837).

- Morris Canal completed in New Jersey, between Bergen Neck and North New Jersey.

- October 27, Newark born William Pennington, elected governor of New Jersey (1837-October 27, 1843).

- Passaic County established in New Jersey, seat Paterson.

- St. Mary's Hall, Episcopal private school for girls was founded in Burlington city, Burlington County in New Jersey.

- February - Atlantic County (formerly Egg Harbor) in New Jersey, carved from Gloucester County, seat Mays Landing. Cities, Municipalities & Townships : Absecon, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Buena Boro, Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Estell Manor, Folsom Boro, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Hammonton, Linwood, Longport, Margate, Mullica, Northfield, Pleasantville, Port Republic, Somers Point, Ventnor, Weymouth Township.

- March 18, Stephen Grover Cleveland, born in Caldwell, New Jersey. Liberal Democratic leader, U.S. president served two nonconsecutive terms (1885-1889, 1893-1897).

50 YEARS AFTER NEW JERSEY'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

- December 12, Frank Albert Sinatra, born in Hoboken, New Jersey. Singer, actor - Frank Sinatra Clan Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- June 3, Chuck Barris (Charles Hirsch Barris), born in Oakland, New Jersey. Author, songwriter, TV presenter and producer

- September 11, Brian De Palma, born in Newark, New Jersey. Film director - Carrie - Sissy Spacek Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- June 22, Meryl Streep (Mary Louise Streep), born in Summit, New Jersey. Film, TV and theatre actress - Meryl Streep Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- September 23, Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, born in Freehold, New Jersey. Singer, songwriter, guitarist

- February 18, John Joseph Travolta, born in Englewood, New Jersey. Golden Award winning film actor, dancer and singer - John Travolta & Karen Lynn Gorney in 'Saturday Night Fever' Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- November 8, Tara Reid, born in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Film actress