Elizabethtown, New Jersey
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Elizabethtown, New Jersey was a colonial-era settlement and early political center in New Jersey that served as the birthplace of prominent American statesman Aaron Ogden.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown, Province of New Jersey | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
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historic settlement ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Aaron Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialJurisdiction | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Elizabethtown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Daniel Denton
NERFINISHED
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English settlers from Long Island ⓘ John Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial town government ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident |
Aaron Ogden
NERFINISHED
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Elias Boudinot NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Dayton NERFINISHED ⓘ William Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | town ⓘ |
| historicalCountySeatOf |
Essex County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
administrative center of East Jersey
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commercial center in colonial New Jersey ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalRecords | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Newark Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
served as an early capital of New Jersey
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site of Revolutionary War activity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Province of East Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| role |
early county seat in New Jersey
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early political center in New Jersey ⓘ |
| significance |
important Revolutionary War-era community in New Jersey
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one of the earliest English settlements in New Jersey ⓘ |
| status | no longer an independent municipality ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Elizabethtown, Province of New Jersey