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Jonathan Meeker Veteran

Birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
1 Aug 1816 (aged 57–58)
Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Jonathan was in the rev. war, but no pension file exists; only unit records, He was twin to his brother David. Jonathan married: 1. Lydia Saunders [1759 – 3/6/1795], 1780, Essex Co., NJ; 2. Phebe Tompkins [1770 – 1801], 1/14/1796, Essex Co., NJ; 3. Eunice Kent [1/15/1780 - ?], 10/2/1802, Essex Co., NJ. Of this family only Lydia's gravestone survives, in the Northfield Baptist Churchyard. Please note that Jonathan had a much older brother named John, who had a different mother. Do not confuse them. Please also note that Jonathan Morris Meeker and Cornelius Saunders Meeker were the sons of his third wife Eunice Ken.
Jonathan was in the rev. war, but no pension file exists; only unit records, He was twin to his brother David. Jonathan married: 1. Lydia Saunders [1759 – 3/6/1795], 1780, Essex Co., NJ; 2. Phebe Tompkins [1770 – 1801], 1/14/1796, Essex Co., NJ; 3. Eunice Kent [1/15/1780 - ?], 10/2/1802, Essex Co., NJ. Of this family only Lydia's gravestone survives, in the Northfield Baptist Churchyard. Please note that Jonathan had a much older brother named John, who had a different mother. Do not confuse them. Please also note that Jonathan Morris Meeker and Cornelius Saunders Meeker were the sons of his third wife Eunice Ken.


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  • Created by: RCK
  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214589831/jonathan-meeker: accessed ), memorial page for Jonathan Meeker (1758–1 Aug 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 214589831, citing Northfield Baptist Cemetery, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by RCK (contributor 49192502).