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An American Family History

Christian Bonham Fox
Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey was founded as Maidenhead in 1697, as part of Burlington County in the colony of West Jersey. In 1714, the village became a part of Hunterdon County.

Christian (Christiana) Bonham Fox was born in 1737 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, (now Lawrence, Mercer County), New Jersey. She was the daughter of Amariah Bonham.

She married Absalom Fox. Their children and life together are described in the section on Absalom and Christian Fox.

She was an early pioneer in Ohio and lived there with her youngest daughter, Rebecca Dearth's family after her husband’s death in 1797.

She died in 1821 in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio. She was buried with the Dearth family in Springboro, Ohio.

Children of Amariah Bonham
  • Christian Bonham Fox
  • Rebecca Bonham Johnson
  • Jeriah Bonham
  • Peter Bonham
  • Sarah Bonham Batey
  • Jacob Bonham

    • Hunterdon County was originally part of Burlington County, West Jersey. It was set off from Burlington County on March 11, 1714. It included Amwell, Hopewell, and Maidenhead Townships.

    Children of Absalom Fox
    and Christian Bonham
  • Captain Charles Fox
  • Bonham Fox
  • Mary Fox Frazee
  • David Fox
  • Anchor Fox Sutton
  • Iva Fox Sargeant
  • Jonathan Fox
  • Rebecca Fox Dearth

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    The Dutch were the first Europeans claim land in New Jersey. The region became a territory of England in 1664 when an English fleet sailed into New York Harbor and took control of Fort Amsterdam.
     

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