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The Eastern precinct[a] was one of three components of Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, that existed from c. 1745 to 1798.
History
editThe Eastern precinct, together with the Northern precinct and Western precinct, were created around 1745 as administrative divisions of Somerset County while still under British colonial rule.[1]
On February 21, 1798, the remaining portions of the Eastern precinct were taken to form Franklin Township as one of the first 104 townships created in New Jersey. With the formation of Franklin Township, Eastern precinct was dissolved.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ It was spelled in records as Estering from 1764 to 1777, and as Eastern from 1780 to 1797.
References
edit- ^ a b Snyder, John P. (1969). "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968" (PDF). Bureau of Geology and Topography. Trenton, New Jersey: 222 – via NJ.gov.