| − | Frelinghuysen was born on August 4, 1817 to Theodore Frelinghuysen, and the former Jane DuMont as a scion of an active New Jersey political family.<ref>Wildstein, David (November 11, 2021). [https://newjerseyglobe.com/trailblazer/veterans-day-frelinghuysen-and-kean-families/ Veterans Day: Frelinghuysen and Kean families]. ''New Jersey Globe''. Retrieved November 14, 2021.</ref> Following the death of his father when he was three years old, Frelinghuysen was sent to live with an uncle who adopted him. | + | Frelinghuysen was born on August 4, 1817 to Theodore Frelinghuysen and the former Jane DuMont as a scion of an active New Jersey political family.<ref>Wildstein, David (November 11, 2021). [https://newjerseyglobe.com/trailblazer/veterans-day-frelinghuysen-and-kean-families/ Veterans Day: Frelinghuysen and Kean families]. ''New Jersey Globe''. Retrieved November 14, 2021.</ref> Following the death of his father when he was three years old, Frelinghuysen was sent to live with an uncle who adopted him. |