Abraham Van Buren
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Maria Hoes
Maria Hoes
1747 - 1818
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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
1782 - 1862

During the American Revolution , Van Buren was identified with the Patriot cause, and he served in the Albany County Militia's 7th Regiment with the rank of captain . After the war, Van Buren was active in politics as an Anti-Federalist and Jeffersonian , and he joined the Democratic-Republican Party at its founding.

1737

1737 • An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 9.3 occurs off the shore of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Tsunamis up to 60m (200 ft) high followed in the Pacific ocean.[http://www.fathom.com/feature/122490/ Tsunami: Where they Happen and Why]- Fathom

1701


Dec 28
Martin Van Buren - Wikipedia

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Marten Pieterse Van Buren
The picture is of a historical marker at his birthplace in a Kinderhook, which at the time was an isolated village of mostly Dutch descent. Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His father was a farmer and owned an inn there. He had four full siblings, and three older half-siblings from his mother's first marriage.
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1701 • Death of King James VII and II (1633–1701) in exile. His supporters, the Jacobites, turn to his son James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), later called "The Old Pretender", whom they recognise as James VIII and III.

1701


Dec 28
Martin Van Buren - Wikipedia

birth of child


Marten Pieterse Van Buren
The picture is of a historical marker at his birthplace in a Kinderhook, which at the time was an isolated village of mostly Dutch descent. Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His father was a farmer and owned an inn there. He had four full siblings, and three older half-siblings from his mother's first marriage.
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1701 • The electorate of Brandenburg-Prussia becomes the Kingdom of Prussia as Elector Frederick III is proclaimed King Frederick I. Prussia remains part of the Holy Roman Empire. It consists of Brandenburg, Pomerania and East Prussia. Berlin is the capital.

1782


Dec 5
Age: 46y
Martin Van Buren - Find a Grave

birth of child


Martin Van Buren
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓
The picture is of a historical marker at his birthplace in a Kinderhook, which at the time was an isolated village of mostly Dutch descent. Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His father was a farmer and owned an inn there. He had four full siblings, and three older half-siblings from his mother's first marriage.
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1782 • Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.

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