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The name Van Norden comes from Naardan, a town in Holland, and a former province of the Netherlands. Her name was found written as 'Vanhorden' on her son Walter's marriage record ('horden' most likely misread for Norden). In the book "the Ancestry and Descendants of Cornelius and John J. Van Deusen" it is listed as Van Norden.
1811
Apr
| 1811 • The Casas Revolt begins in San Antonio, Texas. |
1829
Age: 17y
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birth of childThomas R Hicks New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1829 • Greece receives autonomy from the Ottoman Empire in the London Protocol, signed by Russia, France and Britain, effectively ending the Greek War of Independence. Greece continues to seek full independence through diplomatic negotiations with the three Great Powers. |
1835
Jun
Age: 24y
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birth of childJosephine Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1835 • Rail transport in Belgium: a railway is opened between Brussels and Mechelen, the first in continental Europe. |
1840
Age: 28y
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residenceIn the two houses behind Charles Hicks, there is a Mrs. Van Norden aged 20-30, and then a Wm A Van Norden aged 40-50 years. Also living on the same page as Charles Hicks is an Abraham Van Norden. William Van Norden's brother James is also living in ward 14, on page 418. modified 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Britain issues the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp. |
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Age: 32y
1844
Age: 32y
birth of childFannie F Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1844 • Swedish chemistry professor Gustaf Erik Pasch invents the safety match. |
1847
Age: 35y
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birth of childWalter E Hicks New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • Abd al-Kader surrenders and is imprisoned by the French. |
1849
Age: 37y
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birth of childJessie Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1849 • Second Anglo-Sikh War – British forces retreat from the Battle of Tooele. |
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Age: 38y
1850
Age: 38y
birth of childEllen M Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
1850
Age: 38y
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residenceNew York, New York, USA ⇓ Her husband was a jeweler at the time. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin (including the Bridal Chorus) premieres under the direction of Franz Liszt in Weimar. |
1850
Age: 38y
| 1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
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Age: 39y
1851
Age: 39y
birth of childEugene Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1851 • The City of Winona, Minnesota is founded. |
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Age: 42y
1854
Age: 42y
birth of childJerome Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1854 • Manchester is granted city status. |
1870
Age: 58y
| 1870 • The Chicago Base Ball Club, later to be known as the Chicago White Stockings, and ultimately the Chicago Cubs, play their first game against the St. Louis Unions of the National Association of Base Ball Players, an amateur league. |
1880
Age: 68y
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residencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Widowed and living with her daughter and son-in-law, Issac Van Deusen 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • Cologne Cathedral is completed, after construction began in 1248, 632 years earlier. |
1903
Feb 5
Age: 91y
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deathFranklin Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Aged 91 years and ten months - Cause of death listed as "Paralysis". 2032 Tioga Street, 38th Ward 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1903 • Morris and Rose Michtom introduce the first teddy bear in the United States. |