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The first Van Buren to come to the New World didn’t have the name Van Buren. His name was Cornelis Maessen van Buyrmalsen - "Cornelis, son of Maes, from the town of Buyrmalsen" - the great-great-great-grandfather of the future eighth President of the United States.
1608
| 1608 • Five Royal Schools in Ulster are given Royal Charter by King James I |
1631
Age: 23y
immigrationCame aboard the ship d'Entracht and settled in Rensselaerwyck. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Breitenfeld, Tilly's imperial army is decisively defeated by Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, shattering the imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire and marking the first significant victory for the Protestants in the war. |
1635
Age: 27y
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marriageCatalyntje Martense Van Alstyne Houton, Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1635 • Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa against Taiwanese aborigines begins. |
1638
Age: 30y
birth of childMartin Cornelissen Van Buren Houten, Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1638 • Shipwrecked English buccaneer Peter Wallace called "Ballis" by the Spanish, settles near and perhaps gives his name to the Belize River, the first known European settlement in Belize. |
1644
May 9
Age: 36y
birth of childCristyna Van Buren 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1644 • Battle of Shanhai Pass: The Manchu Qing Dynasty and Wu Sangui gain a decisive victory over Li Zicheng's Shun Dynasty. |
1648
Apr 8
Age: 40y
| 1648 • "Pride's Purge" in England, with elements of the New Model Army, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell invading London and expelling a majority of the Long Parliament, resulting in the creation of the Rump Parliament. |