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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 • The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen. |
1631
Age: 23y
immigrationCame aboard the ship d'Entracht and settled in Rensselaerwyck. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden takes the city of Mainz without any resistance. |
1635
Age: 27y
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marriageCatalyntje Martense Van Alstyne Houton, Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1635 • Rhode Island founder Roger Williams is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident, after speaking out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land. |
1638
Age: 30y
birth of childMartin Cornelissen Van Buren Houten, Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1638 • New Haven, the first planned city in America, is founded. |
1644
May 9
Age: 36y
birth of childCristyna Van Buren 1 Source ⇓ |
1648
Apr 8
Age: 40y
| 1648 • Signing of the Treaties of Münster and Osnabrück conclude the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years' War. Rulers of the Imperial States have powers to decide their state religion, Protestant, Catholic or Calvinist, with the minorities of each of those faiths granted toleration of worship, and there is general recognition of exclusive sovereignty, including that of the Dutch Republic and Switzerland. France and Sweden gain territory, and the latter is granted an indemnity. However, France remains at war with Spain until 1659. |