♂ Cornelis Maessen Van Buren

1608 - 1648

 

Van Buyrmalsen

Cornelis Maessen Van Buren
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Martin Cornelissen Van Buren
Martin C Van Buren
1638 - 1703
Cristyna Van Buren
Cristyna Van Buren
1644 - 1729

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.

1631


Age: 23y

immigration


Came aboard the ship d'Entracht and settled in Rensselaerwyck.
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1631 Thirty Years' War: After a two-month siege, an Imperial army under the command of Tilly storms the German city of Magdeburg and brutally sacks it, massacring over 20,000 inhabitants. Shocked by the massacre, many protestant states in the Holy Roman Empire decide to ally with Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and support his ongoing invasion.

1635


Age: 27y
1635 • The Royal Mail service is made available to the public by Charles I of England.

1644


May 9
Age: 36y
1644 • During the English Civil War, Prince Rupert and his men take Liverpool Castle, which is later reclaimed by Sir John Moore.

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.

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