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1786
Nov 12
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birthKinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ He named his first two children James and Elizabeth, the names of his maternal grandparents, then his daughter Margaret, the Americanized name of his mother. His son John's name is likely an Americanization of Johannes, his paternal grandfather's name. Isaac and Matthew's names could have come from his wife's family, as they are both her brother's names. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1786 • Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna. |
1786
Dec 17
Age: 1m
| 1786 • James Rumsey tests his first steamboat in the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, Virginia. |
1803
Age: 16y
birth of childJohn V Van Deusen 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1803 • The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). |
1811
Mar 24
Age: 24y
marriageMaria McCagg Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1811 • Great Comet discovered by Honoré Flaugergues. |
1812
May 9
Age: 25y
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birth of childJames Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • Novelist Charles Dickens is born in Portsmouth, England. |
1812
Sep 8
Age: 25y
militaryHe served in the war of 1812 as orderly sergeant in Captain Henry Van Vleck's company. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1812 • Americans invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario. |
1814
Apr 20
Age: 27y
birth of childElizabeth Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1814 • Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in exchange for west Pomerania, as part of the Treaty of Kiel. |
1817
Oct 4
Age: 30y
birth of childMargaret Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1817 • Rammohun Roy and David Hare found Hindu College in Kolkata, offering instructions in Western languages and subjects. |
1821
Nov 3
Age: 34y
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birth of childMatthew Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1821 • Amherst College is founded in Massachusetts. |
1829
Nov 7
Age: 42y
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birth of childIsaac Van Deusen Valatie, New York, USA ⇓ From page 11 - Issac was "born in the old home" in Valatie, NY. 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1829 • Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829: The Treaty of Adrianople gains for Russia some territory at the mouth of the Danube and along the eastern coast of the Black Sea. |
1832
Dec 4
Age: 46y
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birth of childFrank Van Deusen Stamford, Delaware County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1832 • Greece is recognized as a sovereign nation; the Treaty of Constantinople ends the Greek War of Independence in July. |
1850
Jul 3
Age: 63y
| 1850 • St. Mary’s Institute (the future University of Dayton) is founded in Dayton, OH. |
1860
Jun 1
Age: 73y
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residenceLe Roy, Genesee County, New York, USA ⇓ Cornelius is a gardener. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Battle of Calatafimi: Troops under Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat the army of Naples in Sicily, during the Second Italian independence war. |
1870
Jun 25
Age: 83y
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residenceTroy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York, USA ⇓ Cornelius Van Deusen is living with his daughter Margaret. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant is just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human. |
1873
Aug 17
Age: 86y
| 1873 • American Indian Wars: The Modoc War ends with the capture of Kintpuash ("Captain Jack"). |