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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 • Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 is therefore commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day. |
1803
Age: 16y
birth of childJohn V Van Deusen 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1803 • Aargau becomes a Swiss canton. |
1811
Mar 24
Age: 24y
marriageMaria McCagg Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1811 • The Russian Empire removes Anton II, Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia, from his office, placing a Russian-appointed bishop at the head of the Georgian church. |
1812
May 9
Age: 25y
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birth of childJames Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • New York State charters City Bank of New York, which later became Citibank. |
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 • Luddites attack the wool processing factory of Frank Vickerman in West Yorkshire. |
1814
Apr 20
Age: 27y
birth of childElizabeth Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1814 • Alexandria, Virginia, offers surrender to the British fleet without a fight. |
1817
Oct 4
Age: 30y
birth of childMargaret Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1817 • March 21 - The flag of the Pernambucan Revolt is publicly blessed by the dean of Recife cathedral, Brazil.[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/br-pe.html Pernambucan Revolution, 1817], From crwflags.com. Retrieved June 30, 2006. |
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 • South African College inaugurated in Cape Town. |
1832
Dec 4
Age: 46y
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birth of childFrank Van Deusen Stamford, Delaware County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1850
Jul 3
Age: 63y
| 1850 • Harriet Tubman becomes an official conductor of the Underground Railroad. |
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 Milazzo: The forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat royal Neapolitan forces near Messina, bringing nearly all of Sicily under Garibaldi's control. |
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 ⇓ |
1873
Aug 17
Age: 86y
| 1873 • Censorship: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail. |