Parents
Spouse
Children
Siblings
Born in the Old Home at Valatie, New York. He settled in Troy, New York in 1853 where he remained until 1860 when he moved to Philadelphia. In 1901 he located to Vineland, on the S.W. corner of Main and Forest Grove Road, but a year or two later bought a property on Park Avenue, just east of the Paul Van Deusen place, eventually returning to Philadelphia in 1912. He became a Freemason at age 21, becoming Past Master, Past High Priest and historian of his lodge.
1829
Nov 7
|
birthValatie, New York, USA ⇓ From page 11 - Issac was "born in the old home" in Valatie, NY. 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1829 • The Swan River Colony (later to become the cities of Perth and Fremantle) is founded in Western Australia. This secures the western 'third' of the Australian landmass for the British. |
1830
Mar 9
Age: 4m
| 1830 • The Belgian Revolution ends by liberating Brussels from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
1850
Jul 3
Age: 20y
| 1850 • The city of Manchester reaches 400,000 inhabitants. |
1855
Age: 25y
|
residenceTroy City, Rensselaer, New York, USA ⇓ He was a clerk, boarding with the Gardner family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • Taiping Rebellion: A Taiping army of 350,000 invades Anhui. |
1858
Age: 28y
marriageJosephine Hicks Troy City, Rensselaer, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1858 • U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new trans-Atlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. |
1860
Mar 12
Age: 30y
|
birth of childEdwin Hicks Van Deusen Troy, New York, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • Christians and Druzes clash in Damascus, Syria. |
1860
Jul 20
Age: 30y
| 1860 • Mutsuhito (the future Emperor Meiji) becomes Crown Prince of Japan. |
1861
Mar 4
Age: 31y
|
birth of childWinfield Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: |
1865
Apr 27
Age: 35y
|
|
birth of childIsaac J Van Deusen Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1865 • American Civil War: Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, commanding all Confederate forces in Alabama, Mississippi, and eastern Louisiana, surrenders his forces to Union General Edward Canby at Citronelle, Alabama, effectively ending all Confederate resistance east of the Mississippi River. |
1875
Mar 20
Age: 45y
birth of childPaul Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel. |
1880
Age: 50y
|
residencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Was a salesman. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. |
1892
Mar 1
Age: 62y
|
locationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Signed off on Death Certificate of brother-in-law Walter Hicks. Living at 1621 Vine Street. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1892 • U.S. presidential election, 1892: Grover Cleveland is elected over Benjamin Harrison and James B. Weaver to win the second of his non-consecutive terms. |
1905
Age: 75y
| 1905 • Albert Einstein publishes his paper On a heuristic viewpoint concerning the production and transformation of light, in which he explains the photoelectric effect using the notion of light quanta. |
1910
Age: 80y
|
residenceConway, Orange, Florida, USA ⇓ Isaac Van Deusen Jr. and his wife Anna (Franklin) Van Deusen are living with his parents, Isaac Van Deusen Sr. and Josephine (Hicks) Van Deusen. Isaac Van Deusen Sr. is a farmer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • Emperor Sunjong of the Korean Empire abdicates and the country's monarchy is abolished. |
1918
Aug 8
Age: 88y
|
residencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Philadelphia Inquirer, August 10, 1918: "VAN DEUSEN - Aug. 9, Dr. ISAAC VAN DEUSEN. Relatives and friends, also members of Potter Lodge, No. 441, F. and A. M.: Jerusalem Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M., invited to funeral, Mon, 2PM, from his late residence, 2106 W. Tioga st. Int. Laurel Hill Cem. Auto service." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • The Finnish Civil War begins. |
1918
Aug 9
Age: 88y
|
|
deathPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ On his death certificate his parents are listed as Cornelius Van Deusen and Maria McCagg, his birth date November 7th 1829. It is said that he died of old age in the hot weather. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1918 • WWI: Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt launched by units of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ends on 4 May with their withdrawal back to the Jordan Valley. |
after
Aug 9
1918
Aug 9
|
burialPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Section 18 Lot 153 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • Armenia and Azerbaijan declare their independence as the Democratic Republic of Armenia and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic respectively. |