birth of child
Date:
Dec 28 1701
Child Name:
Marten Pieterse Van Buren
Description:
The picture is of a historical marker at his birthplace in a Kinderhook, which at the time was an isolated village of mostly Dutch descent. Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His father was a farmer and owned an inn there. He had four full siblings, and three older half-siblings from his mother's first marriage.
Sources:
- Martin Van Buren - Wikipedia
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