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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.
1608
| 1608 • At Jamestown, Virginia, Christopher Newport returns in a ship with the First Supply and about 100 new settlers; he finds only 38 survivors. |
1631
Age: 23y
immigrationCame aboard the ship d'Entracht and settled in Rensselaerwyck. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden defeats an imperial garrison at the city of Frankfurt an der Oder. |
1635
Age: 27y
marriageCatalyntje Martense Van Alstyne Houton, Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1635 • Boston Latin School, the oldest school in the United States of America, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts. |
1638
Age: 30y
birth of childMartin Cornelissen Van Buren Houten, Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1638 • The Finnish postal service, Suomen Posti, is founded. |
1644
May 9
Age: 36y
birth of childCristyna Van Buren 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1644 • In England, Roger Williams is granted an official charter for his Rhode Island Colony, allowing the establishment of a general assembly. |
1648
Apr 8
Age: 40y
| 1648 • Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor. |