♂ Cornelis Maessen Van Buren

1608 - 1648

 

Van Buyrmalsen

Cornelis Maessen Van Buren
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Martin Cornelissen Van Buren
Martin C Van Buren
1638 - 1703
Cristyna Van Buren
Cristyna Van Buren
1644 - 1729

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.

1631


Age: 23y

immigration


Came aboard the ship d'Entracht and settled in Rensselaerwyck.
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1631 • The city of Würzburg is taken by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, putting an end to the Würzburg witch trials, but not before an estimated 900 people from the city and its environs had been burned at the stake for witchcraft.

1635


Age: 27y
1635 Boston Latin School, the oldest school in the United States of America, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

1644


May 9
Age: 36y
1644 • The opera Ormindo is first performed in Venice: music by Francesco Cavalli and libretto by Giovanni Faustini.

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