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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 • James Rumsey tests his first steamboat in the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, Virginia. |
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 • The L'Aigle meteorite falls in Normandy, causing a shift in scientific opinion on the origin of meteorites. |
1811
Mar 24
Age: 24y
marriageMaria McCagg Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1811 • 6 – Revolutionary riots occur in Buenos Aires. |
1812
May 9
Age: 25y
birth of childJames Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • 18 – Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Krasnoi: Napoleon's retreating army is again defeated in a series of skirmishes. |
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 • Napoleon authorizes the usage of Mesures usuelles, the basis of the Metric System. |
1814
Apr 20
Age: 27y
birth of childElizabeth Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1814 • The occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian hands. |
1817
Oct 4
Age: 30y
birth of childMargaret Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1817 • Frédéric Cailliaud discovers the old Roman emerald mines at Sikait, Egypt. |
1821
Nov 3
Age: 34y
birth of childMatthew Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1821 • Mexico gains its independence from Spain following the Mexican War of Independence. |
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 • Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829: The Treaty of Adrianople gains for Russia some territory at the mouth of the Danube and along the eastern coast of the Black Sea. |
1832
Dec 4
Age: 46y
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birth of childFrank Van Deusen Stamford, Delaware County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1832 • Bad Axe Massacre ends the last major Native American rebellion east of the Mississippi in the U.S. |
1850
Jul 3
Age: 63y
| 1850 • United States Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorses the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war. |
1860
Jun 1
Age: 73y
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residenceLe Roy, Genesee County, New York, USA ⇓ Cornelius is a gardener. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Discovery of the chemical elements: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen discovers caesium and rubidium. |
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 ⇓ |
| 1870 • Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition to Yellowstone. |
1873
Aug 17
Age: 86y
| 1873 • Liebig's Extract of Meat Company begin producing tinned corned beef, sold under the label Fray Bentos from the town in Uruguay where it is processed. |