Cornelius Van Deusen
Parents
Spouse
Maria McCagg
Maria McCagg
1792 - 1868
Children
James Van Deusen
James Van Deusen
1812 - 1910
Elizabeth Van Deusen
Elizabeth Van Deusen
1814 - 1891
Margaret Van Deusen
Margaret Van Deusen
1817 - 1892
Matthew Van Deusen
Matthew Van Deusen
1821 - 1917
John Van Deusen
John Van Deusen
1825 - 1891
Isaac Van Deusen
Isaac Van Deusen
1829 - 1918
Frank Van Deusen
Frank Van Deusen
1832 - 1927
Siblings

1786


Nov 12
Cornelius Van Duesen - U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989

birth


Kinderhook, 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.
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1786 Mont Blanc is climbed for the first time by Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat.

1803


Age: 16y
1803 • Major breakthroughs in chemistry occur, with the identification of the elements Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium, and Cerium.

1811


Mar 24
Age: 24y
1811 • First Constitution of Republic of Venezuela after declares its independence from Spain.

1812


Sep 8
Age: 25y

military


He served in the war of 1812 as orderly sergeant in Captain Henry Van Vleck's company.
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1812 • French invasion of Russia: Napoleon's troops enter Moscow, which is deliberately set on fire by Muscovites on orders of Fyodor Rostopchin.

1817


Oct 4
Age: 30y

1832


Dec 4
Age: 46y
1832 Andre-Michel Guerry presents his Essay on moral statistics of France, to the French Academy of Sciences, a significant step in the founding of empirical social science.

1850


Jul 3
Age: 63y
1850 • The treaty called Punctation of Olmütz is signed in Olomouc. It means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to the Austrian Empire, which takes over the leadership of the German Confederation.

1870


Jun 25
Age: 83y
1870 • The Canadian province of Manitoba is created in response to Louis Riel's Red River Rebellion.

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