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1786
Nov 12
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 • Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna. |
1786
Dec 17
Age: 1m
1786 • The Cabinet of Great Britain approves the establishment of a penal colony at Botany Bay in Australia. |
1803
Age: 16y
birth of childJohn V Van Deusen 2 Sources ⇓ |
1803 • Battle of Vertières: The Haitian army led by Jean-Jacques Dessalines defeats the army of Napoleon. |
1811
Mar 24
Age: 24y
marriageMaria McCagg Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1811 • Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoire about the molecular content of gases. |
1812
May 9
Age: 25y
birth of childJames Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1812 • The Bishop James Madison Society is founded at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. |
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 • War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the U.S. Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. |
1814
Apr 20
Age: 27y
birth of childElizabeth Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1814 • War of 1812: Andrew Jackson seizes Pensacola, Florida. |
1817
Oct 4
Age: 30y
birth of childMargaret Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1817 • The American School for the Deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut. |
1821
Nov 3
Age: 34y
birth of childMatthew Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1821 • Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. |
1829
Nov 7
Age: 42y
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 • The Swan River Colony (later to become the cities of Perth and Fremantle) is founded in Western Australia. This secures the western 'third' of the Australian landmass for the British. |
1832
Dec 4
Age: 46y
birth of childFrank Van Deusen Stamford, Delaware County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1832 • In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr.. |
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. |
1860
Jun 1
Age: 73y
residenceLe Roy, Genesee County, New York, USA ⇓ Cornelius is a gardener. 1 Source ⇓ |
1860 • Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round. |
1870
Jun 25
Age: 83y
residenceTroy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York, USA ⇓ Cornelius Van Deusen is living with his daughter Margaret. 1 Source ⇓ |
1870 • The Musikverein, Vienna is inaugurated in Austria-Hungary. |
1873
Aug 17
Age: 86y
1873 • Coors Brewing Company begins making beer in Golden, Colorado. |