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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 • 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. |
1786
Dec 17
Age: 1m
| 1786 • The third Treaty of Hopewell is signed between the United States of America and the Choctaw. |
1803
Age: 16y
birth of childJohn V Van Deusen 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1803 • William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas, the "first practical steamboat", in Scotland. |
1811
Mar 24
Age: 24y
marriageMaria McCagg Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1811 • First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps, |
1812
May 9
Age: 25y
birth of childJames Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • U.S. President James Madison enacts a 90-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. |
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 • New York State charters City Bank of New York, which later became Citibank. |
1814
Apr 20
Age: 27y
birth of childElizabeth Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1814 • Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina. |
1817
Oct 4
Age: 30y
birth of childMargaret Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1817 • Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island. |
1821
Nov 3
Age: 34y
birth of childMatthew Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1821 • Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the Eliza Frances. |
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 • First ascent of Finsteraarhorn, the highest summit of the Bernese Alps. |
1832
Dec 4
Age: 46y
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birth of childFrank Van Deusen Stamford, Delaware County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1832 • William Howley Archbishop of Canterbury has his coach attacked by an angry mob on his first official visit to Canterbury. |
1850
Jul 3
Age: 63y
| 1850 • British foreign secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, sends ships to blockade the port of Piraeus, ostensibly as a result of the Don Pacifico affair. |
1860
Jun 1
Age: 73y
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residenceLe Roy, Genesee County, New York, USA ⇓ Cornelius is a gardener. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • China agrees in an unequal treaty imposed on it to allow missionaries to proselytize throughout the country. |
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 • It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant is just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human. |
1873
Aug 17
Age: 86y
| 1873 • A peace treaty is signed between Imperial Russia and the Khanate of Khiva, making the khanate a Russian protectorate. |