♂ Isaac Van Deusen

1829 - 1918

Isaac Van Deusen
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Parents
Cornelius Van Deusen
Cornelius Van Deusen
1786 - 1873
Maria McCagg
Maria McCagg
1791 - 1868
Spouse
Josephine Hicks
Josephine Hicks
1835 - 1921
Children
Siblings
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
Frank Van Deusen
Frank Van Deusen
1832 - 1927

Born in the Old Home at Valatie, New York.  He settled in Troy, New York in 1853 where he remained until 1860 when he moved to  Philadelphia.  In 1901 he located to Vineland, on the S.W. corner of Main and Forest Grove Road, but a year or two later bought a property on Park Avenue, just east of the Paul Van Deusen place, eventually returning to Philadelphia in 1912.  He became a Freemason at age 21, becoming Past Master, Past High Priest and historian of his lodge.

1830


Mar 9
Age: 4m

1855


Age: 25y
1855 Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55) (Crimean War): Sevastopol falls to French and British troops.

1858


Age: 28y

1860


Mar 12
Age: 30y

1860


Jul 20
Age: 30y
1860 Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout New England and eventually involves 20,000 workers.

1875


Mar 20
Age: 45y
1875 • The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War.

1880


Age: 50y

1892


Mar 1
Age: 62y
Walter Hicks - Find a Grave

location


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
Signed off on Death Certificate of brother-in-law Walter Hicks.
Living at 1621 Vine Street.
1 Source ⇓
1892 • The Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious community for men, is founded by Charles Gore and Walter Frere.

1905


Age: 75y

1910


Age: 80y
Isaac Van Deusen Sr. & Jr., Anna Lott Franklin, and Josephine Hicks - 1910 United States Federal Census

residence


Conway, Orange, Florida, USA ⇓
Isaac Van Deusen Jr. and his wife Anna (Franklin) Van Deusen are living with his parents, Isaac Van Deusen Sr. and Josephine (Hicks) Van Deusen. Isaac Van Deusen Sr. is a farmer.
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1910 Vajiravudh (Rama VI) is crowned King of Siam, after the death of his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).

1918


Aug 8
Age: 88y

residence


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 10, 1918:
"VAN DEUSEN - Aug. 9, Dr. ISAAC VAN DEUSEN. Relatives and friends, also members of Potter Lodge, No. 441, F. and A. M.: Jerusalem Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M., invited to funeral, Mon, 2PM, from his late residence, 2106 W. Tioga st. Int. Laurel Hill Cem. Auto service."
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1918 • The British Army's Egyptian Expeditionary Force launches the Battle of Megiddo, incorporating the Battle of Sharon, and the Battle of Nablus, an attack in the Judaean Mountains. This day are fought the Battle of Tulkarm, and the Battle of Arara, which breaks the Ottoman front line stretching from the Mediterranean coast to the Judaean Mountains; while the Battle of Tabsor extends into September 20.

1918


Aug 9
Age: 88y
Isaac Van Deusen -  Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963

death


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
On his death certificate his parents are listed as Cornelius Van Deusen and Maria McCagg, his birth date November 7th 1829. It is said that he died of old age in the hot weather.
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1918 • The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment is founded to promote repeal of Prohibition in the United States.
after

1918


Aug 9

burial


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
Buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Section 18 Lot 153
1 Source ⇓
1918 General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.

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