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He owned a farm about a mile north of Johnstown, Columbia, New York, on the road leading to Hudson, and another farm at West Taghkanie he gave to his son Nicholas. The Johnston farm he gave to his son Robert, which farm was afterwards owned by Henry du Bois. James Van Deusen and his wife are buried on this farm, near the old hay barn. James Van Deusen was said to have been exceedingly tall, and was thus nicknamed "Foyer" by the members of his family.
1733
1733 • British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. |
1733
Sep 30
Age: 10m
1733 • The first Freemasons lodge opens in what will become the United States of America. |
1759
Age: 26y
marriageElizabeth Smith 1 Source ⇓ |
1759 • Battle of Quiberon Bay: The British fleet of Sir Edward Hawke defeats a French fleet under Marshal de Conflans near the coast of Brittany. This is the decisive naval engagement of the Seven Years' War – after this, the French are no longer able to field a significant fleet. |
1762
Dec 25
Age: 30y
birth of childGrietje Margrieta Van Deusen 2 Sources ⇓ |
1762 • James Stuart and Nicholas Revett's architectural treatise Antiquities of Athens. |
1820
Jun 7
Age: 87y
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deathWest Taghkanie, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ He died suddenly at the home of his son, Nicholas Van Deusen, a farm in West Taghkanie. 3 Sources ⇓ |
1820 • The 6th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica appears. |