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Spouse
Children
1792
Aug 20
birthNew York, USA ⇓ Sarah's last name is proven as Fischer through her daughter's death record. Sarah's mother Elizabeth is living with her and William Van Norden in 1855. 4 Sources ⇓ |
1792 • French Revolution: The Tuileries Palace is stormed, and Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody. |
1800
Age: 7y
1800 • The Banque de France is founded. |
1800
Age: 7y
residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ Living in ward 7. 1 Source ⇓ |
1800 • Dutch East India Company dissolves. |
1811
Apr
Age: 18y
birth of childCatherine Van Norden New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1811 • José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile. |
1850
Age: 57y
1850 • Europeans make up 22% of the world population. |
1850
Age: 57y
residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ He was a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • The American System of Watch Manufacturing starts in Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (the Waltham Watch Company). |
1850
Aug 19
Age: 57y
residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ He was a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • California is admitted as the 31st U.S. state. |
1850
Aug 19
Age: 57y
residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ William Van Norden was a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • The Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX and future Pope Pius X . |
1850
Aug 19
Age: 57y
residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ William Van Norden was a printer. 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • The New Mexico Territory is organized by order of the United States Congress. |
1855
Age: 62y
residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a printer. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • The Point No Point Treaty is signed in the Washington Territory. |
1855
Age: 62y
residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55) (Crimean War): Sevastopol falls to French and British troops. |
1855
Age: 62y
residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • Pennsylvania State University is founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. |
1855
Jun 5
Age: 62y
residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. |
1855
Jun 9
Age: 62y
residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a printer. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • Palm oil sales from West Africa to the United Kingdom reach 40,000 tons. |
1855
Jun 9
Age: 62y
residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. |
1860
Age: 67y
1860 • Count di Cavour is recalled as Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia. |
1860
Age: 67y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. 1 Source ⇓ |
1860 • China agrees in an unequal treaty imposed on it to allow missionaries to proselytize throughout the country. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time; it shows which library William worked at, the Apprentices' Library, est. 1820. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1860 • A new Māori revolt begins in New Zealand. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. 1 Source ⇓ |
1860 • The First Taranaki War begins at Waitara, New Zealand, when Māori refuse to sell land to British settlers. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time, showing the library William worked at. 1 Source ⇓ |
1860 • Battle of the Volturno: Garibaldi defeats the last organized army of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time, showing the library William worked at. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1860 • The combined forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi and King Victor Emmanuel II besiege King Francis II of the Two Sicilies in Gaeta, his last remaining stronghold. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time; it shows which library William worked at. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1860 • U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected as the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office. |
1864
Mar 21
Age: 71y
1864 • American Civil War – Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, West Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners. |