Cornelius VAN MATER

Born

abt. 1815 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

20 April 1891 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Cornelius VAN MATER Orpah TAYLOR

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Born: abt. 1815 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Father: Cornelius VAN MATER

Mother: Orpah TAYLOR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Cornelius married Sarah Nettie? WHITE abt. 1844 in Monmouth, New Jersey. USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sarah Nettie? WHITE was born 9 June 1815 in New York, USA. Sarah Nettie? died 13 February 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island).

Cornelius VAN MATER died 20 April 1891 in Brooklyn, New York, USA .

Cornelius was born and died in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn.

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Cornelius VAN MATER married

Sarah Nettie? WHITE
Marriage date: abt. 1844
Marriage place: Monmouth, New Jersey. USA

Children of Cornelius VAN MATER and Sarah Nettie? WHITE

Sarah O VAN MATER

Born: abt. 1846, , New York, USA
Died: 16 October 1920, , New York, USA

Cornelius E VAN MATER

Born: abt. 1849, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: ,

Emma VAN MATER

Born: abt. 1851, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 16 January 1925, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Huldah VAN MATER

Born: abt. 1853, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1883, , New York, USA

Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER

Born: 28 November 1854, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 16 June 1931, Linden, New Jersey, USA

Married: Charles Smith PARKER 17 September 1884 Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Rhoda Ann VAN MATER

Born: abt. 1857, , New York, USA
Died: ,

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER was born 28 November 1854, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

1855 - Brooklyn, New York
Name: Cornelius Van Mater
Birth Year: abt 1814
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Head
Residence: Flatlands, Kings, New York, USA
Household number: 85
Line Number: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
Cornelius Van Mater 41
Sarah Van Mater 41
Sarah Van Mater 9
Cornelius B Van Mater 6
Emma R Van Mater 2
Elizabeth Van Mater 0
James Selly 15
Ellen Torrence 18
1855 New York State Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Brooklyn, New York
Name: Cornelius Van Mater
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Flatlands, Kings, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 115
Household Members:
Name Age
Cornelius Van Mater 36
Sarah Van Mater 37
Sarah Van Mater 4
Cornelius E Van Mater 1
John Rumph 20
Sarah White 55
Rebecca White 33

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 - Brooklyn, New York
Name: Cornelius Van Mater
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Head
Birth Year: abt 1815
Age: 50
Residence: Flatlands, Kings, New York, USA
Line Number: 42
Household Members:
Name Age
Cornelius Van Mater 50
Sarah Van Mater 51
Sarah O Van Mater 19
Cornelius Edgar Van Mater 16
Emma R Van Mater 14
Huldah Ann Van Mater 12
Elizabeth B Van Mater 10
Rhoda Ann Van Mater 7
Peter Van Mater 78

1865 New York State Census
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April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Brooklyn, New York
Name: Corneles Van Mather
Age: 65
Birth Date: Abt 1815
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Dwelling Number: 369
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Sarah Van Mather
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
Occupation: Blacksmithing
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Household Members:
Name Age
Corneles Van Mather 65
Sarah Van Mather 67
Emma Van Mather 29
Hulda Van Mather 27
Elisabeth Van Mather 25
Anna Van Mather 23

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1883 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Nettie? WHITE died 13 February 1883, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER married 17 September 1884, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island) to Charles Smith PARKER

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Cornelius VanMater
Death Date: 20 Apr 1891
Death Place: Flatlands
Certificate Number: 16906

Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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