Martin VAN BUREN was born
5 December 1782
in Kinderhook, Crown Colony of New York.
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Martin VAN BUREN died
24 July 1862
in Kinderhook, New York, USA.
Occupation: President of the United States
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America - Did you know?The first face on The $1 bill was not George Washington. First issued during the Civil War in 1862, ...Read MORE...
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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)
Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam 1664 - 1687 - New York Colony 1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England 1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state
Bio MARTIN VAN BUREN, the eighth President of the United States, was born at Kinderbook, N. Y., December 5, 1782. He died at the same place, July 24, 1862. His body rests in the cemetery at Kinderhook. Above it is a plain granite shaft, fifteen feet high, bearing a simple inscription about half-way up on one face. The lot is unfenced, unbordered or unbounded by shrub or flower.
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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
1782 Birth 5 December 1782 Kinderhook, New York, USA
1837 - March 4 - Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) becomes 8th President of the United States In 1832, Van Buren became vice president; in 1836, president. The Panic of 1837 overshadowed his term. He attributed it to the overexpansion of the credit and favored the establishment of an independent treasury as repository for the federal funds. In 1840, he established a 10-hour day on public works. Defeated by Harrison in 1840, he was the leading contender for the Democratic nomination in 1844 until he publicly opposed immediate annexation...Read MORE...
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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
Grave Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery Kinderhook Columbia County New York, USA findagrave.com
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