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Birth — 1765 18 August 1765 Staten Island, Crown Colony of New York
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
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