Isaac Vosburgh

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Vosburgh was born in 1737, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac Vosburg Jr, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Winchell, was 20. He married Maria Van Valkenburg on 26 March 1775, in Kinderhook, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 May 1831, in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 94.

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Isaac Vosburgh
1737–1831
Maria Van Valkenburg
1746–1810
Marriage: 26 March 1775
Isaac Vosburgh Jr
1760–1836
Eliakim Vosburgh
1763–1835
Vosburgh
1771–
Mark Vosburgh
1766–1809
Henry Vosburgh
1769–
Cornelia Vosburgh
1776–
Catherine Katy Vosburg
1779–1814
Russell Vosburgh
1780–1814
Sylvester Vosburgh
1780–1816
Henderick Vosburg
1784–

Sources (11)

  • Isaac Vosburgh, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
  • Isaac Vosburgh in entry for Cornelia Vosburgh, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Isaac Vosburgh in entry for Cornelia Vosburgh, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Vosberg .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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