When Marytje Masten was born on 28 February 1756, in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Jan Masten, was 40 and her mother, Marytje Van Keuren, was 39. She married Phillipus Rank about 1771, in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 12 May 1834, in Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in New Hurley Reformed Church Cemetery, New Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
Altered form of English, French, Flemish, or Walloon Mastin .
Slovenian and Croatian: nickname from Slovenian and dialectal Croatian masten ‘fat, greasy’.
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