Henry Vandervolgen

Male15 December 1834–11 October 1917

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Vandervolgen was born on 15 December 1834, in Root, Montgomery, New York, United States, his father, Freeman Schermerhorn Vandervolgen, was 38 and his mother, Mary Clement, was 32. He married Susan M Rush on 13 September 1860, in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Pittsford Township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Adams Township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died on 11 October 1917, in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Pittsford, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Vandervolgen
1834–1917
Susan M Rush
1836–1919
Marriage: 13 September 1860
Laura Ann Vandervolgan
about 1862–1888
Mary Elizabeth Vandervolgan
1866–1955

Sources (12)

  • Henry Vandervolgan, "United States Census, 1910"
  • H. Vandervolgen in entry for Harry I Dillon and May Vandervolgen, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Henry Vandervolgen in entry for Laura A. Vandervolgen, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 September 1860Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 2

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1837

    Age 3

    Michigan is the 26th state.

    1863

    Age 29

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    A perennially popular given name, of Continental Germanic origin, from haim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power, ruler’. It was an Old French name, adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. It has been borne by eight kings of England. Not until the 17th century did the form Henry (as opposed to Harry ) become the standard vernacular form, mainly under the influence of the Latin form Henricus and French Henri.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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