Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Brink was born in 1788, in New York, United States, her father, Pvt Johannes Brink, was 30 and her mother, Blandina Westfall, was 28. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Peter Q Patterson.
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- Elizabeth Brink in entry for Blandina Patterson, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Elizabeth Brink in entry for Peter Patterson, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Elizabeth Brink in entry for Blandina Patterson, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
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World Events (8)
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
North German; Danish and Swedish (of German origin): topographic name for someone who lived by a pasture or green, from Middle Low German brinc ‘hill, edge, slope, grazing land’, especially a raised meadow in low-lying marshland. Swedish name is ornamental.
Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived by the brink, which is in the central and east Netherlands the name of the common area in the centre of the village, the village square. Compare Vandenbrink .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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