When Sara Kip was born on 19 August 1769, in Schaghticoke, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, Igenas Kip, was 32 and her mother, Annetje Van Vechten, was 20. She married Garret Van Antwerp on 4 March 1789. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries 1791: Rensselaer, New York, United States
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker, from Middle Dutch kiepe ‘basket’.
Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a poultry farmer, from kip ‘chicken’.
Dutch and North German: variant of Kipp 1.
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