Benjamin Ostrander

16 January 1777–
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Benjamin

When Benjamin Ostrander was born on 16 January 1777, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Christoffel Ostrander, was 39 and his mother, Aaltjen Romein, was 37. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Marytie Ostrander.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Ostrander
1777–
Marytie Ostrander
1761–
Jonanthan DuBois Ostrander
1796–1854
Maria Ostrander
1800–1880
Agnes Ostrander
1802–1878
Charles Vernooy Ostrander
1803–1837

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World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution
Age 4
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 20
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1808
Age 31
Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Dutch Van Ostrande, which is most likely a variant of Van Nostrand formed by misdivision of the preposition van ‘from, of’ and the placename. The surname (Van) Ostrande is not found in the Netherlands.Swedish: probably of the same etymology as Ostrand , the addition of the suffix -er giving the appearance of a name formed with the suffix -ander, derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’. This surname is very rare in Sweden.In some cases reportedly also a shortened and altered form of Swedish Sjöstrand (see Sjostrand ).

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

Possible Related Names

Van Nostrand

Sources (2)

  • Benjamin Ostrander in entry for Johnathan Ostrander, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin Ostrander - Published information: Family genealogies: christening:

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