Maratje Van Vliet

Brief Life History of Maratje

When Maratje Van Vliet was born on 14 June 1767, in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Abraham Willemse Van Vliet, was 28 and her mother, Catharine Van Aken, was 25. She married Henricus Ostrander on 6 March 1784, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 7 March 1838, in New York, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Henricus Ostrander
1759–1795
Maratje Van Vliet
1767–1838
Marriage: 6 March 1784
Gideon Ostrander
1784–
Catrina Ostrander
1788–
Nehemiah Ostrander
1790–1841
Abraham Ostrander
1793–1862

Sources (3)

  • Maria Van Vlit, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Maria Van Vliet in entry for Abraham Ostrander, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Maria Van Flit in entry for Nehemiah Ostrander, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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