When Reuben VANAUKEN was born on 23 March 1806, in New York, United States, his father, Nathan Van Aken, was 45 and his mother, Hester Patterson, was 37. He married Mary Ann Rosecranz on 5 November 1842, in Montague, Montague Township, Sussex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died on 10 February 1886, in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 79.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Americanized form of Dutch Van Aken .
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