When Cornelius Dirck Krom was christened on 6 May 1781, in Marbletown, Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Dirck Krom, was 42 and his mother, Maria Viele, was 33. He married Maria Van Aken on 18 January 1804, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters.
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The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Dutch (also De Krom): nickname for a hunchback, from Middle Dutch crom ‘crooked’.
North German: variant of Kromm .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish krom ‘shop’, ‘store’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a retailer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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