David Ostrander

Brief Life History of David

When David Ostrander was born on 20 March 1746, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Hendrick Pieterse Ostrander, was 52 and his mother, Elisabeth Van Bommel, was 44. He married Engeltje Cowenhoven on 23 May 1768, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He was buried in Modena, Ulster, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Ostrander
1746–
Engeltje Cowenhoven
1747–
Marriage: 23 May 1768
Mareya Ostrander
1769–
Elizabeth Ostrander
1771–1870
Lidia Ostrander
1773–
David Romeyn Ostrander
1776–
Abel Ostrander
1777–1859
Nathaniel Ostrander
1780–1860
Esther Ostrander
1784–1854

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  • David Ostrander 1790 and 1810 Census Entries

World Events (8)

1776

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

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution

The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.

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.

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