When Catharina Van Schaick was born on 16 August 1752, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, her father, Wessel Anthonyse Van Schaick, was 40 and her mother, Maria Gerritsen, was 35. She married Brig-Gen Peter Gansevoort on 12 January 1778, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 30 December 1830, in her hometown, at the age of 78, and was buried in Menands, Albany, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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.
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