Catharina Van Schaick

Brief Life History of Catharina

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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Family Time Line

Brig-Gen Peter Gansevoort
1749–1812
Catharina Van Schaick
1752–1830
Marriage: 12 January 1778
Herman Peterse Gansevoort
1779–1862
Leonard Gansevoort
Peter Gansevoort
Wessel Gansevoort
Wessel Gansevoort
1781–1863
Leonard Harmen Gansevoort
1783–1821
Petrus Gansevoort
1786–
Pieter Gansevoort
1789–1876
Maria Paterse Gansevoort
1791–1872

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  • Catherine Van Schaick Gansevoort, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1776

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

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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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