Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Witbeck was born on 7 May 1784, in Albany, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Jacobse Witbeck, was 34 and his mother, Angenietje Muller, was 28. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Clarissa Witbeck.
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- Jacob Wetbeek, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Jacob Witbeck, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.
North German: habitational name from a place called Wittbek in Schleswig-Holstein, formed with wit ‘white’ + beck ‘stream’.
History: This surname is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY) in the mid 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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