When Elisabeth Van Brocklyn was born in 1805, in Roseboom, Roseboom, Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Garrett Van Brocklyn, was 36 and her mother, Maria Van Brocklin, was 36. She married William F Winne on 8 January 1834, in Bethlehem, Albany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Otsego, New York, United States in 1860 and Roseboom, Otsego, New York, United States in 1875. She died about 1887, at the age of 83.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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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