Brief Life History of Horatio H
When Horatio H Schuyler was born on 27 February 1827, in Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, Richard Fancher Schuyler, was 27 and his mother, Gertrude Vedder, was 19. He married Anna Snell on 25 May 1854, in Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 8 January 1870, in Oppenheim, Oppenheim, Fulton, New York, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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- Horatio H Shuyler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Horatio H Schuyler, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Horatio Schuyler in household of Richard F Schuyler, "United States Census, 1850"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1838
Historical Boundaries: 1838: Fulton, New York, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Dutch: altered form of Van Schuylder, itself an altered form of German Schüller (see Schuller ). Surnames Schuyler and Van Schuylder are not found in the Netherlands anymore.
History: Schuyler is the name of one of the oldest and wealthiest Dutch families of NY, established there by Philip Pieterse Schuyler from Amsterdam; His father, Pieter Tjercks (1601–1656), born in Emden, took the surname of his wife, Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder (1603–1651), who was born in Oldenburg, Germany. The marriage of Philip Pieterse Schuyler is recorded in North America in 1650. He was a merchant and colonial administrator. Four generations later one of his best-known descendants was Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), a member of Congress and a leading figure in the American Revolution; he was in command of the American army at Saratoga before being replaced by Horatio Gates.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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