Brief Life History of Michael Henry
When Michael Henry Vankleeck was born on 9 September 1802, in Schoharie, New York, United States, his father, Hugo Van Kleeck, was 59 and his mother, Adriana Parmentier, was 37. He married Jane Ames in 1822, in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Cohocton, Cohocton, Steuben, New York, United States for about 15 years. He died on 7 May 1869, at the age of 66.
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- Mich H Van Kleek, "United States Census, 1860"
- Michael Van Kleek, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Michael H,. Vankleek in entry for David Vankleek, "Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
Dutch: possibly a topographic name from a term meaning ‘cleft’ or ‘crevice’ (compare Middle High German klac ‘crevice’).
History: Peter Van Kleeck, a son of Baltus Barentse, was baptized in Bergen, New Jersey, October 6, 1685.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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