David Brinkerhoff

Male19 September 1815–10 October 1892

Brief Life History of David

When David Brinkerhoff was born on 19 September 1815, in Cayuga, Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Joris "George R" Brinkerhoff, was 30 and his mother, Jacomijntie Bevier, was 27. He married Harriet Benson about 1836, in Niles, Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Owasco, Owasco, Cayuga, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 October 1892, at the age of 77, and was buried in Plymouth Township, Richland, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Brinkerhoff
1815–1892
Harriet Benson
1817–1868
Marriage: about 1836
Lillias Elizabeth Brinkerhoff
1844–1898
Alma Maria Brinkerhoff
1846–1921
George R Brinkerhoff
1848–1921
Sarah I Brinkerhoff
1855–1911
Mary Lois Brinkerhoff
1858–1915
Jennie H. Brinkerhoff
1860–1934
Samuel A. Brinkerhoff
1862–1928

Sources (14)

  • David Brinkerhoff, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • David Brinkerhoff, "Find A Grave Index"
  • David Brinkerhoff in entry for C.d. Brinkerhoff and Leota M. Bradrick, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1836Niles, Cayuga, New York, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 4

    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. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 5

    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.

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 21

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    Name Meaning

    Dutch: variant of Brinkerhof, a habitational name from a place so called (there is one in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), named with hof (see Hof ) and Brink as ‘the farmstead in low-lying pastureland’. The surname Brinkerhoff is no longer found in the Netherlands. Compare Brinckerhoff .

    History: Joris Brinkerhoff came to New Netherland (now NY) from the Netherlands in 1638.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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