Brief Life History of Lea
When Lea Van Wert was born in October 1748, in Tarrytown, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States, her father, Abraham van Wart, was 33 and her mother, Weyntje Lavinia Cranckheyt, was 35. She married Jan Van Wert on 2 March 1766, in Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1792, at the age of 44.
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- Leia Van Wert, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Leia Van Wert, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926
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World Events (4)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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