Lea Van Wert

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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Family Time Line

Jan Van Wert
1741–
Lea Van Wert
1748–1792
Marriage: 2 March 1766
Anatie Van Wert
1766–1784
Abraham Van Wert
1768–
Isaac Van Wert
1770–1822
Jacob Van Wert
1772–
William Van Wert
1774–

Sources (4)

  • 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

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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