Brief Life History of Garret
When Garret Van Cleef was born in 1811, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Van Cleef, was 20 and his mother, Catharine Norris, was 20. He married Sarah Ann Broughard on 8 December 1836, in Boone, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died about 1846, in Boone, Indiana, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Boone, Indiana, United States.
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- Garret Vanreef, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Families - Hendrickson, Lee, Van Cleaf, Broughard, Morris, Jackson, Dyson, Wood
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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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