When Alonzo Van Valkenburg was born on 9 June 1837, in Hornby, Hornby, Steuben, New York, United States, his father, Peter Aker Van Valkenburg, was 25 and his mother, Margaret Predmore, was 27. He married Mary Elizabeth Buckley on 26 January 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1905. He died on 27 April 1904, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.
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Historical Boundaries - 1840: Oregon Country, United States 1843: Champoeg, Oregon Country, United States 1846: Champoeg, Oregon Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1848: Champoeg, Oregon Territory, United States 1849: Marion, Oregon Territory, United States 1859: Marion, Oregon, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
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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