George Van Santvoord

Brief Life History of George

When George Van Santvoord was born on 5 August 1891, in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Seymour Van Santvoord, was 32 and his mother, Caroline Hart Shields, was 31. He married Alice Louise Dresel in June 1938, in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States. He lived in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1920 and Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1935. He died on 19 February 1975, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

George Van Santvoord
1891–1975
Alice Louise Dresel
1893–1988
Marriage: June 1938

Sources (20)

  • George Van Santvoord, "United States Census, 1940"
  • George Van Santvoord, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • George Van Santvoord, "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925"

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World Events (8)

1893

Consolidated

1900 · First U.S.  Navy Submarine Constructed

The USS Holland was the first commissioned submarine. It was named after John Philip Holland. It had been laid down in November of 1896 and launched a year later. It was acquired and commissioned in 1900 and decommissioned five years later. The submarine was finally sold in 1913 and put on display until it was scrapped in 1932.

1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

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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Wedding Announcement – Utica Observer-Dispatch, Sunday Morning, July 3, 1938

George Van Santvoord Married Of interest to a number of Uticans is the following account of a late June wedding in Newburgh. The bridegroom has visited in Utica: Mrs. Alice Dresel Beal of Newburgh an …

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