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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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.
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.
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.
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Possible Related NamesGeorge 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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