Brief Life History of Henry Bell
When Henry Bell Van Rensselaer was born on 14 May 1810, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, his father, Patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer III, was 45 and his mother, Cornelia Bell Paterson, was 29. He married Elizabeth Ray King on 22 August 1833, in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1855. He died on 23 March 1864, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States.
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- Henry Van Renselaer, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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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