Gertrude Ann VanderZee
1819–1906 (Age 86)
Bethlehem, Albany, New York, United States
The Life of Gertrude Ann
When Gertrude Ann VanderZee was born on 20 July 1819, in Bethlehem, Albany, New York, United States, her father, John Becker VanderZee, was 20 and her mother, Elizabeth Rowe, was 20. She died on 17 March 1906, at the age of 86.
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Family Time Line
John Becker VanderZee
1798–1880
Elizabeth Rowe
1798–1884
Gertrude Ann VanderZee
1819–1906
Catharine Van Der Zee
1822–
Amelia Vanderzee
1825–1898
John Gurnsy Vanderzee
1827–1884
Peter Rowe VanderZee
1829–1914
Margaret Vanderzee
1834–
Parents & Siblings
1798–1880Male
1798–1884Female
siblings
(6)
1819–1906Female
1822–Female
1825–1898Female
1827–1884Male
1829–1914Male
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World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 1
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 8
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
Age 27
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Dutch: literally ‘from the sea’, a topographic name for someone who lived by the sea, Middle Dutch zee, or a name for a child born at sea.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
G A Vanderzee in household of I B Vanderzee, "New York State Census, 1855"
Ann T Vanderzee in household of John B Vanderzee, "New York State Census, 1865"
G A Van Der Zee in household of John B Van Der Zee, "New York State Census, 1875"
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