Historical records matching Engeltie Robertse Van Rensselaer
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About Engeltie Robertse Van Rensselaer
Engeltie “Angelica” Van Rensselaer (Livingston)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84487788/engeltie-van_rensselaer
'known as ; Engeltie & Angelica,
Engeltie was the first child born to of Robert Livingston, Jr. and his wife Margarita Schuyler (a daughter of Albany's first mayor, Robert Livingston).
Engeltie grew up in a wealthy Albany household and enjoyed the affluence of both Schuyler Flats and Livingston Manor. The eldest granddaughter of two Albany premier families, it could be expected that her husband would be drawn from the New York elite.
However, Engeltie was thirty-four years old when she married a twenty-six-year-old Johannes Van Rensselaer in January 1734. The marriage produced six children, who were baptized in the Albany Dutch Reformed Church from 1734-1747.
These Van Rensselaers lived at Crailo, the Van Rensselaer country seat located across the Hudson-in-Greenbush.
Shy of her fiftieth birthday, Engeltie Van Rensselaer (Livingston) died in February 1747. Van Rensselaer re-married and lived until 1783.
Note Worthy:
- Their son Robert Van Rensselaer was a Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775-1777 and later was a member of the New York State Assembly in the 1st, 2nd and 4th New York State Legislatures.
- Their son Jeremiah Van Rensselaer was the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of New York and a U.S. Representative.
- Their daughter Catherine Van Rensselaer married Major General Philip Schuyler, a U.S. Senator from New York.
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Engeltie Robertse Van Rensselaer's Timeline
| 1698 |
July 17, 1698
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Albany, Albany County, New York, United States
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July 17, 1698
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| 1734 |
November 4, 1734
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Rensselaer, Rensselaer, NY, United States
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| 1738 |
August 27, 1738
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"Rensselaerswyck", Watervliet, New York
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| 1740 |
December 5, 1740
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Fort Crailo, Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York, Colonial America
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| 1742 |
October 24, 1742
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Greenbush, Albany County, New York, Colonial America
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| 1747 |
January 23, 1747
Age 48
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Albany, Albany County, New York, United States
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1747
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| 1783 |
September 9, 1783
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