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Martin Abrahamsen Van Buren, Sr.

Dutch: van Buren, Sr.
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, United States
Death: July 24, 1862 (79)
Lindenwald, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, United States (Asthmatic Suffocation)
Place of Burial: Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Abraham Martensen van Buren and Maria van Buren
Husband of Hannah Van Buren
Father of Col. Abraham Van Buren; John Van Buren; Winfield Scott Van Buren; Martin Van Buren, Jr and Smith Thompson Van Buren
Brother of Dericke van Buren; Jannetje "Hannah" van Buren; Maj. Lawrence van Buren and Abraham A. van Buren
Half brother of Marytje or Maria Hoes or Goes; John Isaac Van Alen and Rep. James Isaac Van Alen

Occupation: 8th President of the United States, 8th President of the US (1837-1841); 8th Vice President of the US (1833-1837); 10th US Sect. of State (1829-1831); 9th Governor of New York (1829-1829); US Senator from New York (1821-1828)
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About Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the USA

Fue el octavo Presidente de los Estados Unidos


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The eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. Before his presidency, he served as the eighth Vice President (1833-1837) and the 10th Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson. He was a key organizer of the Democratic Party, a dominant figure in the Second Party System, and the first president who was not of British (i.e. English, Welsh, Scottish) or Irish descent - his ancestry was Dutch. He was the first president to be born an American citizen (his predecessors were born before the revolution); he is also the only president not to have spoken English as a first language, having grown up speaking Dutch. He was also the first President from New York.

Van Buren was the third president to serve only one term, after John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. He also was one of the central figures in developing modern political organizations. As Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State and then Vice President, he was a key figure in building the organizational structure for Jacksonian democracy, particularly in New York State. However, as a President, his administration was largely characterized by the economic hardship of his time, the Panic of 1837. Between the bloodless Aroostook War and the Caroline Affair, relations with Britain and its colonies in Canada also proved to be strained. Whether or not these were directly his fault, Van Buren was voted out of office after four years, with a close popular vote but a rout in the electoral vote. In 1848 he ran for president on a third party ticket, the Free Soil Party.

Martin Van Buren is one of only two people, the other being Thomas Jefferson, to serve as Secretary of State, Vice-President, and President.



Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth President of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President (1833–1837) and the 10th Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson (1829-1831). He was a key organizer of the Democratic Party, a dominant figure in the Second Party System, and the first president not of British descent—his family was Dutch. He was the first president to be born an American citizen, his predecessors having been born British subjects before the American Revolution. He is also the only president not to have spoken English as his first language, having grown up speaking Dutch. Moreover, he was the first president from New York.

Van Buren was the third president to serve only one term, after John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. He also was one of the central figures in developing modern political organizations. As Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State and then Vice President, he was a key figure in building the organizational structure for Jacksonian democracy, particularly in New York State. However, as a president, his administration was largely characterized by the economic hardship of his time, the Panic of 1837. Between the bloodless Aroostook War and the Caroline Affair, relations with Britain and its colonies in Canada also proved to be strained. Whether or not these were directly his fault, Van Buren was voted out of office after four years, with a close popular vote but a rout in the electoral vote. In 1848, he ran for president on a third-party ticket, the Free Soil Party.

Martin Van Buren is one of only two people, the other being Thomas Jefferson, to serve as Secretary of State, Vice President and President.

Marritje and Wouter Quackenbosch were siblings. Wouter ancestor to Alexander Ostrander (1783) and Marritje ancestor to President Van Buren. terencepau@aol.com


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Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the USA's Timeline

1782
December 5, 1782
Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, United States
December 15, 1782
Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, United States
December 15, 1782
Kinderhook Reformed Church, Kinderhook, NY
1807
November 27, 1807
Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, United States
1810
February 18, 1810
Hudson, Columbia, NY, United States
1812
December 20, 1812
Kinderhook, NY
1814
1814
Kinderhook, NY
1815
February 17, 1815
- July 8, 1819
Age 32
United States
1817
January 16, 1817
Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY, United States