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Family of Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, was a son of Abraham Van Buren (1737–1817) and Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen (1747–1818).
Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782. His father Abraham Van Buren (1737–1817) owned and operated an inn and tavern. He was a Patriot during the American Revolution, and served as a captain in the Albany County Militia's 7th Regiment. He later joined the Jeffersonian Republicans, became active in local politics and government, and served as Kinderhook's town clerk from 1787 to 1797.
In 1776, Abraham Van Buren married Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen (1747–1818), the widow of Johannes Van Alen.
Although both Abraham and Maria Van Buren were fifth generation residents of the Province of New York, all of their forebears were of Dutch ancestry, as was the case for most of Kinderhook's residents, and they still spoke Dutch as their first language. The future U.S. president was baptized on December 15, 1782, as "Maarten Van Buren", the original Dutch spelling of his name. He had four full siblings and three half-siblings.
From his mother's first marriage to Johannes Van Alen, Van Buren's half-siblings included:
From his parents' marriage, his full siblings included:
On February 21, 1807, Van Buren married Hannah Hoes, his childhood sweetheart and a daughter of his first cousin, in Catskill, New York. Hannah Hoes was the daughter of Johannes Dircksen Hoes (1753–1789), and Maria Quakenbush (1754–1852), who were of Dutch ancestry. Like Van Buren, she was raised in a Dutch home; she spoke primarily Dutch, and spoke English with a distinct accent. Van Buren was devoted to his shy, blue-eyed bride, whom he always called "Jannetje", a Dutch pet form of Johanna. After twelve years of marriage, Hannah Van Buren contracted tuberculosis and died on February 5, 1819, at the age of thirty-five. Van Buren never remarried.
During the first half of Van Buren's presidential term, the White House lacked an official hostess. Angelica Singleton, who married Van Buren's son Abraham in 1838, performed the role of hostess of the White House and First Lady of the United States for the remainder of his presidency.
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Family of Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, was a son of Abraham Van Buren (1737–1817) and Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen (1747–1818).
Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782. His father Abraham Van Buren (1737–1817) owned and operated an inn and tavern. He was a Patriot during the American Revolution, and served as a captain in the Albany County Militia's 7th Regiment. He later joined the Jeffersonian Republicans, became active in local politics and government, and served as Kinderhook's town clerk from 1787 to 1797.
In 1776, Abraham Van Buren married Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen (1747–1818), the widow of Johannes Van Alen.
Although both Abraham and Maria Van Buren were fifth generation residents of the Province of New York, all of their forebears were of Dutch ancestry, as was the case for most of Kinderhook's residents, and they still spoke Dutch as their first language. The future U.S. president was baptized on December 15, 1782, as "Maarten Van Buren", the original Dutch spelling of his name. He had four full siblings and three half-siblings.
From his mother's first marriage to Johannes Van Alen, Van Buren's half-siblings included:
From his parents' marriage, his full siblings included:
On February 21, 1807, Van Buren married Hannah Hoes, his childhood sweetheart and a daughter of his first cousin, in Catskill, New York. Hannah Hoes was the daughter of Johannes Dircksen Hoes (1753–1789), and Maria Quakenbush (1754–1852), who were of Dutch ancestry. Like Van Buren, she was raised in a Dutch home; she spoke primarily Dutch, and spoke English with a distinct accent. Van Buren was devoted to his shy, blue-eyed bride, whom he always called "Jannetje", a Dutch pet form of Johanna. After twelve years of marriage, Hannah Van Buren contracted tuberculosis and died on February 5, 1819, at the age of thirty-five. Van Buren never remarried.
During the first half of Van Buren's presidential term, the White House lacked an official hostess. Angelica Singleton, who married Van Buren's son Abraham in 1838, performed the role of hostess of the White House and First Lady of the United States for the remainder of his presidency.