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The Van Rensselaer family (/ ˈ r ɛ n s l ər,-s l ɪər /) is a family of Dutch descent that was prominent during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in the area now known as the state of New York.
Van Rensselaer was born on April 10, 1792, in New York into the prominent Van Rensselaer family.He was the eldest son of Margaretta "Margaret" (née Sanders) Van Rensselaer (1764–1830) and Killian K. Van Rensselaer, who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1801 to 1811. [1]
The main residence, a two-story brick building set on an English basement, replaced an earlier structure that was the home of Van Rensselaer's father, General Robert Van Rensselaer (a brother of Lt. Gov. of New York Jeremiah Van Rensselaer and Catherine Van Rensselaer, who married Gen. Philip Schuyler, later a U.S. Senator).
Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer. Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve. [s.l.]: Whipporwill, [197- ] [CSL call number F 497 .W5 W63 1970z]. Internet archive. Cleveland Centennial Commission. Woman's Dept (1896). Album of the Western Reserve Centennial. Cleveland, Ohio: Edwin H. Clark and Co
Van Rensselaer may refer to: Van Rensselaer family, a prominent Dutch American family; Van Rensselaer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Van Rensselaer Island, an island in the Hudson River opposite the city of Albany, New York, United States; Van Rensselaer Lower Manor House, Claverack, New York, United States
The house combined a Georgian body with a gambrel roof, commonly found on the Dutch Colonial houses van Rensselaer's ancestors (and indeed many of Albany's earlier settlers) had built. [9] The family and its many children moved in later that year. [8] van Rensselaer kept building up the farm, and by 1790 it was almost a thousand acres (400 ha).
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Stephen Van Rensselaer III (/ ˈ r ɛ n s l ər,-s l ɪər /; [4] November 1, 1764 – January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's manor.