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Elizabeth Marshall (pharmacist) (1768–1836), American entrepreneur and pharmacist; Elizabeth Marshall (cook) (fl. 1770–1790), cook who ran a patisserie and cookery school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England; Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (born 1931), née Marshall, American author; Betty Marshall (1918–2013), American politician; Liz Marshall (fl ...
The Fish family is a prominent American family, members of which became influential in politics, diplomacy, and business. The family is of English origin and is descended from Jonathan Fish (1615–1663), who was born in East Farndon, Northamptonshire, England, and ultimately settled in the Province of New York.
Ten Broeck Mansion was built in 1797 by Elizabeth (Van Rensselaer) Ten Broeck and her husband Abraham Ten Broeck on land leased from her brother, the patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer. At the time the land was in the town of Watervliet north of the city of Albany. [2] Originally built in the Federal-style, the mansion was called "Prospect".
By 1797, when he and his wife Elizabeth built the brick Federal style mansion on five acres (2 ha) that they leased from her brother, Stephen van Rensselaer III, he had served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1775, a general commanding New York's militia at the Battle of Saratoga and later Albany's mayor and a state senator. [15]
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. Members of this family played a critical role in the formation of the United States and served as leaders in business, politics and society.
Elizabeth van Rensselaer (b. 1734) m. Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810) Stephen van Rensselaer II (1742–1769) m. Catherine Livingston (1745–1810) Stephen van Rensselaer III (1764–1839), sixth and last Patroon of Rensselaerwyck. Philip S. Van Rensselaer (1767–1824), Mayor of the city of Albany, New York; Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1768 ...
Albany lawmakers are plotting to keep a critical House seat vacant until June or even later in an effort to thwart President Trump’s legislative agenda. Lawmakers from both the state Assembly ...
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (born September 13, 1931) [1] is an American author. She has published fiction and non-fiction books and articles on animal behavior, Paleolithic life, and the !Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert .