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Coat of Arms of Philip Pieterse Schuyler. The Schuyler family (/ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: ) was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the formation of the United States (especially New York City and northern New Jersey), in leading government and business in North America and served as leaders in ...
Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (/ ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; also known as "Kitty", November 10, 1734 – March 7, 1803) [1] was a Colonial and post-Colonial American socialite and the matriarch of the prominent colonial Schuyler family as wife of Philip Schuyler.
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The first store opened at Cheshire in 1847. [2] The town site was platted in 1849. [3] The post office at Cheshire was called Constantia. [2] This post office was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1904. [4] [5]
Brant Schuyler (b. 18 December 1659) Arent Schuyler (b. 25 June 1662 – 26 November 1730) Sybilla Schuyler (b. 12 November 1664) Philip Schuyler (b. 8 February 1666) Johannes Schuyler (b. 5 April 1668), led an attack on La Prairie, Quebec in 1690; Margritta Schuyler (b. 2 January 1672), married Jacobus Verplanck; Schuyler died in Albany, 9 May ...
Robert Schuyler or Robert Livingston Schuyler [1] (September 16, 1798 – November 15, 1855), was a financier, steamboat operator, and railroad president who acted as the de facto head of the prominent Schuyler family during his adulthood. Schuyler was called "America's first railroad king." [2] He had a role in America's first large-scale ...
He was the youngest of six sons and one of 10 children born to his parents, including Gysbert Schuyler (1652–1664/5), Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1654), who married Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700) (the patroon of Van Cortlandt Manor and a Mayor of New York City from 1677 to 1678 and again from 1686 to 1688), Alida Schuyler (b. 1656), who first ...
The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age in the village was 52 years. 15.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.6% were from 25 to 44; 37.1% were from 45 to 64; and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older.