Peter A. Van Bergen
Peter A. Van Bergen | |
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Member of the New York State Senate for the Middle District | |
In office July 1, 1802 – August 30, 1804 | |
Preceded by | Peter Cantine Jr. |
Succeeded by | Peter C. Adams |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Anthony Van Bergen July 11, 1763 |
Died | August 30, 1804 | (aged 41)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse |
Hester Houghtaling (before 1804) |
Relations | Anthony T. Van Bergen (grandson) |
Children | Anthony Van Bergen |
Parent(s) | Maria Salisbury Anthony Van Bergen |
Peter Anthony Van Bergen (July 11, 1763 – August 30, 1804) was an American politician and large landowner from New York.
Early life
Van Bergen was born on July 11, 1763. He was the second son of eight children born to Maria (
His parents, who married in 1762, lived in
His paternal grandparents were Pieter van Bergen and Christina (née Coster) van Bergen (a daughter of Anthony Coster, niece of
Career
In April 1802, he was elected to a four-year term to replace Federalist Peter Cantine Jr. as a member of the New York State Senate, for the Middle District (consisted of Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Columbia, Delaware, Rockland and Greene counties), alongside fellow Democratic-Republicans Jacobus S. Bruyn and James G. Graham.[3] Van Bergen served in the 25th, 26th, and 27th New York State Legislatures until his death on August 30, 1804, before he was to serve in the 28th Legislature. He was succeeded by Peter C. Adams.[3]
Personal life
Van Bergen was married to Hester Houghtaling (1768–1824), the only daughter of Elizabeth (née Whitbeck) Houghtaling and Capt. Thomas Houghtaling, who fought in the second Battle of Saratoga under Van Bergen's father and Lt.-Col. DuBois. Hester's brother, Coenradt T. Houghtaling, was the husband of Peter's younger sister, Catharina.[4] They lived in Catskill and were the parents of one son:[5]
- Anthony Van Bergen (1786–1859), a judge of the county court, member of the New York State Legislature in 1835 and president of the New York State Agricultural Society who married Clarine Peck,[6] a daughter of John Peck of Lyme, Connecticut.[2]
Van Bergen died on August 30, 1804, aged 41. His widow remarried to Dr. James Oliver in 1811.[1]
Descendants
Through his son Anthony,
Van Bergen's great-granddaughter, Alice Van Bergen (1877-1960), married Count Otto von Grote in 1900;
Sources
- ^ a b c Cutter, William Richard (1912). Genealogical and Family History of Western New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 838. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7884-1956-0. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election Or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers from the Revolution to the Present Time. Weed, Parsons and Company. pp. 118, 146. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Houghtaling, Charlotte Amelia; Coner, Katherine Van Dyke Newbury (1985). Albany/Greene County Genealogical Notes of Charlotte Amelia Houghtaling. K.N. Coner. pp. 27, 43, 47. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Lineage Book of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution. 1938. p. 173. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Vosburgh, Royden Woodward (March 1919). "Coxsackie Reformed Church Baptisms 1811-1827". www.tracingyourrootsgcny.com. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "MISS ETHEL IRVIN". Brooklyn Life. November 16, 1901. p. 14. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Elward, Ronald (January 20, 2010). "The Heirs of Europe: WÜRTTEMBERG". heirsofeurope.blogspot.com/. The Heirs of Europe. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Duke Friedrich of Württemberg killed in car crash". Royal Central. May 10, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
External links
- The Heirs of Europe with ancestry of the Head of the House of Württemberg