Home of Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook, NY
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| Kinderhook—Home of Martin Van Buren. Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States, was born in the old town of Kinderhook, on the Hudson, Dec. 5th, 1782. He had no college education, but began to practise law in 1802. In 1807, he married Hannah Hoes. She died in 1819. After 35 years of active public life, Van Buren returned to “Lindenwold,” his fine estate at Kinderhook, and here lived quietly and peacefully until his death, July 24th, 1862. |
