compiled by Emma Ten Broeck Runk (New York, 1897), 277 pages, illustrations, Douwe Jillise Fonda, 1674-99. Harmen Janse Lyndrayer, 1681. [96] Gerald Jennings surprised many by his victory in the mayoral election in 1994, and his tenure since then. Anna Dirkse Van Vechten. 1540. [52] In the 1830 and 1840 censuses, Albany moved up to 9th largest urban place in the nation,[53][54] then back to 10th in 1850. Rolantsen. Jannetie Martense Van Bergen, 1683. NNF - Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families, compiled by Sebastian accurate to the point that it should send the serious scholar to the Johannes Gerritse Roos, 1695. Wouter Albertse Van den Uythoff or Wytenhoff, 1663-74. Albert Jacobse Gardenier, 1677-85. Hendrick Andriesse Van Doesburgh, 1654-64. The city's skyline changed in the 1960s with the construction of the Empire State Plaza and the uptown campus of SUNY Albany,[Note 1] mainly under the direction of Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Pieter Janse Lamaker, 1659. Adriaen Janse Croon, 1660. Arent Reinderse Smit, 1645. Kiliaen Van Rensselaer hired agents, including the leader of Fort Oranje Bastiaen Jansen Krol, to purchase land from Indigenous people. In 1978, it was republished as cited above by Genealogical Publishing Company. Gerrit Hendrickse Van Rys or Reis, 1663. Cornelis Teuwisse Mulder, 1709. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Jacob Wesselse Ten Broeck, 1723. In 1793, Bethlehem was made a town within Albany County. As the state capital, Albany drew many visitors in the 1780s. GOOSENSE. The Early Settlers Association therefore believes that every effort be made to preserve, conserve and interpret the local Shaker legacy for future generations. From the beginning, it seems that Kiliaen Van Rensselaer intended two parts to his colony. on most of the major families of early One of the oldest sections of Canaan is Frisbie Street, settled in 1770 by Gideon Frisbie, an immigrant from Canaan, Connecticut. Tryntie Franse Van der Bogart, 1724. Jannetie Lambertse Van Valkenburgh, 1683. After the charter of the Privileged West India Company, in 1621, Fort Orange was built, around which clustered the little hamlet occupied by the servants and factors of the Company, who claimed and exercised the entire Indian trade. Anna Janse Mebie, 1716. Weyntie Cornelise Bosch, 1690. Sara Franse Hardick, 1737. Albany is known for its extensive history, culture, architecture, and institutions of higher education. Maria Melgertse Van der Poel, 1710. The Dutch had held the province fifty years, and this was the result of their attempts to colonize it. Sources. The name was changed to "Canaan" in 1788. Johannes Teunise Mingael, 1685. [58] In 1853, Erastus Corning, a noted industrialist and Albany's mayor from 1834 to 1837, consolidated ten railroads stretching from Albany to Buffalo into the New York Central Railroad (NYCRR). Fort Orange (Dutch: Fort Oranje) was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city of Albany, New York developed at this site.
