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Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer

BIRTH

1780

DEATH

August 6, 1844

FAMILY

FATHER:

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William Paterson

(1745-1806)

MOTHER:

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Cornelia Bell Paterson

(1755-1783)

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Rensselaer, Cornelia Paterson Van

(1780-1844)

Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer was a member of a family represented in the historical record of the American Revolutionary era. The biographical details in this entry are based on the record titled “Cornelia Bell Paterson Van Rensselaer (1780-1844).”

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BROTHER

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William Paterson Van Rensselaer

(1805-1872)

BROTHER

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Alexander Van Rensselaer

(1850-1933)

BROTHER

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Philip Stephen Van Rensselaer

(1806-1871)

BROTHER

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Henry Bell Van Rensselaer

(1810-1864)

HUSBAND

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Stephen Van Rensselaer

(1764-1839)

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DIED:

Aug 6, 1844

The exact date and place of Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.

No distinct public profession or office for Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.

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