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Who Was Martin Van Buren, The First Of Non-British Ancestry?

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Martin Van Buren was the first of non-british ancestry to become president, since his parents were Dutch. Martin Van Buren was born on December 5th, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York. His parents, Abraham Van Buren and Maria Hoes Van Buren were a struggling family, with six children and Martin being the fourth oldest out of them. Not much is known about his wife, Hannah Van Buren whom he married in 1807. He barely mention her in his correspondence but she passed away sadly in 1819 leaving him and the four children they had alone. He frequently expressed that he regrets not being more involved in their lives, but he did provide education and their well being. Martin went a Kinderhook one-room until the age of fourteen, Martin also didn’t have

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