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- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteStephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
, a university in Troy, New York - Rensselaer County, New YorkRensselaer County, New YorkRensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...
, the oldest Rensselaer place name - Rensselaer, IndianaRensselaer, Indiana-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,294 people, 2,158 households, and 1,404 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,824.8 people per square mile . There were 2,296 housing units at an average density of 791.4 per square mile...
- Rensselaer, MissouriRensselaer, MissouriRensselaer is a village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rensselaer is located at ....
- Rensselaer, New YorkRensselaer, New YorkRensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the Hudson River directly opposite Albany. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,392; in 1920, it was 10,832. The name is from Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original landowner of the region in New...
- Rensselaer Falls, New YorkRensselaer Falls, New YorkRensselaer Falls is a village located in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 337...
- Rensselaerville, New YorkRensselaerville, New YorkRensselaerville is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,843 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Stephen Van Rensselaer...
The Rensselaer Family
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- Kiliaen van Rensselaer (before 1596 – after 1643), Dutch founder of the only successful patroonship in the New Netherland colony, Rensselaerswyck
- Johan van RensselaerJohan van RensselaerJohan van Rensselaer also Johannes van Rensselaer , second patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, was the eldest son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, and his only son by his first wife, Hillegonda van Bylaer.When his father died in October 1643 Wouter van Twiller and Johan van Wely managed the...
(1625-1662), second patroon, eldest son of Kiliaen - Jeremias Van RensselaerJeremias van RensselaerJeremias van Rensselaer was the third son of Kiliaen van Rensselear and the fourth patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck.-Life:...
(1632-1674), thrid patroo, son of Kiliaen - Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon of Rensselaerswyck)Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon of Rensselaerswyck)Kiliaen van Rensselaer Was the eldest child of Johannes van Rensselaer. He was the fourth patroon of Rensselaerwick from 1674 to 1687. He also saw the patroonship change to an English lordship, and so was the first Lord of Rensselaerwyck. He was succeeded by the fifth patroon of Rensselaerwick,...
(?-1687) Son of Johan van Rensselaer - Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fifth patroon of Rensselaerswyck)Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fifth patroon of Rensselaerswyck)Kiliaen van Rensselaer Was the eldest child of Jeremias van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt. He was the fifth patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1687 to 1719. He was also the second Lord of Rensselaerwyck...
(1663-1719) - Hendrick van RensselaerHendrick van RensselaerHendrick van Rensselaer Born in Watervliet, New York, was the fourth child of Jeremias van Rensselaer. He was the patroon of the "Eastern Manor" or "Greenbush and Claverack Branch" of the Rensselaerwick estates....
(1667-1740) - Jeremias van Rensselaer (sixth patroon of Rensselaerswyck)Jeremias van Rensselaer (sixth patroon of Rensselaerswyck)Jeremias van Rensselaer Was the eldest son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt. He was the sixth patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1726 to 1743. He was also the third Lord of Rensselaerwyck....
(1705-1743) - Stephen van Rensselaer IStephen van Rensselaer IStephen van Rensselaer I Was the second son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt. He was the seventh patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1743 to 1747. He was also the fourth Lord of Rensselaerwyck....
(1707-1747) - Jeremiah Van RensselaerJeremiah Van RensselaerJeremiah Van Rensselaer was a Representative from New York to the United States Congress. He was the cousin of Killian K...
(1738-1810), a United States Representative and New York politician (father of Solomon, great-great-grandson of Kiliaen). - Robert Van RensselaerRobert Van RensselaerRobert Van Rensselaer was a New York militia officer during the American Revolutionary War.-Life:He was born December 16, 1740, at Fort Crailo in Rensselaer, New York. His father was Johannes Van Rensselaer, and his mother was Angelica Livingston...
(1740-1802), New York militia officer during the American Revolutionary War. - Stephen van Rensselaer IIStephen van Rensselaer IIStephen van Rensselaer II Was the son of Stephen van Rensselaer I and Elizabeth Groesbeck. He was the eighth patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1747 to 1769. He was also the fifth Lord of Rensselaerwyck...
(1742-1769), son of Stephen van Rensselaer I - Solomon Van RensselaerSolomon Van RensselaerSolomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer was a United States Representative from the state of New York, a lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812, and postmaster of Albany. He was the son of Gen...
(1774-1852) - Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763-1845), a lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York (cousin to Jeremiah, uncle of Solomon, great-great-grandson of Kiliaen)
- Robert Van RensselaerRobert Van RensselaerRobert Van Rensselaer was a New York militia officer during the American Revolutionary War.-Life:He was born December 16, 1740, at Fort Crailo in Rensselaer, New York. His father was Johannes Van Rensselaer, and his mother was Angelica Livingston...
, a General in the American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. - Stephen Van Rensselaer IIIStephen Van Rensselaer IIIStephen Van Rensselaer III was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the largest estates in the New York region at the time, which made him the tenth richest American of all time, based on the ratio of his fortune to contemporary GDP...
(1764-1839), founder of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a U.S. Representative from New York (great-great-great-grandson of Kiliaen) - Solomon Van RensselaerSolomon Van RensselaerSolomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer was a United States Representative from the state of New York, a lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812, and postmaster of Albany. He was the son of Gen...
(1774-1852), a U.S. Representative from New York and lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812 (son of Jeremiah, nephew of Killian) - Rensselaer WesterloRensselaer WesterloRensselaer Westerlo was a United States Representative from New York.He was born at the Van Rensselaer Manor House in Albany as the son of Catherine Livingston and her second husband Eilardus Westerlo...
(1776-1851), a U.S. Representative from New York (half-brother of Stephen Van Rensselaer III) - Henry Van RensselaerHenry Van RensselaerHenry Bell Van Rensselaer was a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a politician who served in the United States Congress as a Representative from the state of New York.-Biography:...
(1810-1864), a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and a U.S. Representative from the state of New York (son of Stephen) - Van Rensselaer RichmondVan Rensselaer RichmondVan Rensselaer Richmond was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(b. 1812), NYS Engineer and Surveyor 1858-1861 and 1868-1871