He was twice married and at the time of his death one son and four grandchildren survived him.
MARRIED
On Thursday morning, at St. Thomas's church, New York, by the Right Rev. Bishop Onderdonk,
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, M. D. to Anne F., eldest daughter of Joshua Waddington, Esq.
Date: Saturday, July 25, 1835, Paper: Albany Argus (Albany, NY) p=""
Joshua Waddington made his will Feb 26, 1840, in NYC.
Wherein, he names his daughter "Anne Ferrand wife of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer." Also, he names his "son-in-law Jeremiah Van Rensselaer" as one of his Executors.
NYC, NY Wills Vol. 89 Page 561. Joshua Waddington, died in 1844.
Information from LeighJ
Jeremiah Vanrensselaer was born at the old family mansion, Greenbush, Rensselaer County, N. Y., Aug. 4th, 1793.
He studied medicine with his uncle, Archibald Bruce, M.D., and in 1819 received the degree of M.D.
The three following years were passed in Edinburgh, London, and Paris, in the prosecution of his medical studies. After this course he returned to N. Y. city and acquired an extensive practice. For many years he was Corresponding Secretary of the N. Y. Lyceum of Natural History, and in 1825 he delivered a course of lectures on geology before the N. Y. Athengeum; he had acquired from Dr. Bruce a great love for the natural sciences.
In 1840 he visited Europe, and after three years spent abroad resumed practice in N. Y. In 1852 he retired from active pursuits, and occupied the old mansion at Greenbush, having charge of his estates. In 1867 he again visited Europe, and returned last autumn in feeble health, and died in N. Y. city, of pneumonia, March 7th, 1871, aged 77 years. He leaves one son.
(Yale Alumni Obituaries Manuscripts)
He was twice married and at the time of his death one son and four grandchildren survived him.
MARRIED
On Thursday morning, at St. Thomas's church, New York, by the Right Rev. Bishop Onderdonk,
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, M. D. to Anne F., eldest daughter of Joshua Waddington, Esq.
Date: Saturday, July 25, 1835, Paper: Albany Argus (Albany, NY) p=""
Joshua Waddington made his will Feb 26, 1840, in NYC.
Wherein, he names his daughter "Anne Ferrand wife of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer." Also, he names his "son-in-law Jeremiah Van Rensselaer" as one of his Executors.
NYC, NY Wills Vol. 89 Page 561. Joshua Waddington, died in 1844.
Information from LeighJ
Jeremiah Vanrensselaer was born at the old family mansion, Greenbush, Rensselaer County, N. Y., Aug. 4th, 1793.
He studied medicine with his uncle, Archibald Bruce, M.D., and in 1819 received the degree of M.D.
The three following years were passed in Edinburgh, London, and Paris, in the prosecution of his medical studies. After this course he returned to N. Y. city and acquired an extensive practice. For many years he was Corresponding Secretary of the N. Y. Lyceum of Natural History, and in 1825 he delivered a course of lectures on geology before the N. Y. Athengeum; he had acquired from Dr. Bruce a great love for the natural sciences.
In 1840 he visited Europe, and after three years spent abroad resumed practice in N. Y. In 1852 he retired from active pursuits, and occupied the old mansion at Greenbush, having charge of his estates. In 1867 he again visited Europe, and returned last autumn in feeble health, and died in N. Y. city, of pneumonia, March 7th, 1871, aged 77 years. He leaves one son.
(Yale Alumni Obituaries Manuscripts)
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