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Peter A Van Bergen

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Peter A. Van Bergen (July 11, 1763 – August 30, 1804) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Anthony Van Bergen (b. 1729) and Maria (Salisbury) Van Bergen (b. 1739). The family lived in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York.

He married Hester Houghtaling, and their only son was Anthony A. Van Bergen (1786–1859). They lived in Catskill.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (Middle D.) from 1802 until his death in 1804.

Peter A. Van Bergen's great-great-great-great-granddaughter Marie, Princess of Wied (b. 1973), married Duke Friedrich of Württemberg, the heir apparent to the pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Württemberg.

References

Peter A. Van Bergen Wikipedia