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Every dated event in the family database — 529 births, deaths, and milestones across four centuries. The timeline grows automatically as people are added.
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529 events · born · died
Colonial · to 1764 · 172 events
1581Stephen Hopkins bornMayflower passenger (1620); signer of the Mayflower Compact; Assistant Governor of Plymouth Colony
1600Nicholas Snow bornArrived at Plymouth on the Anne (1623); original purchaser and founder of Nauset/Eastham; first town clerk of Eastham
1603Family
John Livingston born
Born in Kilsyth, Scotland. The patriarch whose exile would set the family's transatlantic story in motion.
View biography →1644Stephen Hopkins diedMayflower passenger (1620); signer of the Mayflower Compact; Assistant Governor of Plymouth Colony
1654Family
Robert Livingston born
Born in Ancrum, Scotland, the future founder of the Livingston dynasty in America.
View biography →1656Alida Schuyler Van Rensselaer bornLady of Livingston Manor; businesswoman and co-manager of the Livingston estate
1663Historical Context
John Livingston exiled
Exiled to Rotterdam for refusing to conform to the established Church of Scotland.
1673Family
Robert arrives in Albany
A young Scotsman fluent in Dutch arrives in the colony of New York, armed with ambition and rare linguistic talent.
View biography →1676Nicholas Snow diedArrived at Plymouth on the Anne (1623); original purchaser and founder of Nauset/Eastham; first town clerk of Eastham
1686Family
Livingston Manor patent granted
A royal charter grants 160,000 acres along the Hudson River, one of the largest land patents in colonial America.
View biography →1711Maria Thong bornLady of Livingston Manor; granddaughter of Rip Van Dam, Acting Governor of New York
1714Henry Gilbert Livingston Sr. bornPhysician; Clerk of Dutchess County (1742–1789); Member of the New York Provincial Assembly from Dutchess County
1716Family
Philip Livingston born
Born in Albany, New York, a future signer of the Declaration of Independence.
View biography →1727Petrus Stuyvesant bornColonial New York landowner; great-grandson of Governor Peter Stuyvesant; Livingston-in-law
1727Alida Schuyler Van Rensselaer diedLady of Livingston Manor; businesswoman and co-manager of the Livingston estate
1728Robert Livingston the Elder, 1st Lord of the Manor died1st Lord of Livingston Manor; Secretary for Indian Affairs (1695–1728); Clerk of Albany; Speaker, NY Provincial Assembly (1718)
1733Judith Newcomb Livingston bornWife of James Livingston (1728–1790); mother of Gilbert James Livingston
1738Margaret Livingston Stuyvesant bornWife of Petrus Stuyvesant; mother of Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish; Livingston-Stuyvesant connector
1740John Patterson bornBritish Army officer; colonial merchant; brother of Walter Patterson, Governor of Prince Edward Island
1742Gilbert Livingston bornLawyer; Surrogate of Dutchess County; member of NY Assembly; delegate to NY Constitutional Convention (1788); Presidential Elector for Thomas Jefferson (1800)
1746Family
Robert R. Livingston born
Born in New York City, the future Chancellor who would administer Washington's oath and negotiate the Louisiana Purchase.
View biography →1746John Henry Livingston bornPresident of Queen's College (Rutgers); Dutch Reformed minister and theologian
1748Henry Livingston Jr. bornRevolutionary War officer; poet; claimed author of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (Night Before Christmas)
1758Col. Nicholas Fish bornRevolutionary War officer; New York Federalist politician; father of Hamilton Fish
1762Rachel Rice born
1764Stephen Van Rensselaer III born8th Patroon of Rensselaerswyck; Founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lieutenant Governor of New York
Revolutionary · 1765–1799 · 80 events
1765Maria Thong diedLady of Livingston Manor; granddaughter of Rip Van Dam, Acting Governor of New York
1768Peter Gerrit Smith bornMerchant, land speculator, partner of John Jacob Astor; father of abolitionist Gerrit Smith
1769Maturin Livingston bornJudge of Dutchess County; Recorder of New York City; delegate to 1801 NY Constitutional Convention
1773Elizabeth Livingston Smith bornMother of abolitionist Gerrit Smith; daughter of James Livingston of Saratoga
1775Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish bornDutch-American heiress; mother of Hamilton Fish; descendant of New Amsterdam Governor Peter Stuyvesant
1776Historical Context
Declaration of Independence signed
Philip Livingston signs the Declaration of Independence as a New York delegate to the Continental Congress.
1779Edward Philip Livingston bornLieutenant Governor of New York (1830-1833); NY State Senator; Master of Clermont Manor
1782Margaret Beekman Livingston bornOnly surviving daughter of Henry Beekman Livingston "the Black Sheep" and Anne Hume Shippen
1787Historical Context
U.S. Constitution signed
William Livingston represents New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention and signs the new Constitution.
1788Peter Philip James Kean bornNew Jersey gentleman; father of First Lady Julia Kean Fish and U.S. Senator John Kean
1788Sarah Sabina Morris Kean bornNew Jersey matron; grandmother of Hamilton Fish II, Stuyvesant Fish, and Senator John Kean
1789Family
Washington's oath of office
Chancellor Robert R. Livingston administers the first presidential oath to George Washington in New York City.
View biography →1794Dr. Edward Delafield bornPioneering New York ophthalmologist; co-founder of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; President of the College of Physicians & Surgeons
1799Morgan Lewis Livingston bornNew York gentleman-farmer; son of Judge Maturin Livingston & Margaret Lewis
1799Henry Gilbert Livingston Sr. diedPhysician; Clerk of Dutchess County (1742–1789); Member of the New York Provincial Assembly from Dutchess County
19th Century · 1800–1899 · 216 events
1800Margaret Alida Rebecca Armstrong Astor bornWife of William Backhouse Astor Sr.; matriarch of the Astor fortune
1803Family
Louisiana Purchase negotiated
Robert R. Livingston negotiates with Napoleon to purchase 828,000 square miles, doubling the size of the United States.
View biography →1803Ward Totman born
1805Gertrude Laura Livingston Lowndes bornCharleston society matron; connected Livingston family to the Lowndes of South Carolina
1805Petrus Stuyvesant diedColonial New York landowner; great-grandson of Governor Peter Stuyvesant; Livingston-in-law
1806Gilbert Livingston diedLawyer; Surrogate of Dutchess County; member of NY Assembly; delegate to NY Constitutional Convention (1788); Presidential Elector for Thomas Jefferson (1800)
1807Mortimer Livingston bornShipping magnate; co-founder of the Havre Line of packet ships (New York–Le Havre)
1808Charles Tidyman Lowndes bornCharleston rice planter; scion of the Lowndes South Carolina political dynasty
1808Judith Newcomb Livingston diedWife of James Livingston (1728–1790); mother of Gilbert James Livingston
1810Dr. Edward Hunter Ludlow bornPhysician; real estate broker (E. H. Ludlow & Co.); President of the New York Real Estate Exchange
1813Chancellor Robert R. Livingston diedChancellor of New York; U.S. Minister to France; Negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase
1814John Kean bornU.S. Congressman from New Jersey; President of the National State Bank of Elizabeth
1816Julia Kean Fish bornFirst Lady of New York (1849–50); wife of U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish
1817Clermont Livingston bornHudson Valley gentleman; first child named for the family's Clermont estate
1818Henry Beekman Livingston bornNew York gentleman; son of Judge Maturin Livingston & Margaret Lewis
1818Elizabeth Livingston Smith diedMother of abolitionist Gerrit Smith; daughter of James Livingston of Saratoga
1818Margaret Livingston Stuyvesant diedWife of Petrus Stuyvesant; mother of Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish; Livingston-Stuyvesant connector
1820Robert Edward Livingston bornHeir of Clermont; Hudson Valley landowner; Columbia College graduate
1822Blanche Geraldine Livingston Hoyt bornYoungest child of Judge Maturin Livingston & Margaret Lewis; wife of Edwin Hoyt
1823John Patterson diedBritish Army officer; colonial merchant; brother of Walter Patterson, Governor of Prince Edward Island
1825Lucinetta "Lucy" Halsted Kean bornWife of Congressman John Kean; mother of Senator John Kean and Senator Hamilton Fish Kean
1825John Henry Livingston diedPresident of Queen's College (Rutgers); Dutch Reformed minister and theologian
1828Henry Livingston Jr. diedRevolutionary War officer; poet; claimed author of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (Night Before Christmas)
1828Peter Philip James Kean diedNew Jersey gentleman; father of First Lady Julia Kean Fish and U.S. Senator John Kean
1833Col. Nicholas Fish diedRevolutionary War officer; New York Federalist politician; father of Hamilton Fish
1837Peter Gerrit Smith diedMerchant, land speculator, partner of John Jacob Astor; father of abolitionist Gerrit Smith
1839Stephen Van Rensselaer III died8th Patroon of Rensselaerswyck; Founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lieutenant Governor of New York
1843Edward Philip Livingston diedLieutenant Governor of New York (1830-1833); NY State Senator; Master of Clermont Manor
1847Maturin Livingston diedJudge of Dutchess County; Recorder of New York City; delegate to 1801 NY Constitutional Convention
1851Stuyvesant Fish bornPresident of the Illinois Central Railroad (1887–1906); Gilded Age financier and art collector
1852Edwin Brockholst Livingston bornAmateur historian and genealogist of the Livingston family; shipping insurance broker
1852Senator John Kean bornU.S. Senator from New Jersey (1899–1911); U.S. Representative (1883–1885, 1887–1889)
1854Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish diedDutch-American heiress; mother of Hamilton Fish; descendant of New Amsterdam Governor Peter Stuyvesant
1857Mortimer Livingston diedShipping magnate; co-founder of the Havre Line of packet ships (New York–Le Havre)
1857Rachel Rice died
1861Henry Beekman Livingston diedNew York gentleman; son of Judge Maturin Livingston & Margaret Lewis
1866Katharine Taylor Winthrop Kean bornWife of Senator Hamilton Fish Kean; mother of Congressman Robert Winthrop Kean
1869Morgan Lewis Livingston diedNew York gentleman-farmer; son of Judge Maturin Livingston & Margaret Lewis
1872Margaret Alida Rebecca Armstrong Astor diedWife of William Backhouse Astor Sr.; matriarch of the Astor fortune
1875Dr. Edward Delafield diedPioneering New York ophthalmologist; co-founder of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; President of the College of Physicians & Surgeons
1878Sarah Sabina Morris Kean diedNew Jersey matron; grandmother of Hamilton Fish II, Stuyvesant Fish, and Senator John Kean
1883Gertrude Laura Livingston Lowndes diedCharleston society matron; connected Livingston family to the Lowndes of South Carolina
1884Eleanor Roosevelt bornFirst Lady of the United States; Diplomat; Activist; Chair of UN Human Rights Commission
1884Dr. Edward Hunter Ludlow diedPhysician; real estate broker (E. H. Ludlow & Co.); President of the New York Real Estate Exchange
1885Charles Tidyman Lowndes diedCharleston rice planter; scion of the Lowndes South Carolina political dynasty
1887Julia Kean Fish diedFirst Lady of New York (1849–50); wife of U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish
1889Robert Edward Livingston diedHeir of Clermont; Hudson Valley landowner; Columbia College graduate
1892Kathleen "Kitty" Imelda O'Connor bornIrish immigrant matriarch of the Canadian Livingston branch
1892Ward Totman died
1895Clermont Livingston diedHudson Valley gentleman; first child named for the family's Clermont estate
1895John Kean diedU.S. Congressman from New Jersey; President of the National State Bank of Elizabeth
1897Elizabeth Stuyvesant Howard Kean bornWife of Congressman Robert Winthrop Kean; mother of Governor Thomas Kean
1897Blanche Geraldine Livingston Hoyt diedYoungest child of Judge Maturin Livingston & Margaret Lewis; wife of Edwin Hoyt
Modern · 1900–today · 61 events
1901Dorothy Walker Bush bornMother of President George H. W. Bush; matriarch of the Bush political family
1912Lucinetta "Lucy" Halsted Kean diedWife of Congressman John Kean; mother of Senator John Kean and Senator Hamilton Fish Kean
1914Senator John Kean diedU.S. Senator from New Jersey (1899–1911); U.S. Representative (1883–1885, 1887–1889)
1918David Tobin born
1923Family
Edmund Livingston born
Born in New York, a tenth-generation descendant who would become a geologist and land steward.
View biography →1923Stuyvesant Fish diedPresident of the Illinois Central Railroad (1887–1906); Gilded Age financier and art collector
1924George Herbert Walker Bush born41st President of the United States; Vice President; CIA Director
1927Dorothy Corser bornPsychiatric Social Worker; Director, Saanich Mental Health; Unitarian Chaplain; Honorary Citizen of Victoria (1998)
1929Edwin Brockholst Livingston diedAmateur historian and genealogist of the Livingston family; shipping insurance broker
1935Governor Thomas Howard Kean born48th Governor of New Jersey (1982–1990); Chair of the 9/11 Commission (2002–2004); President of Drew University
1943Katharine Taylor Winthrop Kean diedWife of Senator Hamilton Fish Kean; mother of Congressman Robert Winthrop Kean
1951John Livingston bornMaster carver; Painter; Art appraiser and restorer; Co-founder, Arts of the Raven Gallery
1962Eleanor Roosevelt diedFirst Lady of the United States; Diplomat; Activist; Chair of UN Human Rights Commission
1967David Tobin died
1982Kathleen "Kitty" Imelda O'Connor diedIrish immigrant matriarch of the Canadian Livingston branch
1988Elizabeth Stuyvesant Howard Kean diedWife of Congressman Robert Winthrop Kean; mother of Governor Thomas Kean
1992Dorothy Walker Bush diedMother of President George H. W. Bush; matriarch of the Bush political family
2008Family
Livingston State Forest created
320 years of continuously held family land converted into a public trust, ensuring preservation for future generations.
View biography →2010Dorothy Corser diedPsychiatric Social Worker; Director, Saanich Mental Health; Unitarian Chaplain; Honorary Citizen of Victoria (1998)
2018George Herbert Walker Bush died41st President of the United States; Vice President; CIA Director
2019John Livingston diedMaster carver; Painter; Art appraiser and restorer; Co-founder, Arts of the Raven Gallery