Timeline
Key moments in the Livingston story, placed next to the American history around them, from a Scottish manse to the halls of power.
John Livingston born
Born in Kilsyth, Scotland. The patriarch whose exile would set the family's transatlantic story in motion.
John Livingston born
Born in Kilsyth, Scotland. The patriarch whose exile would set the family's transatlantic story in motion.
Robert Livingston born
Born in Ancrum, Scotland, the future founder of the Livingston dynasty in America.
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Born in Ancrum, Scotland, the future founder of the Livingston dynasty in America.
View biography →John Livingston exiled
Exiled to Rotterdam for refusing to conform to the established Church of Scotland.
John Livingston exiled
Exiled to Rotterdam for refusing to conform to the established Church of Scotland.
Robert arrives in Albany
A young Scotsman fluent in Dutch arrives in the colony of New York, armed with ambition and rare linguistic talent.
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A young Scotsman fluent in Dutch arrives in the colony of New York, armed with ambition and rare linguistic talent.
View biography →Livingston Manor patent granted
A royal charter grants 160,000 acres along the Hudson River, one of the largest land patents in colonial America.
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A royal charter grants 160,000 acres along the Hudson River, one of the largest land patents in colonial America.
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Philip Livingston born
Born in Albany, New York, a future signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Born in Albany, New York, a future signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Robert R. Livingston born
Born in New York City, the future Chancellor who would administer Washington's oath and negotiate the Louisiana Purchase.
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Born in New York City, the future Chancellor who would administer Washington's oath and negotiate the Louisiana Purchase.
View biography →Declaration of Independence signed
Philip Livingston signs the Declaration of Independence as a New York delegate to the Continental Congress.
Declaration of Independence signed
Philip Livingston signs the Declaration of Independence as a New York delegate to the Continental Congress.
U.S. Constitution ratified
William Livingston represents New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention and signs the new Constitution.
U.S. Constitution ratified
William Livingston represents New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention and signs the new Constitution.
Washington's oath of office
Chancellor Robert R. Livingston administers the first presidential oath to George Washington in New York City.
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Chancellor Robert R. Livingston administers the first presidential oath to George Washington in New York City.
View biography →Louisiana Purchase negotiated
Robert R. Livingston negotiates with Napoleon to purchase 828,000 square miles, doubling the size of the United States.
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Robert R. Livingston negotiates with Napoleon to purchase 828,000 square miles, doubling the size of the United States.
View biography →Edmund Livingston born
Born in New York, a tenth-generation descendant who would become a geologist and land steward.
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Born in New York, a tenth-generation descendant who would become a geologist and land steward.
View biography →Livingston State Forest created
320 years of continuously held family land converted into a public trust, ensuring preservation for future generations.
View biography →Livingston State Forest created
320 years of continuously held family land converted into a public trust, ensuring preservation for future generations.
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