Of Dutch descent—Born at Kinderhook on the Hudson—Ancestry for many
generations New Yorkers—Married to Mr. Van Buren—A love affair
begun in childhood—The young couple cousins—Reside in Hudson
City—Charming home-life—Four sons born to them—Loss of the
youngest—Mr. Van Buren removes his family to Albany—A political
leader—Wealth, fame and honor acquired—The reward of twenty years
of labor—One of New York’s famous lawyers—Mrs. Van Buren’s life a
pleasant one—High social position—Declining health—Long months an
invalid—A modest and good woman—Her dying counsel—The death-scene
a remarkable one—Dead at the early age of thirty-five
years—Burial custom omitted for the sake of the poor—“Sweet was
the savor of her name”—Died in February, 1819—Seventeen years
later her husband was President 333