A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Martin Van Buren
, by Richardson, James D.- ISBN: 9781426445811 | 1426445814
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/31/2007
Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., December 5, 1782. He was the eldest son of Abraham Van Buren, a small farmer, and of Mary Hoes (originally spelled Goes), whose first husband was named Van Alen.