In New York's Hudson Valley, in the village of Kinderhook, sits a lovely estate called Lindenwald, once home to Martin Van ... and his family. In 1862, at age 79, Van Buren died, by most accounts ...

The remarkable discovery was made by 12-year-old BridgeAnne d’Avignon, of Salinas, California, who created a ground-breaking family tree ... eighth president, Martin Van Buren, who had Dutch ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington ... Born in 1782 to a tavern-keeping family in Kinderhook, New York, Van Buren had little schooling but made himself a lawyer, rising to the heights ...

Martin Van Buren ... the situation, but Van Buren's insistence on doing nothing -- along with his tendency to live high and dress well (he had come from a poor family) -- infuriated many Americans.

On this day in 1862, as his circulatory system began to fail, former President Martin Van ... who preceded Van Buren were either of British or Irish descent. His family was Dutch.

Martin Van Buren ... the situation, but Van Buren's insistence on doing nothing -- along with his tendency to live high and dress well (he had come from a poor family) -- infuriated many Americans.