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     Pieter Tjercks was born at The Netherlands^G. He married Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder in 1626/27 at The Netherlands^G.

     Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder married Pieter Tjercks in 1626/27 at The Netherlands^G.
     Her married name became Tjercks.

     Philip Pieterse Schuyler was born in 1627 at Amsterdam, The Netherlands.¹ He was the son of Pieter Tjercks and Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder. He married Margaretha van Slichtenhorst on 12 December 1650.¹ He died on 9 May 1683 at New York, U.S.A.¹

     Margaretha van Slichtenhorst was born in 1634 at Nijkerk, The Netherlands.¹ She married Philip Pieterse Schuyler, son of Pieter Tjercks and Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder, on 12 December 1650.¹ She died on 12 June 1711.¹
     From 12 December 1650, her married name became Schuyler.¹

     William Henry Harrison was born on 9 February 1773 at Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia, U.S.A.^G. He was the son of Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth Bassett. He married Anna Tuthill Symmes on 22 November 1795 at North Bend, Ohio, U.S.A.^G. He died on 4 April 1841 at age 68 at White House, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G. He was buried at Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio, U.S.A.^G.
     He was US President No. 9. Was elected in 1840 over his predecessor Martin Van Buren by a popular vote of
1,274,624 to 1,127,781 and an electoral vote of 234 to 60. Chose as vice-
president John Tyler, who succeeded him after a single month in office. Was
the oldest man to be elected president, the first to die in office, and served
the shortest time as president.

     Benjamin Harrison was born on 20 August 1833 at North Bend, Ohio, U.S.A.^G. He was the son of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin. He married Caroline Lavinia Scott on 20 October 1853 at Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A.^G. He married Mary Scott Dimmick Lord on 6 April 1896 at St. Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G. He died on 13 March 1901 at age 67 at Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.^G. He was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.^G.
     Reference: Harrison-1. Won the 1888 electoral vote by 233 to 168 for his predecessor and successor
Grover Cleveland, even though Cleveland had won the popular vote by 5,537,857
to 5,447,129. Lost the 1892 election to Cleveland. Chose Levi P. Morton to
be his vice-president. He was US President No. 23.

     Anna Tuthill Symmes was born on 25 July 1775 at Flatbrook, Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G. She married William Henry Harrison, son of Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth Bassett, on 22 November 1795 at North Bend, Ohio, U.S.A.^G. She died on 25 February 1864 at age 88 at North Bend, Ohio, U.S.A.^G. She was buried at Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio, U.S.A.^G.
     Reference: Harrison-5. Her married name became Harrison.

     Elizabeth Bassett Harrison was born on 29 September 1796 at Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.^G. She was the daughter of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes. She married John Cleves Short on 29 June 1814. She died on 27 September 1846 at age 49.
     Her married name became Short.

     John Cleves Symmes Harrison was born on 28 October 1798 at Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.^G. He was the son of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes. He married Clarissa Pike on 29 September 1819. He died on 30 October 1830 at age 32.