<P> Martin Van Buren was born on December 5 , 1782 , in the village of Kinderhook , New York about 20 miles ( 32 km ) south of Albany on the Hudson River . He was the first president not born a British subject , nor of British ancestry . His father , Abraham Van Buren , was a descendant of Cornelis Maessen of the village of Buurmalsen , Netherlands , who had come to North America in 1631 and purchased a plot of land on Manhattan Island . Abraham Van Buren had been a Patriot during the American Revolution , and he later joined the Democratic - Republican Party . Abraham owned and operated an inn and tavern in Kinderhook and served as Kinderhook 's town clerk for several years . In 1776 , Abraham married Maria Hoes ( or Goes ) Van Alen , the widow of Johannes Van Alen . Like Abraham Van Buren , Maria was of Dutch extraction . With Van Alen , Maria had had three children , including future Congressman James I. Van Alen . After their marriage , Abraham and Maria produced five children , including Martin . Unlike every other president before or since , Van Buren spoke English as a second language , and his primary language in his youth was Dutch . </P>
<P> Martin Van Buren was born on December 5 , 1782 , in the village of Kinderhook , New York about 20 miles ( 32 km ) south of Albany on the Hudson River . He was the first president not born a British subject , nor of British ancestry . His father , Abraham Van Buren , was a descendant of Cornelis Maessen of the village of Buurmalsen , Netherlands , who had come to North America in 1631 and purchased a plot of land on Manhattan Island . Abraham Van Buren had been a Patriot during the American Revolution , and he later joined the Democratic - Republican Party . Abraham owned and operated an inn and tavern in Kinderhook and served as Kinderhook 's town clerk for several years . In 1776 , Abraham married Maria Hoes ( or Goes ) Van Alen , the widow of Johannes Van Alen . Like Abraham Van Buren , Maria was of Dutch extraction . With Van Alen , Maria had had three children , including future Congressman James I. Van Alen . After their marriage , Abraham and Maria produced five children , including Martin . Unlike every other president before or since , Van Buren spoke English as a second language , and his primary language in his youth was Dutch . </P>
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Martin Van Buren
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