After which, Martin Van Buren returned home to entertain and hold ... and enjoy farming, fishing, and his family. In 1862, at age 79, Van Buren died, by most accounts content.

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Martin Van Buren National Historic Site will be hosting “Family Bonfire Night” on Saturday, October 15. The event is free and open to the public, and will run ...

Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew ... his tendency to live high and dress well (he had come from a poor family) -- infuriated many Americans. Not until late in his term did ...

How much do you know about President Martin Van Buren? Chances are, not much. The eighth president of the United States, who served from 1837 - 1841, does not usually get Mount Rushmore-level ...

Mr. FLAGG, it is too well known to his friends, has for several years been deprived of sight; and although living in the seclusion of his family ... character of Mr. VAN BUREN, and his services ...

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

Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew ... his tendency to live high and dress well (he had come from a poor family) -- infuriated many Americans. Not until late in his term did ...

Martin Van Buren earned two nicknames during his lifetime: “the Little Magician”—he was a smooth politician—and “Old Kinderhook” from the town where he was born. “Old Kinderhook ...