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Jan 30, 2018 · Yet as it turns out, Queens is named after a person, and a rather interesting person at that. Despite not bearing her actual name, Queens is named after Catherine of Braganza, who was Queen of England in 1683, when Queens was established as one of the twelve original counties of New York.
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Catherine was born on 19 August 1342, the third child and second surviving daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and his first wife Blanche of Valois. On 13 July 1356, Catherine married Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria . [1]
Oct 11, 1990 · The award was originated by King John IV, Catherine's father, and was presented to Mrs. Shulman by Dom Duarte, the 42-year-old Duke of Braganza, who would be King of Portugal if Portugal were ...
The Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society is a private benevolent society founded in 1892 in Astoria, Queens, to support Czech and Slovak immigrants to the area, as well as people of Czech and Slovak ancestry. The society is commonly known as "Bohemian Hall" after its clubhouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1664. The Dutch surrender New Netherland to the English. 1683. The British colony of New York is divided into ten counties, one of which is Queens which included all of current Nassau County. 1790. First U.S. Census taken: Queens County has 5,393 total population, including 1,095 slaves. 1827.
Two adjacent lots, part of a farm, were purchased and on October 1, 1910 the cornerstone of Bohemian Hall was laid. Bohemian Hall was built in three sections. What is today the entrance was the first Hall, but it soon became obvious more space was needed. The Main Hall was added to also be utilized as a Sokol Gym, and in 1919 the outside Bar ...
Oct 12, 2021 · Pfaff’s was one of the few of New York’s saloons that welcomed women. Laura Keene was born Mary Frances Moss in July 1826 in Winchester, Hampshire. She was seventeen when she married Henry Wellington Taylor, who claimed to be a nephew of the Duke of Wellington. The couple had two young daughters when Henry was arrested, convicted (crime ...
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