Abraham Quackinbush, Battle of Plattsburg, War of 1812

Abraham Quackinbush, son of James Quackinbush; born in New York on February 6, married March 25, 1818 to Sarah McLaren. Together they had the following children: Daniel McLaren, born March. 9, 1819; married Adriana Suydam. Vesta Joanna, born in New York on Jan 7, 1821; Sarah Stowe, born Greenwich Village, New York on July 20, 1822; Elizabeth, born Greenwich Village. New York on July 5, 1824; Vestiana, born October 8, 1826; married Nathaniel M. Freeman. M. D.; Peter McLaren, born December 24, 1829; married Mary J. Small. Abraham, born October 9, 1831; married Elizabeth A. Louderbach. Charles Edwin, born November 15, 1833; married Frances L. Rutter.

James Quackinbush - The Man Who Owned Manhattan, New York

JAMES QUACKINBUSH, son of Reynier born in Tappan, September. 8, 1758 and married 1st,  in Schraalenberg, New Jersey on December 25, 1783 to Leah or (Lea) Demarest. He married 2nd, (date unknown) Margaret Fake, widow of Romeyn. James and Leah Demarest had the following children: Rynier, born September 25, 1784; David, born February 22, 1786; James, born November 2, 1787; John, born March. 20, 1789; Abraham born February 6, 1791; Maria, born January 10, 1793; James, born November 19, 1794; Benjamin, born January 24, 1797; Andrew born January 6, I799; Ann. Born January 25, 1801. There were no children by Margaret, the second wife of James.

Linda Kwakkenbos, PhD - Psychology and Behavioural Science

Linda was born and raised in The Netherlands, where she obtained a BSc in Psychology (2005) and a research masters degree in Behavioural Science (2008) at the Radboud University Nijmegen. Linda then finished her PhD work in Psychology at the Rheumatology department of the Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen and the Behavioural Science Institute of the Radboud University Nijmegen. Her thesis focused on the assessment and treatment of psychological well-being in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Linda completed her doctoral thesis in the summer of 2012 (thesis defense January 2013).

Linda joined the Behavioural Health Research Group (BHRG) in the summer of 2012 to continue to pursue her research related to psychosocial and quality of life issues among scleroderma patients. She is the Co-Director of the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN), an international team of more than 50 researchers, clinicians, and people with scleroderma from 8 countries, which is devoted to developing online tools to support well-being among people with scleroderma. Dr. Kwakkenbos received a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Québec (2013-2015) and was recently awarded the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2015-2017).

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Kwakkenbos L, Delisle VC, Fox RS, Gholizadeh S, Jewett LR, Levis B, Milette K, Mills SD, Malcarne VL, Thombs BD. Psychosocial aspects of scleroderma. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. In press.
• Willems L, Vriezekolk JE, Schouffoer AA, Poole JL, Stamm TA, Bostrom C, Kwakkenbos L, Vliet Vlieland TPM, van den Ende CHM. Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review. Arthritis Care Res. [E-pub ahead of print].
• Ginting H, Näring G, Kwakkenbos L, Becker ES. Spirituality and negative emotions in individuals with coronary heart disease. J Cardiovasc Nurs. [E-pub ahead of print].
• Kwakkenbos L, Minton O, Stone PC, Alexander S, Baron M, Hudson M, Thombs BD,Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Can Cancer-Related Fatigue Case-Definition Criteria be applied to chronic medical illness? A comparison between breast cancer and systemic sclerosis. J Rheum 2014;42:1156-62.
• Thombs BD, Jewett LR, Kwakkenbos L, Hudson M, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Major depression diagnoses are often transient among patients with systemic sclerosis: baseline and 1-month follow-up. Arthritis Care Res. 2015;67:411-16.
• Kwakkenbos L, Willems LM, van den Hoogen FHJ, van Lankveld WGJM, Beenackers H, van Helmond TF, Becker ES, van den Ende CHM. Cognitive-behavioural therapy targeting fear of progression in an interdisciplinary care program: a case study in systemic sclerosis. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2014;21:297-312.
• Willems LM, Kwakkenbos L, Leite C, Thombs BD, van den Hoogen FHJ, Maia A, Vliet-Vlieland TPM, van den Ende CHM. Frequency and impact of disease symptoms experienced by patients with systemic sclerosis from five European countries. Clin Exp Rheum 2014;32:S88-93.
• Delisle V, Kwakkenbos L, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. An assessment of the measurement equivalence of English and French versions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale in systemic sclerosis. PLOS ONE 2014;9:e102897.
• Kwakkenbos L, Willems LM, Baron M, Hudson M, Cella D, van den Ende CHM, Thombs BD,Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. The comparability of English, French and Dutch scores on the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F): An assessment of differential item functioning in patients with systemic sclerosis. PLOS ONE 2014;9:e91979.
• Kwakkenbos L, Coyne JC, Thombs BD. Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women with breast cancer. J Psychosom Res 2014; 76:485-8.
• Willems LM, Kwakkenbos L, Bode C, van den Hoogen FHJ, van den Ende CHM. Health care use and patients’ perceptions on quality of care in systemic sclerosis. Clin Exp Rheumatol2013;31:S64-70.
• Kwakkenbos L, Fransen J, Vonk MC, Becker ES, Jeurissen M, van den Hoogen FHJ, van den Ende CHM. A comparison of the measurement properties and estimation of minimal important differences of the EQ-5D and SF-6D utility measures in patients with systemic sclerosis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2013;31:S50-6
• Kwakkenbos L, Jewett LR, Baron M, Bartlett SJ, Furst D, Gottesman K, Khanna D, Malcarne VL, Mayes MD, Mouthon L, Poiraudeau S, Sauve M, Nielson WR, Poole JL, Assassi S, Boutron I, Ells C, van den Ende CHM, Hudson M, Impens A, Körner A, Leite C, Costa Maia A, Mendelson C, Pope J, Steele RJ, Suarez-Almazor ME, Ahmed S, Coronado-Montoya S, Delisle VC, Gholizadeh S, Jang Y, Levis B, Milette K, Mills SD, Razykov I, Fox RS, Thombs BD. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort: Protocol for a cohort multiple randomized controlled trial (cmRCT) design to support trials of psychosocial and rehabilitation interventions in a rare disease context. BMJ Open 2013;3:e003563
• Kwakkenbos L, Arthurs E, van den Hoogen FHJ, Hudson M, van Lankveld WGJM, Baron M, van den Ende CHM, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Cross-language measurement equivalence of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies- Depression (CES-D) Scale in systemic sclerosis: A comparison of Canadian and Dutch Patients. PLOS ONE2013;8:e53923.
• Hoogeboom TJ, Kwakkenbos L, Rietveld L, den Broeder AA, de Bie RAB, van den Ende CHM. Feasibility and potential effectiveness of a non-pharmacological multidisciplinary care programme for persons with generalised osteoarthritis: a randomised multiple-baseline single-case study. BMJ Open 2012;2:e001161.
• Kwakkenbos L, van den Hoogen FHJ, Custers J, Prins J, Vonk MC, van Lankveld WGJM, Becker ES, van den Ende CHM. Validity of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire- Short Form in patients with Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Care Res 2012;64:930-4.
• Kwakkenbos L, van Lankveld WGJM, Vonk MC, Becker ES, van den Hoogen FHJ, van den Ende CHM. Disease-related and psychosocial factors associated with depressive symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis, including fear of progression and appearance self-esteem. J Psychosom Res 2012;72:199-204.
• Kwakkenbos L, Bluyssen SJM, Vonk MC, van Helmond AF, van den Ende CHM, van den Hoogen FHJ, van Lankveld WGJM. Addressing patient health care demands in systemic sclerosis: pre-post assessment of a psycho-educational group programme. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2011;29:S60-5.
• Thombs BD, van Lankveld W, Bassel M, Baron M, Buzza R, Haslam S, Haythornthwaite JA, Hudson M, Jewett LR, Knafo R, Kwakkenbos L, Malcarne VL, Milette K, Motivala SJ, Newton EG, Nielson WR, Pacy M, Razykov I, Schieir O, Taillefer S, Worron-Sauve M. Psychological health and well-being in systemic sclerosis: State of the science and consensus research agenda. Arthritis Care Res 2010;62:1181-9.
• Rinck M, Kwakkenbos L, Dotsch R, Wigboldus DHJ, Becker ES. Attentional and behavioural responses of spider fearfuls to virtual spiders. Cogn Emot 2010;24:1199-1206.
• Kwakkenbos L, Becker ES, Rinck M. Fear of spiders: The effect of real threat on the interference caused by symbolic threat. Cogn Emot 2010;24:800-9.

Letters and Commentaries

• Thombs BD, Kwakkenbos L, Coronado-Montoya S. Trial registration in rheumatology: the next step. Arthritis Care Res. 2014;10:1435-7.
• Coyne JC, Kwakkenbos L. Triple-P Positive Parenting Programs: The folly of basing social policy on underpowered flawed studies. BMC Medicine. 2013;11:11.
• Coronado-Montoya S, Kwakkenbos L, Levis B, Thombs BD. Re-assessing the clinical utility of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 for depression screening in prenatal women: A commentary on Sidebottom et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2013;16:253-4.

Book chapters

• Jewett LR, Kwakkenbos L, Delisle VC, Levis B, Thombs BD. Psychosocial issues and care for patients with systemic sclerosis. In: Varga J, Denton CP, Wigley FM (eds.). Scleroderma: From Pathogenesis to Comprehensive Management, 3rd ed. In press 2015.
• Kwakkenbos L, Thombs BD. Non-drug approaches to treating Raynaud’s Phenomenon. In: Wigley FM, Herrick A, Flavahan A (eds.). Raynaud’s Phenomenon. Chicago: Springer, 2015. P 299-313.

Invited Presentations

• Overcoming barriers to evaluating psychological interventions: the cohort multiple randomized controlled trial (cmRCT) design. Appearance Matters: An International Conference about the Impact of Appearance in our Society, Kristianstad, Sweden, Dec 2014.
• Ethical consideration in pre-randomized consent designs. Trials within Cohorts Symposium, London, United Kingdom, Nov 2014.
• A novel approach for pragmatic evaluations of psychological interventions: the cohort multiple randomized controlled trial (cmRCT) design. Center for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom. Jun 2013.
• The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN). Scleroderma Society UK Conference, London, United Kingdom. Jun 2013.
• Psychologisch welbevinden systemische sclerose: Vooruitgang in meten en behandelen [Psychological well-being in systemic sclerosis: Moving forward in assessment and treatment].NVLE Congress, Putten, The Netherlands. Jun 2013. In Dutch.
• How to deal with psychological issues 2nd Systemic Sclerosis World Congress (patient program), Madrid, Spain. Feb 2012.
• Health professionals and systemic autoimmune diseases: NVLE-CONNECT. Symposium NVLE-CONNECT, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Jan 2012. In Dutch.
• Multidisciplinaire groepsbehandeling sclerodermie. [Multidisciplinary treatment of scleroderma]. NVLE patient congress, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. June 2009. In Dutch.
• Educational and cognitive-behavioural interventions in scleroderma. Improving Health and Well-Being in Scleroderma: Establishing a Collaborative Behavioral Health Research Agenda, Montréal, Canada. Nov 2008.

Awards and funding

• Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). ($70,000 per year).
• ZonMW Priority Medicines Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs Network Grant “i-SPIN: Combining forces to develop, test and disseminate eHealth interventions in rare diseases: the example of the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN)” (€8000; Co-projectleader).
• Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Québec (FRSQ) Post-doctoral Fellowship. ($30,000 per year).
• EULAR Abstract Awards 2015, Health Professionals in Rheumatology. (€1000)
• NVLE Award 2013. Dutch patient organization for systemic autoimmune diseases award for top young investigator. (€2500)
• 2013-2015 Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Québec (FRSQ); Formation postdoctorale ($30,000/yr).
• 2013- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, Institute Community Support Travel Award ($975).
• 2012- NVLE, Dutch patient organization for systemic autoimmune diseases; travel award for 2nd Scleroderma World Congress, Madrid (Spain), (€500).
• 2011- NVLE, Dutch patient organization for systemic autoimmune diseases; travel award for educational visit to McGill Jewish Hospital, Behavioural Health Research Group, Montreal (Canada) (€1500).

Isaac Quackenbos and The Border Wars

ISAAC QUACKENBOS was the son of David and married Dorcas Van Alstyne. Together they had the following children: Abraham, drowned in Schoharie Creek, near Ft. Hunter; David; Peter; who settled in Wisconsin; and Martin.

The following anecdote is related of Isaac Quackenbos in Sim's "History of the Border Settlers":

Isaac Quackenbos was under Col. Harper near the Susquehanna, as believed, in 1778; when he happened to be alone, he discovered five Indians sitting on a log mending their moccasins. He was under the cover of a tree within gun-shot of them, his gun being loaded with a bullet and four buckshot. He supposed that if he fired on them they would naturally conclude that he was not alone and his temerity construed rightly. He fired, and two of them fell and the surviving three ran off, and he ran too, though in the opposite direction. He obtained assistance, returned and found the two dead warriors and the moccasins the party were mending.

This incident was communicated by John S. Quackenbos, a nephew of Isaac, and corroborated by Isaac Collier, a fellow soldier of Quackenbos at the time.

ISAAC QUACKENBOS was appointed Lieutenant of the 5th Tryon Co. Regiment, March 3rd, 1780.

William Graham Quackenbush - Christian, Scholar, Philanthropist

The three simple frame houses standing side by side along Caledonia Road on the eastern edge of tiny Laurinburg, North Carolina, had once been the classrooms and dormitory of Laurinburg High School. A private institution, the school was presided over for twenty-one years by William Graham Quackenbush, an orphaned and crippled Virginian who had opened the doors to as many as a hundred students a little more than a dozen years after the end of the Civil War and taught them Latin, Greek, geogaphy, history, math, spelling, English grammer, and music.

Until the school closed in 1901, a year after Laurinburg became the county seat of the newly created Scotland County, Quackenbush and his school had been a source of intense pride for the independent Scots who had settled the lands between the Yadkin and Cape Fear Rivers more than a hundred years before. Indeed, Laurinburg throught so highly of their professor that after his death in 1903 a monument was raised in his honor and placed in front of the courthouse on Main Street. Virtually every county seat across the South had a monument in the square, usually one topped by a musket-toting soldier facing north. Few, if any, memorialized an educator. "Christian, Scholar, Philanthropist," the chiseled inscription read. "His life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world this was a man."

Nearly two decades after Quackenbush's school gave way to classrooms operated at public expense, the buildings were still in use. The largest of the three, the two-story with dormers on the front that had housed boarding students and Quackenbush's office, was the home of the Butler family. Next door, in a smaller, storyand-a-half version with a plain front and a broad front porch, where the dusty road sloped to meet the crossing of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, the Sanfords--Cecil and Betsy and their three children--lived in an identical classroom turned residence.

Source: Terry Sanford: Politics, Progress, and Outrageous Ambitions by Howard E. Covington, Marion A, Ellis (1999)

Alex William Quackenboss - Man With A Plan

Alex W. Quackenboss is one of the owners and the head of the Quackenboss Funeral Home in New Brunswick, New Jersey and also holds high place as a citizen who's interest in public affairs has been expressed in many tangible ways for the general good. He was born born May 10, 1885, in the city which is still his place of residence and is a son of William H. and Annie F. (Stuart) Quackenboss. The father was born in Princeton, New Jersey February 7, 1864 , and was a youth of fourteen years when he came to New Brunswick to enter the employ of Henry De Hart, owner of a cabinetmaking and undertaking business, who carefully directed the efforts of his young assistant so at Mr. De Hart's death William H. Quackenboss was qualified to establish and conduct a funeral home of his own, which he opened at No. 59 Albany Street. The excellent and adequate service which he rendered led to a steady increase in his business, so that larger quarters were needed and in 1900 a removal was made to 98-100 Albany Street, where he continued to conduct a well-appointed funeral home until his own demise, September 10, 1939. He had been a member of the Board of Directors of the People's National Bank in New Brunswick, being elected to that position in 1935 and serving through is remaining days. Another strongly marked feature of his life was his devotion to the best interests of the community in which he lived and he strove effectively to promote the public good in many ways, being regarded as one of the leading citizen's of New Bunswick. In 1908 he was elected sheriff of Middlesex County and capably filled the office for three years or until 1911. Perhaps he will best be remembered for his sympathy which he displayed for those in sorrow and trouble and for the reverent manner in which he performed his service for the dead -- a reverence that grew out of his own faith in the Christian religion and the life thereafter. He held to the highest ideals of his work and many there were that benefited by his council and kindliness.

It was in 1883 that William H. Quackenboss married Annie F. Stuart, of New Brunswick, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Platt) Stuart. To them were born two sons, Alex William and William H., the latter of whom is now deceased. The mother passed away in January, 1911 and on December 31, 1912 Mr. Quackenbush married Susie Weigel, of New Brunswick. He ably fulfilled the relation of husband and father in the family circle and he ever held friendship inviolatable so that he was given high place in the regard and esteem of his fellowmen.

When his father passed away, Alex W. Quackenboss took over the management of the business which had been established by his father, who's ideas and ideals he has faithfully endeavored to carry on. He had had thorough training for the work and had proved an able assistant to the elder member of the firm. The son was born in New Brunswick, May 10, 1885, attended the grade schools here and was graduated from high school in 1903. His college work was done at Rutgers, where he won his Bachelor Of Science Degree as a member of the class of 1907. He then entered the Renouard School of Embalming in New York City, of which he is a 1908 graduate. After graduating he became associated with his father in the undertaking business with which he is still connected, having been admitted to a partnership in 1923, when the present name was adopted. At his father's death he continued the business alone and on January 20, 1941, removed to his present location at No. 156 Livingston Avenue. There is seen an inscription which reads: "This funeral home is dedicated in loving memory of William H. Quackenboss, founder of the institution, who for more than fifty years served before God and reverently prepared for burial the bodies of countless numbers of his servants."

Alex W. Quackenboss has earnestly endeavored to carry out his father's ideas and at the time time keep in touch with the most advanced scientific and sanitary methods introduced in recent years. Associated with him is his son-in-law, Arthur E; Harrington, who for two years was an instructor in the MacAllister School of Embalming in New York. All cases entrusted to them receive the same careful attention, irrespective of financial, religious or social status and everything is planned to suit individual requirements. They have endeavored to make the word Home of real significance, maintaining the atmosphere and privacy of a residence with its sanctity in times of sorrow. There are well appointed parlors and a library, while for the dead there is a preparation room and slumber room in addition to the handsome chapel, while a fine Hammond organ has been installed, The service meets every modern requirement and the firm has on hand a large line of caskets, priced to serve every demand. All is housed in one of the beautiful old homes of New Brunswick, standing in the midst of lovely, well-kept grounds and an air of peace and consolation is prevalent.

In addition to his ownership of the Funeral Home, Mr. Quackenboss is director and the second vice-president of the South River Trust Company, of South River, New Jersey. He is a very prominent and active member of the Masonic Order, belonging to the Union Lodge, No. 19, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a past Master; Scott Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, of which he is a Past High Priest; Scott Council, No. 1, Royal and Select Masters, of which he is a Past, Thrice Illustrious Master; and likewise Past Commander of Temple Commandery, No. 18 Knight Templars. He also belongs to Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobels of the Mystic Shrine, and to New Brunswick Forests, No. 12, of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon. His name is on the roll of the Goodwill Council, No. 32, Junior Order United American Mechanics, and New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Union Club and the New Brunswick Rotary Club, of which he was a director for the year 1942. He belongs to Beta Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Fraternity and he is a vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church of New Brunswick.

Mr. Quackenboss was married on his twenty-first birthday, May 10, 1906, to Caroline Elizabeth Riddle of New Brunswick, daughter of Thomas H and Mathilda (Christ) Riddle. They now have two daughters, Caryle Louise, now the wife of James Deshler II, a lawyer of New Brunswick, and the mother of two children: Diane and James Deshler III; and Roberta Riddle, who is the wife of Arthur E. Harrington, the associate of her father in business.

Source: Prominent Families of New Jersey: In Two Volumes by William Starr Myers, Google Books, 1945