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Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff 1585–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1585

Birth Location: Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Death Date: 27 Dec 1642

Death Location: Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Father: Herzog Ravensberg

Mother: Anna Aldekerk

Spouse(s): Grietjen Pletjes

Children(s): Isacks Graeff

In 1585, Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff entered the world in Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, born to Herzog Johann Wilhelm Von Julich Kleve Berg House Of Ravensberg And Anna Catharina Op Den Graeff Van De Aldekerk. Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff married Grietjen Margaretha Pletjes, and had children including Isacks Hermans Op Den Graeff. Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff passed away in 1642 in Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff entered the world in Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, born to Herzog Johann Wilhelm Von Julich Kleve Berg House Of Ravensberg And Anna Catharina Op Den Graeff Van De Aldekerk.
  • Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff married Grietjen Margaretha Pletjes, and had children including Isacks Hermans Op Den Graeff.
  • Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff passed away in 1642 in Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herzog Ravensberg
1562–1609
Birth Location: Düsseldorf, Berg, Germanic Europe
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Anna Aldekerk
1567–1610
Birth Location: Aldekerk, Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Grietjen Pletjes
1588–1643
Birth Location: Kempen, Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Children(s)

Isacks Graeff
1615–1678
Birth Location: Krefeld, Nordheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Bishop Graeff's Ancestors

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Bishop Graeff
1585–1642
Birth Place: Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Parents
Herzog Johann Wilhelm Von Jülich-Kleve-Berg House of Ravensberg
1562–1609
Düsseldorf, Berg, Germanic Europe
Anna (Catharina Op Den Graeff Van De) Aldekerk
1567–1610
Aldekerk, Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop Graeff's Descendants

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Bishop (Hermann Issac Op Den) Graeff (26 Nov 1585–27 Dec 1642) m. Grietjen (Margaretha) Pletjes (16 Oct 1588–7 Jan 1643)
  1. 1. Isacks (Hermans Op Den) Graeff 1615–1678 m. Greitjen (Margaretha) Dohrs 1619–1683
    1. 1. Abraham (Issacs Op Den) Graeff 1646–1731 m. Trintgen (Katherine) Jansen 1648–1710
      1. 1. Anneken (Op Den) Graeff 1683–1755 m. Harman DeHaven 1682–1752
        1. 1. Margaret DeHaven 1721–1783 m. Samuel (Jonas) Seely 1710–1779

Bishop Graeff's Timeline

2 Records

1585
26 Nov 1585
Birth of Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff in Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1642
27 Dec 1642
Age 57
Death of Bishop Hermann Issac Op Den Graeff in Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1585
    Event Place: Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1642
    Event Place: Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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