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Claes Janszen de Witt 1595–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1595

Birth Location: Groatholdt by Esens in Emberland, northeast of Emden, East Friesland, Netherlands

Death Date: 8 Jun 1663

Death Location: Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany

Father: Jan Witt

Mother: Jacomina Barestijne

Spouse(s): Taatje Leuven, Felde... sen, Tiada Bremer

Children(s):

In 1595, Claes Janszen de Witt entered the world in Groatholdt by Esens in Emberland, northeast of Emden, East Friesland, Netherlands, born to Jan Andries Pietersz De Witt And Jacomina Van Barestijne. Claes Janszen de Witt married Felde Sen, Taatje Cornelisse Van Leuven, Tiada Tjarks Bremer. Claes Janszen de Witt passed away in 1663 in Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1595, Claes Janszen de Witt entered the world in Groatholdt by Esens in Emberland, northeast of Emden, East Friesland, Netherlands, born to Jan Andries Pietersz De Witt And Jacomina Van Barestijne.
  • Claes Janszen de Witt married Felde Sen, Taatje Cornelisse Van Leuven, Tiada Tjarks Bremer.
  • Claes Janszen de Witt passed away in 1663 in Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany.

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Claes Witt's Ancestors

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Claes Witt
1595–1663
Birth Place: Groatholdt by Esens in Emberland, northeast of Emden, East Friesland, Netherlands
Parents
Jan Andries Pietersz de Witt
1558–1621
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jacomina (van) Barestijne
1569–1640
Herwijnen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Pieter (de) Witt
1525–1568
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Etgen Lancen
1528–1573
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Jan Witt
1470–1536
Katrijn Claes
1483–
Jan Lancen
1496–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Witt
1438–
N.N. N.N.
1442–

Claes Witt's Timeline

4 Records

1595
15 Sep 1595
Birth of Claes Janszen de Witt in Groatholdt by Esens in Emberland, northeast of Emden, East Friesland, Netherlands
Groatholdt by Esens in Emberland, northeast of Emden, East Friesland, Netherlands
1597
1 Jun 1597
Age 2
Claes Janszen de Witt was christened in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
1663
7 Jun 1663
Age 68
Death of Claes Janszen de Witt in Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany
Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany
1663
8 Jun 1663
Age 68
Burial of Claes Janszen de Witt in Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany
Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1595
    Event Place: Groatholdt by Esens in Emberland, northeast of Emden, East Friesland, Netherlands
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Claes Janszen de Witt, person ID L4WD-LX8.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1597
    Event Place: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Claes Janszen de Witt, person ID L4WD-LX8.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1663
    Event Place: Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Claes Janszen de Witt, person ID L4WD-LX8.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1663
    Event Place: Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Claes Janszen de Witt, person ID L4WD-LX8.

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