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Garret Hendrick Voorhees 1748–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1748

Birth Location: NJ

Death Date: 20 December 1848

Death Location: Crane, Indiana, United States

Father: Hendrick Voorhees

Mother: Sarah Schenck

Spouse(s): Leannah Halstead, Elizabeth Burr, Matilda Ditmars

Children(s): Anna Voorhies, William Voorhees

Garret Hendrick Voorhees was born in 1748 in NJ, the child of Hendrick Voorhees And Sarah Janse Schenck. Garret Hendrick Voorhees married Elizabeth Burr, Leannah Halstead, Matilda Ditmars, and had children including Anna Voorhies, William Van Voorhees. Garret Hendrick Voorhees passed away in 1848 in Crane, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Garret Hendrick Voorhees was born in 1748 in NJ, the child of Hendrick Voorhees And Sarah Janse Schenck.
  • Garret Hendrick Voorhees married Elizabeth Burr, Leannah Halstead, Matilda Ditmars, and had children including Anna Voorhies, William Van Voorhees.
  • Garret Hendrick Voorhees passed away in 1848 in Crane, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hendrick Voorhees
1696–
Birth Location: –
HV
Sarah Schenck
1696–1794
Birth Location: Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York
SS

Spouses(s)

Leannah Halstead
1758–1837
Birth Location: –
LH
Elizabeth Burr
1750–
Birth Location: Connecticut
EB
Matilda Ditmars
1752–
Birth Location: –
MD

Children(s)

Anna Voorhies
1790–1887
Birth Location: Pennsylvania,USA
AV
William Voorhees
–1822
Birth Location: –
WV

Garret Voorhees's Ancestors

Self
Garret Voorhees
1748–1848
Birth Place: NJ
Parents
Hendrick Voorhees
1696–
Sarah (Janse) Schenck
1696–1794
Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York
Grandparents
Jan (Roelfse) Schenck
1670–1753
Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA
Sarah (van) Kouwenhoven
1675–1761
Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Garret Voorhees's Descendants

1.
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Garret (Hendrick) Voorhees (11 March 1748–20 December 1848) m. Leannah Halstead (1758–11 February 1837) m. Elizabeth Burr (1750–) m. Matilda Ditmars (1752–)
  1. 1. Anna Voorhies 1790–1887 m. Moses Speer 1786–1841
    1. 1. Lovell (D) Speer 1810–1843 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Irvine 1811–1892
      1. 1. Jesse (Alexander) Speer 1839–1920 m. Sydney (A) Hackney 1841–1890
        1. 1. Lyly Hall 1874–1875 m. David (Rankin) Hall 1864–1942
        2. 2. Nancy (Bell) Speer 1870–1947 m. Simpson (Burton) Hall 1869–1950
        3. 3. William (Dudley) Speer 1862–1862
        4. 4. Samuel (Lovell) Speer 1863–1864
        5. 5. Ira (Harley) Speer 1874–1939 m. Elta Richardson 1873–1966
        6. 6. Charles (Clay) Speer 1865–1950 m. Mary (Ollie) Henderson 1867–1929
        7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Speer 1861–1907
        8. 8. Edgar (Thurston) Speer 1866–1899 m. Rosa (C) Lynd 1866–1932
        9. 9. Jesse (Alman) Speer 1876–1915 m. Carrie (Elva) Matthew 1875–1953
        10. 10. Grace Clayton 1878–1962 m. William (A B) Clayton 1873–1961
        11. 11. Sarah (A) Speer 1864–
      2. 2. William SPEER 1832–1855
      3. 3. Joel (Marion) Speer 1835–1909 m. Tena (Belle) Prather 1838–1910
        1. 1. Oliver (Morton) Speer 1864–1938 m. Louise Welk 1866–1945
        2. 2. Mary (Emma Speer) Allegre 1860–1938 m. Charles (William) Allegre 1855–
        3. 3. Henry (S) Speer 1862– m. Laura (M) Miller 1861–1937
        4. 4. Lulu (Mae) Speer 1876–1919 m. William (Chester) Evans 1864–1963
    2. 2. Mahala Speer 1812–1896 m. Lemuel Pickens 1811–1879
      1. 1. Lemuel (Jefferson) Pickens 1848–1924 m. Maria (Elsena) Fisher 1856–1933
        1. 1. Edward (E) Pickens 1881–1968
        2. 2. Franklin (Ellsworth) Pickens 1884–1959
        3. 3. David (E.) Pickens 1878–1926
        4. 4. Mahala (Ann) Pickens 1873–1958 m. Albert Oldham 1869–1932
        5. 5. Grace (Estella) Pickens 1886–1971 m. Culmer (William) Fry 1883–1961
      2. 2. James (W) Pickens 1852–
      3. 3. Hesam Pickens 1833–
      4. 4. Jacob Pickens 1854–
      5. 5. Theodore Pickens 1858–
    3. 3. Garrett Speer 1823–1896 m. Elizabeth Freeman 1826–1903
      1. 1. Samuel Spears 1856–
      2. 2. Leander Spears 1853–
      3. 3. L (A) Spears 1858–
      4. 4. Moses (T.) Speer 1845–1908 m. Hannah (L.) Speers 1854–
        1. 1. Carrie Speers 1877–
        2. 2. Earnest Speers 1878–
      5. 5. Dora (C.) Speer 1862–1941 m. Lewis (L) Wilson 1860–1942
      6. 6. Mary (M) Speer 1852–1937 m. Thomas (J. Ward) Jr. 1851–1917
        1. 1. Mittie (Florence) Ward 1883–1953
        2. 2. Alaxander (B) Ward 1884–1960 m. Bessie (Maud) Moots 1887–1971
        3. 3. Monroe (E) Ward 1880–1958 m. Vida Crouch 1889–1965
      7. 7. Lovel (A.) Speer 1846–1847
    4. 4. Moses Speer 1826–1915 m. Elizabeth (J) Speer 1839–1876 m. Mary (Jane) Marshall 1829–1853
      1. 1. James (Madison) Speer 1864–1946 m. Margaret (E) Vontrees 1877–1902
        1. 1. Pearl (Melissa) Speer 1900–1915
        2. 2. Mable (J) Speer 1896–
        3. 3. George (Wesley) Speer 1898–1981 m. Anna (B) Clements 1903–1956
      2. 2. George (W.) Speer 1874–
      3. 3. John (M.) Speer 1861–1937 m. Leora (B) Kingcade 1868–1947
        1. 1. Pearl Speer 1892–
      4. 4. Aaron Speer 1862–1951 m. Altha (Catherine) Baker 1863–1933
        1. 1. Delbert (Lewis) Speer 1885–1966 m. Stella (O) Foster 1884–
        2. 2. Virgil (Scott) Speer 1889–1958
      5. 5. William (Harvey) Speer 1850–1905 m. Margaret (J) Stackhouse 1857–1927 m. Charlotte (N) Mclane 1854–1880
        1. 1. John Speer 1876–1962 m. Carrie (E) Cadle 1884–1978
        2. 2. Minnie (E Speer) Riester 1874–1932 m. Andrew (J.) Chastain 1845– m. Stevenson Reister 1852– m. Mart (C) Miller 1860– m. Arva Wilfomg 1871–
        3. 3. Mary (J.) Speer 1878–
    5. 5. Aaron Speer 1829–1918 m. Mary (Matilda) Fulton 1836–1901
      1. 1. Eva Speer 1887–
      2. 2. Mary (F) Speer 1861–
      3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Speer 1854–1910 m. Nickes Hollowell 1852–
        1. 1. Mary (Evalou) Gifford 1890–1984 m. Frank (Raymond) Gifford 1888–1936
        2. 2. Harry (L) Hollowell 1876–1929 m. Lillie (I) Gifford 1875–1948
    6. 6. Joshua Speer 1821–1896 m. Eveline Vandeveer 1822–1910
      1. 1. Curtis (S.) Oflyng 1876–
      2. 2. Lucy (A.) Speers 1862–
      3. 3. Caroline Spear 1856–1937
      4. 4. Joel Speers 1851–1928 m. Frances Search 1855–1945
        1. 1. Aubry (B.) Speers 1877–
        2. 2. Claude (D.) Speers 1879–
        3. 3. Maude Speer 1884– m. Roy (Wesley) Lantz 1878–1966
      5. 5. Ruth (Amelia) Speer 1862–1884 m. James (Gilmore) Hawkins 1856–1921
        1. 1. Rufus (Aaron) Hawkins 1884–1955 m. Althea (J) Mcghee 1881–
  2. 2. William (Van) Voorhees –1822

Garret Voorhees's Timeline

8 Records

1720
15 May 1720
Garret Hendrick Voorhees was baptized in Freehold and Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Freehold and Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1748
11 March 1748
Birth of Garret Hendrick Voorhees in NJ
NJ
1748
30 Jan 1748
Garret Hendrick Voorhees was baptized in Dutch Reformed Church,Freehold and Middletown,Monmouth,New Jersey
Dutch Reformed Church,Freehold and Middletown,Monmouth,New Jersey
1780
1780
Age 32
Garret Hendrick Voorhees resided here in East and West Jersey, New Jersey, United States
East and West Jersey, New Jersey, United States
1783
1783
Age 35
Garret Hendrick Voorhees resided here in New Brnswk N Wd, Middlesex County, NJ
New Brnswk N Wd, Middlesex County, NJ
1830
1830
Age 82
Garret Hendrick Voorhees resided here in Orange, Indiana, USA
Orange, Indiana, USA
1840
1840
Age 92
Garret Hendrick Voorhees resided here in Martin, Indiana, USA
Martin, Indiana, USA
1848
20 December 1848
Age 100
Death of Garret Hendrick Voorhees in New York, USA
New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1748
    Event Place: NJ
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 571.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Submitter Code: VVH
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2272.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PHZ
    [5] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Martin, Indiana; Page: 30; Family History Library Film: 0007732
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 May 1720
    Event Place: Freehold and Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Freehold and Middletown, Part 1, Book 61A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1748
    Event Place: Dutch Reformed Church,Freehold and Middletown,Monmouth,New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: East and West Jersey, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, State Library MSS Coll., #1 - 100 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 5-1, Folder 80; Page Number: 7; Family Number: 30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: New Brnswk N Wd, Middlesex County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Orange, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 31; Page: 20; Family History Library Film: 0007720

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Martin, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Martin, Indiana; Page: 30; Family History Library Film: 0007732

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1848
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] New York, Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills and Administration, 1787-1922; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Montgomery County); Probate Place: Montgomery, New York
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crane, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Montgomery, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills and Administration, 1787-1922; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Montgomery County); Probate Place: Montgomery, New York
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