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Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters 1644–1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1644

Birth Location: Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne

Death Date: 18 February 1708

Death Location: Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: MacHtelt Everts

Mother: Clerke Everts

Spouse(s): Wilhelm Rittenhausen

Children(s): Nicolas Rittenhouse, Elizabeth Papen

The story of Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters began in 1644 in Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne. Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters married Wilhelm Rittenhausen, and had children including Elizabeth Papen, Nicolas Claus Rittenhouse. Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters passed away in 1708 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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  • The story of Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters began in 1644 in Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne.
  • Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters married Wilhelm Rittenhausen, and had children including Elizabeth Papen, Nicolas Claus Rittenhouse.
  • Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters passed away in 1708 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Geertruid Pieters's Ancestors

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Geertruid Pieters
1644–1708
Birth Place: Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Parents
MacHtelt Everts
1619–1651
Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
Clerke Everts
1621–1651
Loenen, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Donath (Everts) Kersten
1600–1690
Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Hendrikjen Pieters
1610–1710
Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Jan Evertsen
1600–1700
Carolinensiel, Wittmund, Niedersachsen, Germany
Aeltjen Jans
1602–1640
Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Jan Pieters
1585–1685
Jacobjen Roelofs
1590–1643
Douwe Fonda
1580–1641
Willem Leijdeckers
1585–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pieter Stevens
1560–1610
Baet Jans
1565–1615
Jan VanLangendyck
1570–1660
Gertrude(Gertruit) Cornelius
1575–1665

Geertruid Pieters's Descendants

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Geertruid (Kersten Gertrude) Pieters (1644–18 February 1708) m. Wilhelm Rittenhausen (1644–1708)
  1. 1. Nicolas (Claus) Rittenhouse 1666–1734 m. Wilhelmina Deweese 1672–1736
    1. 1. Matthias Rittenhouse 1702–1792
    2. 2. Henry Rittenhouse 1700–1776
    3. 3. Catharine Rittenhausen 1697–1769
    4. 4. William Rittenhausen 1691–1772
    5. 5. Susanna Rittenhausen 1688–1769
    6. 6. Psyche Rittenhausen 1690–1748
  2. 2. Elizabeth Papen 1672–1728

Geertruid Pieters's Timeline

3 Records

1644
1644
Birth of Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters in Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
1650
8 Mei 1650
Age 6
Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters was baptized in Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
1708
18 February 1708
Age 64
Death of Geertruid Kersten Gertrude Pieters in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands Births and Christenings, 1608-1882
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 21375.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 2
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Mei 1650
    Event Place: Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
    Record Source: Netherlands Births and Christenings, 1608-1882

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1708
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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