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Gerard De Witt 1278–1314 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1278

Birth Location: Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 1314

Death Location: Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Father: Jan Witte

Mother: Hedwig Made

Spouse(s): Catharina Does, Catharina Does

Children(s): Gottschalk Witt

Gerard De Witt was born in 1278 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, the child of Jan Die Witte And Hedwig Hadewie Van Der Made. Gerard De Witt married Catharina Van Der Does, and had children including Gottschalk Gerardsz De Witt. Gerard De Witt passed away in 1314 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • Gerard De Witt was born in 1278 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, the child of Jan Die Witte And Hedwig Hadewie Van Der Made.
  • Gerard De Witt married Catharina Van Der Does, and had children including Gottschalk Gerardsz De Witt.
  • Gerard De Witt passed away in 1314 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Witte
1255–1314
Birth Location: Westfriesland, North Holland, Netherlands
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Hedwig Made
1245–1311
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catharina Does
1280–1302
Birth Location: Leiderdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Catharina Does
1280–
Birth Location: Leiderdorp, S. Holland, Netherlands
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Children(s)

Gottschalk Witt
1302–1346
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Gerard Witt's Ancestors

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Gerard Witt
1278–1314
Birth Place: Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Parents
Jan Die Witte
1255–1314
Westfriesland, North Holland, Netherlands
Hedwig (Hadewie van der) Made
1245–1311
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerard Witt's Descendants

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Gerard (De) Witt (1278–1314) m. Catharina (Van Der) Does (1280–1302) m. Catharina (van der) Does (1280–)
  1. 1. Gottschalk (Gerardsz De) Witt 1302–1346 m. Anna (Van) Houweningen 1302–1363
    1. 1. Jan (Godschalksz De) Witte 1340–1382 m. Maria (Trude Van) Ratingen 1339–1383
      1. 1. Johannes (de) Witte 1375–1434
        1. 1. Witte (Johansz de) Witte 1400– m. Beatrix (Van) Stoene 1365–1443
      2. 2. Witte (Die) Witte 1400–

Gerard Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1278
1278
Birth of Gerard De Witt in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
1314
1314
Age 36
Death of Gerard De Witt in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1278
    Event Place: Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Gerard De Witt, person ID GSYH-SW4.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1314
    Event Place: Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Gerard De Witt, person ID GSYH-SW4.
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