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Gerard de Witt 1278–1314 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1278

Birth Location: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 1314

Death Location: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Father: Jan Witte

Mother: Hedwig Made

Spouse(s): Catharina Does

Children(s): Gottschalk Witt

Gerard de Witt was born in 1278 in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, the child of Jan De 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, South Holland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • Gerard de Witt was born in 1278 in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, the child of Jan De 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, South Holland, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Witte
1255–1314
Birth Location: Westfriesland, North Holland, Netherlands
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Hedwig Made
1260–1311
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catharina Does
1280–1302
Birth Location: Leiderdorp, South 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

Self
Gerard Witt
1278–1314
Birth Place: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Parents
Jan de Witte
1255–1314
Westfriesland, North Holland, Netherlands
Hedwig (Hadewie van der) Made
1260–1311
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)
  1. 1. Gottschalk (Gerardsz De) Witt 1302–1346 m. Anna (Van) Houweningen 1305–1363
    1. 1. Jan (Godschalks de) Witt 1340–1382 m. Trude (van) Ratingen 1339–1383
      1. 1. Arnerd (de) Witte 1360–
      2. 2. Marie (de) Witte 1362–
      3. 3. Johannes (de) Witte 1375–1434
      4. 4. Floris (de) Witte 1358–
      5. 5. Witte (Johansz de) Witt 1365–1450 m. Beatrix (Van) Stoene 1365–1443
        1. 1. Jan (Wittesz de) Witt 1405–1460 m. Maria Tak 1425–1456

Gerard Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1278
1278
Birth of Gerard de Witt in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
1314
1314
Age 36
Death of Gerard de Witt in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1278
    Event Place: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1314
    Event Place: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
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