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Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees 1664 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1664

Birth Location: Flatlands, Kings County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: September 1704

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America

Father: Coert Voorhees

Mother: Marretje Couwenhoven

Spouse(s): Willemptie Luyster

Children(s): Altie Coerten, Marike Terhune, Hendrick Voorhees

The story of Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees began in 1664 in Flatlands, Kings County, New York, United States of America. In 1690, Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees resided in New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, United States. Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees married Willemptie Pieters Luyster, and had children including Altie Coerten, Marike Terhune, Hendrick Gerrites Van Voorhees. Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees passed away in 1704 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees began in 1664 in Flatlands, Kings County, New York, United States of America.
  • In 1690, Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees resided in New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, United States.
  • Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees married Willemptie Pieters Luyster, and had children including Altie Coerten, Marike Terhune, Hendrick Gerrites Van Voorhees.
  • Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees passed away in 1704 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America.

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Gerrit Voorhees's Ancestors

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Gerrit Voorhees
1664 – 1704
Birth Place: Flatlands, Kings County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Coert Stephense Van Voorhees
1637 – 1702
Hees, De Wolden Municipality, Drenthe, Netherlands
Marretje (Gerretse van) Couwenhoven
1644 – 1708
Oyster Bay, Nassau, NY
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Gerrit Voorhees's Descendants

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Gerrit (Coertsen Van) Voorhees (1664 – September 1704) m. Willemptie (Pieters) Luyster (1665 – 1744)
  1. 1. Altie Coerten
  2. 2. Marike Terhune (23 October 1687 – 1753)
  3. 3. Hendrick (Gerrites Van) Voorhees (1696 – ) m. Sarah (Janse) Schenck (1702 – June 1794)
    1. 1. Jane (Hendrickse) Voorhees (17 September 1735 – 3 March 1813) m. Garrit (Tunis) Vanderveer (14 December 1731 – 31 January 1803)
      1. 1. Jan Vanderveer
      2. 2. Sarah (Van) Derveer
      3. 3. David (G) Vanderveer (9 July 1776 – 11 February 1849)
      4. 4. Benjamin (Schenk) Vanderveer

Gerrit Voorhees's Timeline

3 Records

1664
1664
Birth of Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees in Flatlands, Kings County, New York, United States of America
Flatlands, Kings County, New York, United States of America
1690
1690
Age 26
Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees resided here in New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, United States
New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, United States
1704
September 1704
Age 40
Death of Gerrit Coertsen Van Voorhees in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Flatlands, Kings County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: The Documentary History of the State of New York [Albany, NY:, 1849]; Volume Number: Vol 1; Page Number: 660; Family Number: 72

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A genealogy of the Van Voorhees family in America, or, The descendants of Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees of Holland and Flatlands

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1704
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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