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Jacobus Rosenkrans 1704–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 17, 1704

Birth Location: Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States

Death Date: Jan 13, 1763

Death Location: Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Father: Jan DeWitt

Mother: Wyntje Kierstede

Spouse(s): Sara Decker

Children(s): Blandina Rosencrans, Helena Rosencrans, Jacobus Rosencrans, Alida Rosencrans, Geertje Rosencrans, Salomon Rosencrans, Johannes Rosencrans, Daniel Rosencrans, Johannis Rosecrans, Hezikiah Rosencrans

Jacobus Rosenkrans was born in 1704 in Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States, the child of Jan Claessen Dewitt And Wyntje Kierstede. Jacobus Rosenkrans married Catharina Cole, Sara Decker, and had children including Alida Rosencrans, Blandina Rosencrans, Daniel Rosencrans, Geertje Rosencrans, Helena Rosencrans, Hezikiah Rosencrans, Jacobus Junior Rosencrans, Johannes John Rosencrans, Johannis Rosecrans, Salomon Rosencrans. Jacobus Rosenkrans passed away in 1763 in Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacobus Rosenkrans was born in 1704 in Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States, the child of Jan Claessen Dewitt And Wyntje Kierstede.
  • Jacobus Rosenkrans married Catharina Cole, Sara Decker, and had children including Alida Rosencrans, Blandina Rosencrans, Daniel Rosencrans, Geertje Rosencrans, Helena Rosencrans, Hezikiah Rosencrans, Jacobus Junior Rosencrans, Johannes John Rosencrans, Johannis Rosecrans, Salomon Rosencrans.
  • Jacobus Rosenkrans passed away in 1763 in Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan DeWitt
1666–1715
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
JD
Wyntje Kierstede
1673–1721
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
WK

Spouses(s)

Sara Decker
1709–1746
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
SD

Children(s)

Blandina Rosencrans
1733–1789
Birth Location: Port Jervis, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
BR
Helena Rosencrans
1729–1758
Birth Location: Port Jervis, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
HR
Jacobus Rosencrans
1731–1813
Birth Location: Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
JR
Alida Rosencrans
1749–
Birth Location: Minisink, Orange, New York, USA
AR
Geertje Rosencrans
1740–1788
Birth Location: Minisink, Orange, New York, USA
GR
Salomon Rosencrans
1742–1745
Birth Location: Machackemeck, Orange County, New York, USA
SR
Johannes Rosencrans
1744–1810
Birth Location: Huguenot, New Jersey, USA
JR
Daniel Rosencrans
1737–1782
Birth Location: Port Jervis, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
DR
Johannis Rosecrans
1744–1844
Birth Location: Minissink Deer Park, New Jersey
JR
Hezikiah Rosencrans
1749–1819
Birth Location: Wantage, SC, New Jersey, USA
HR

Jacobus Rosenkrans's Ancestors

Self
Jacobus Rosenkrans
1704–1763
Birth Place: Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States
Parents
Jan Claessen DeWitt
1666–1715
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Wyntje Kierstede
1673–1721
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Grandparents
Tjerck (Claessen) DeWitt
1630–1700
Grootholdt, Zunderland, , Netherlands
Barbara Andriessen
1630–1714
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas DeWitt
1595–1663
Tjaatje Leuven
1596–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacobus Rosenkrans's Descendants

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Jacobus Rosenkrans (Mar 17, 1704–Jan 13, 1763) m. Sara Decker (11 Sep 1709–1746)
  1. 1. Blandina Rosencrans 1733–1789
  2. 2. Helena Rosencrans 1729–1758
  3. 3. Jacobus (Junior) Rosencrans 1731–1813
  4. 4. Alida Rosencrans 1749–
  5. 5. Geertje Rosencrans 1740–1788
  6. 6. Salomon Rosencrans 1742–1745
  7. 7. Johannes (John) Rosencrans 1744–1810
  8. 8. Daniel Rosencrans 1737–1782
  9. 9. Johannis Rosecrans 1744–1844
  10. 10. Hezikiah Rosencrans 1749–1819

Jacobus Rosenkrans's Timeline

2 Records

1704
Mar 17, 1704
Birth of Jacobus Rosenkrans in Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States
Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States
1763
Jan 13, 1763
Age 59
Death of Jacobus Rosenkrans in Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 17, 1704
    Event Place: Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 13, 1763
    Event Place: Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
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