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Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees 1658 – 1709 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

Death Date: Bef. 1709

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA

Father: Steven Voorhees

Mother: Aaltjen Wessels

Spouse(s): Jan Schenck, Alexander Simson, Alexander Sympson

Children(s): Garret Schenck

Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1658 in Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, the child of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees and Aaltjen Wessels. Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees married Jan Martense Schenck, Alexander Simson, Alexander Sympson, and had children including Garret Roelofse Schenck. Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees passed away in 1709 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1658 in Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, the child of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees and Aaltjen Wessels.
  • Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees married Jan Martense Schenck, Alexander Simson, Alexander Sympson, and had children including Garret Roelofse Schenck.
  • Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees passed away in 1709 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Steven Voorhees
1600 – 1684
Birth Location: Hees, De Wolden Municipality, Drenthe, Netherlands
SV
Aaltjen Wessels
1605 – 1647
Birth Location: Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands
AW

Spouses(s)

Jan Schenck
1632 – 1688
Birth Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
JS
Alexander Simson
Birth Location: –
AS
Alexander Sympson
Birth Location: –
AS

Children(s)

Garret Schenck
Birth Location: –
GS

Jannetje Voorhees's Ancestors

Self
Jannetje Voorhees
1658 – 1709
Birth Place: Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
Parents
Steven Coerte Van Voorhees
1600 – 1684
Hees, De Wolden Municipality, Drenthe, Netherlands
Aaltjen Wessels
1605 – 1647
Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jannetje Voorhees's Descendants

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Jannetje (Stevense Van) Voorhees (1658 – Bef. 1709) m. Jan (Martense) Schenck (1632 – 28 Jan 1688) m. Alexander Simson m. Alexander Sympson
  1. 1. Garret (Roelofse) Schenck m. Mitje (Coerten) VanVoorhees
    1. 1. Roelof Schenck (27 Apr 1697 – 22 Aug 1768)

Jannetje Voorhees's Timeline

3 Records

1658
1658
Birth of Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees in Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
1709
Bef. 1709
Age 51
Death of Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees in Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
1709
Bef. 1709
Age 51
Death of Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1709
    Event Place: Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1709
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
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