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Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon 1600–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 February 1600

Birth Location: Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Death Date: 30 Apr 1688

Death Location: Hurley, Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Father: Leonin Canterbury

Mother: Isabeau LeRoy

Spouse(s): Magdelen Jorisse

Children(s): Madeleine Canterbury

Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon was born in 1600 in Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, the child of Leonin Blanchan Of Neuville Au Cornet Huguenot Of Walloon Church Of Canterbury And Isabeau Leroy. Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon married Magdelen Brissen Jorisse, and had children including Madeleine Magdalena Blanchan Of Canterbury. Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon passed away in 1688 in Hurley, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

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  • Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon was born in 1600 in Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, the child of Leonin Blanchan Of Neuville Au Cornet Huguenot Of Walloon Church Of Canterbury And Isabeau Leroy.
  • Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon married Magdelen Brissen Jorisse, and had children including Madeleine Magdalena Blanchan Of Canterbury.
  • Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon passed away in 1688 in Hurley, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

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Matthew Deacon's Ancestors

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Matthew Deacon
1600–1688
Birth Place: Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Parents
Leonin Blanchan of Neuville Au Cornet Huguenot of Walloon Church of Canterbury
1578–1649
Neuville-Vitasse, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Isabeau LeRoy
1582–1649
Neuvilleaucornet, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Matthew Deacon's Descendants

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Matthew (Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York:) Deacon (17 February 1600–30 Apr 1688) m. Magdelen (Brissen) Jorisse (27 October 1611–30 April 1688)
  1. 1. Madeleine ("Magdalena" Blanchan of) Canterbury 1646–1757 m. Jan (Mattysen) Jansen 1646–1724
    1. 1. Sara Jans 1686–1714 m. Elias (Teunisen Van) Bunschoten 1679–1757
      1. 1. Teunis (Van) Benschoten 1706–1788 m. Antje Sleght 1712–1803
        1. 1. Catalyntje (Van) Benschoten 1740–1809 m. Isaac Conklin 1739–1809

Matthew Deacon's Timeline

3 Records

1600
17 February 1600
Birth of Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon in Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
1687
7 Mar 1687
Age 87
Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon - Probate in New York, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
1688
30 Apr 1688
Age 88
Death of Matthew Blanchan Huguenot Bourgeois Farmer from Artois Immigrant to New York: Deacon in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 February 1600
    Event Place: Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1606

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1688
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurley, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1687
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County)

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