Anything related to the genealogy of my grandkids. Surnames include: Broekman, Gast, ten Bruggencate, Seidler, Tiffany, Richstein, and many more
Albertje (dutch link) was baptized (as Albertje Hendriks) on 28 Jan 1776 in Veendam, The Netherlands, third child of Hindrik Jacobs and Annigjen Roelfs. She was named after her paternal grandmother (as expected for Dutch naming rules), and she is my 4th great-grandmother. Her father took at some point the name …
Henri Jacques Broekman (dutch link) was born 27 Jan 1883 in Amsterdam, born to Marinus J. Broekman and Margaretha Cramer. He was one of twins, his brother Gerard died 10 Jan 1884. They were the last two of eight children, and my husband’s granduncles. While the family were predominantly Evangelical Lutherans …
Hester van Gelder was baptized 26 Jan 1662 in the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam. She was the daughter of Jan/John van Gelder/Guelder and Tanneke Montenac, and the 8th great-grandmother of my son-in-law. Her parents came to New Netherland between 1660 (when they married in Beverwijk, The Netherlands, banns were …
Louisa Boldrey was born 25 Jan 1818 in Bentley’s Corner, Jefferson County, New York. She was the first child of Samuel Boldrey and his first wife Elizabeth Bentley, and my son-in-law’s 4th great-grandmother. Forty-eight years later, her grandson would be born on the same day. Her parents moved before 1820 to …
Joseph Miles was born 24 Jan 1703 in Derby, CT, son of Stephen Miles. He is my son-in-law’s 7th great-grand-uncle. Father Stephen was married twice: (1) to Mary Holbrook, and (2) to Patience Wheeler, and had six children. There seems to be quite a bit of confusion about who is …
Today’s birthday girl is Hannah Pollack, who was born 22 Jan 1900 in Rüthen, Germany, daughter of Alfred Pollack and Hedwig Neuwald. She …
Samuel Stebbins was born 21 Jan 1659 in Northampton, MA, son of John Stebbins and his second wife Abigail Bartlett. His father …
Henry Richstein was born 20 Jan 1914 in Brooklyn, second child of Isador Richstein and Bessie Levison. His parents were both immigrants, …
Gertrudis Stroothuis was baptized 19 Jan 1758 in Tubbergen, Overijssel, The Netherlands. The family was Roman Catholic, one of the few families …
Today is the birthday of two of my 2nd great-grandfathers: Jan Tonkes Starke (1838, on my mother’s side) (dutch link) and Hendrik …
