flag female ancestor  Marretje Gerritse  VAN COUWENHOVEN

  (b. abt. 1644 New Amsterdam   d. abt. 1708 Brooklyn, Crown Colony of New York )  

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Marretje Gerritse VAN COUWENHOVEN was born abt. 1644 in New Amsterdam

Marretje Gerritse VAN COUWENHOVEN was the child of Gerret Wolfertse VAN KOUWENHOVEN   and   Aeltje Cornelise COOL

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Marretje Gerritse  married  Coerte Stevense VAN VOORHEES .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Coerte Stevense VAN VOORHEES  was born abt. 1638 in Drenthe, Netherlands.  Coerte Stevense died abt. 1699 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island). 

Marretje Gerritse VAN COUWENHOVEN died abt. 1708 in Brooklyn, Crown Colony of New York .
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Marretje Gerritse VAN COUWENHOVEN married immigrant flag male ancestor Coerte Stevense VAN VOORHEES-- Place: 


Children of Coerte Stevense VAN VOORHEES and Marretje Gerritse VAN COUWENHOVEN:

flag male ancestor Steven Coert VAN VOORHEES (b.abt. 1667, Brooklyn, New York Colony   d. 16 February 1723, Gravesend, Kings, Crown Colony of New York)
m. Agatha Van Dyck EVA JANSE 9 February 1687

flag male ancestor Johannes Coert VAN VOORHEES (b.20 April 1683, Brooklyn, New York Colony   d. 10 October 1757, Beacon, Crown Colony of New York )
m. Barbara Achaise VAN DYKE 19 November 1703 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)



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1683 Birth of Child
Johannes Coert VAN VOORHEES was born 20 April 1683, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)
marriage1703 Marriage of Child
Johannes Coert VAN VOORHEES married 19 November 1703, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island) to Barbara Achaise VAN DYKE
Added: 11/4/2016 2:09:25 PM - Updated: 4/7/2025 12:08:23 PM
Did You Know?New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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