Jan Adamszen METSELAER (MESSLER)

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abt. 1626 , Germany

Died

24 November 1696 , Kingston, Ulster County, Crown Colony of New York

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Born: abt. 1626 in Germany

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Jan Adamszen was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1649.

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Jan Adamszen married Geertje DIRCKS 18 February 1657 in Manhattan, New Amsterdam . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geertje DIRCKS was born abt. 1637 in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands. Geertje died 24 November 1698 in Crown Colony of New York.

Jan Adamszen METSELAER (MESSLER) died 24 November 1696 in Kingston, Ulster County, Crown Colony of New York .
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Jan Adamszen METSELAER (MESSLER) married

Geertje DIRCKS
Marriage date: 18 February 1657
Marriage place: Manhattan, New Amsterdam

Children of Jan Adamszen METSELAER (MESSLER) and Geertje DIRCKS

Barbara METSELAER (MESSLER)

Born: September 1666, Manhattan, New York Colony
Died: abt. 1738, Kingston, Ulster County, Crown Colony of New York

Married: Cornelius TACK 18 November 1688 Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dominion of New England

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Marriage / Partner
Jan Adamszen METSELAER (MESSLER) and Geertje DIRCKS 18 February 1657, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Barbara METSELAER (MESSLER) was born September 1666, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1688 Marriage of Child
Barbara METSELAER (MESSLER) married 18 November 1688, Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dominion of New England to Cornelius TACK