Elizabeth (Fort) Kimmey (1753 - 1838)

Born 7 Feb 1753 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob (Kimmich) Kimmey — married about 1770 in Bethlehem, Albany County, New York [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1838 at age 84 in Bethlehem, Albany County, New York

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Biography

Elizabeth Fort was the daughter of Frederick Fort and Deborah Ostrander. She was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, on 15 April 1753.^[1] Her birthdate is calculated to be 7 February 1753, from the age given in the inscription on her gravestone.^[2]

Elizabeth married Jacob Kimmey in about 1770. They resided in Bethlehem, New York, and raised a large family.

On 20 December 1772, "Jacob Kidny and Elisab. Fort" witnessed the baptism of Elisabeth, daughter of Mathys Boom and Rosyntje Zeger, in the Reformed Dutch Church in Albany.^[3]

In about 1796, Elizabeth Fort (wife of Jacob Kimmey) was listed as a member in full communion in the Bethlehem (Albany County, New York) Reformed Church. ^[4]

On 18 March 1798, "Jacob Keminey and Elizabeth, his wife" were witnesses to the baptism in that church of Elizabeth, daughter of John Kimmey and Jinny LeRoy.^[5]

She died 12 January 1838 and was buried in the Kimmey family burying ground in Albany County, New York.^[6] The inscription on her gravestone, recorded in 1934 by Col. William Hannay, identifies her as the wife of Jacob Kimmey and gives her date of death as 12 January 1838 and her age at death as 84 years, 11 months, and 5 days.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1750-1764. Text: "Elizab., of Frederick Fort and Deborah Van Stande. Wit.: Maria and Petrus Belleway."
2. ↑ People of the Town of Bethlehem, p. 151
3. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1772-1779
4. ↑ People of the Town of Bethlehem, p. 109
5. ↑ People of the Town of Bethlehem, p. 5
6. ↑ Find-A-Grave, Memorial and gravestone photo for Elizabeth Fort Kimmey
7. ↑ People of the Town of Bethlehem, p. 151

• Bethlehem Historical Association, Records of the People of the Town of Bethlehem, Albany, New York, Bethlehem, New York. 1982.
• Early New Netherland Settlers, by Robert Gordon Clarke, (URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/) [Note: Clarke gives her date of birth as April 1753, probably based on her baptism date.] Cites: Ostrander A Genealogical Record, by Emmett Ostrander, 1660 - 1995 929.273 Os7cc, p. 457.