Johannes Wilhelm Altgelt (abt. 1689 - 1749)

Born about 23 Sep 1689 in Altenkirchen, Rhineland, Prussia

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Marie (Ehrenstein) Altgelt — married 1 Aug 1715 in Dierdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1749 at about age 59 in New York, New York County

Biography

Johannes was born about 1689. Johannes Altgelt ... ^[1]

"The 1st Altgelt to sail to the American Continent. In April 1726 he emigrated from Dierdorf, Germany to the USA with his wife Anna Maria Ehrenstein, at age 37, accompanied by their four surviving children (three had died at an early age). Settled in NY, 6 more children in USA". From http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115642554. Written by Andy Outcalt

Marriage

Name: Johannes Wilhelmus Altgelt

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1715

Marriage Place: Evangelisch, Dierdorf, Rheinland, Prussia

Spouse: Anna Maria^[2]

Burial

Name: Johannes Wilhelm Altgelt

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1689

Birth Place: Altenkirchener Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 7 Sep 1749

Death Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America

Cemetery: Dutch Reformed Churchyard

Burial or Cremation Place: Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Children:

Frederick Heinrick Altgelt 1716–1775

Adam Altgelt 1728–1810

Jacobus Altgelt 1730–1800

Johannes Altgelt 1735–1798 ^[3]

Sources

• First-hand knowledge of John Kaay.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by John Kaay, Jan 18, 2013
2. ↑ Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929
3. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115642554

Acknowledgments

Thanks to John Kaay for starting this profile.

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