Moise Dupuy and a "semi-black" woman had an illegitimate child, Jean-Baptiste, who was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany on December 27, 1696.[1] The question is whether or not this "semi-black" woman was Marie-Anne Christiansen. The PRDH notation cited on Nosorigines states that she was born "à Corlaer (Schenectady), New-York, d'après son acte de mariage. Il y a de l'incertitude autour de la nature exacte de sa filiation. Certains affirment qu'elle est la fille d'un couple Néerlandais, Christian Christiane et Elisabeth Ysbrantes. Mais ceci apparaît très improbable. Il est possible qu'elle soit la "Anna", mère métisse ("semi-black") d'un enfant de Moise Dupuy baptisé le 27 Décembre 1696 à la Dutch Reformed Church d'Albany; ceci n'exclut pas qu'elle soit la fille de Christian, mais c'est là pure spéculation, reposant uniquement sur le nom de famille de la femme de Moïse." No other information is available.[2]
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