Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abraham Jacobssen van Etten
and Zara van Steenbergen
Sister of
Sarah Vanetten [half], Maria Vanetten [half], Elizabeth Vanetten [half], Rebecca VanEtten, Samuel Vanetten [half], Benjamin van Etten, Petrus (Vanetten) Van Etten, Annatie Van Etten and Leah VanEtten
Wife of
Elias Ostrander
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Petrus Ostrander, Elizabeth (Ostrander) Southard, Sarah Ostrander, Catharina Ostrander, Leah Ostrander, Johannes Ostrander, Andreas Ostrander, Rebecca Ostrander and Abraham Ostrander
Died about
at about age 75
in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2017
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Biography
She was baptized on 21 Aug 1749 at Rhinebeck Flats Reformed Dutch Church in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. [1]
Rachel VanEtten married Elias Ostrander [p248 #6934] & they had about 9 children.
She died about 1825 and was buried at Ithaca Cemetery in Ithaca, New York.
Sources
- ↑ Rhinebeck Flats Reformed Dutch Church Record for baptism on 21 Aug 1749 of Rachel Van Etten with sponsors Benjamin Steenbergen & his wife Rachel Seiland.
- Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America: A Genealogy & Brief History p771 by William Henry Van Benschoten published=1907 by West Park-On-Hudson
Acknowledgments
- Van Etten-102 was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 Sep 2010.
- Van Etten-154 was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on 27 Jan 2011.
- Vanetten-58 was created through the import of LJM Family File 10.1.ged by Vivian Kahn on 28 Oct 2012.
- VanEtten-450 was created on 13 Dec 2017 by G. Redmond.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Doris (Muller) Wheeler 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M277130 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A206179 [compare], Ancestry member dorisw
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T534448 [compare], FTDNA kit #N19709
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Joel Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CZ9669263 [compare], yourDNAportal JOEa70b361d, Ancestry member joelktaylor2016
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~0.78%
Dan Earnshaw :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CM4825184 [compare], Ancestry member Earnshawlawyer
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Fred Gregory :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Richard Coons :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T262162 [compare], FTDNA kit #121110
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~0.39%
Katherine Kakretz :
AncestryDNA
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Vanetten-58 and VanEtten-450 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate profiles with same parents & husband
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by G (Redmond) R
Rachel is 17 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 21 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 21 degrees from Maggie Beer, 43 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 24 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 23 degrees from Michael Chow, 19 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 21 degrees from Matty Matheson, 17 degrees from Martha Stewart, 29 degrees from Danny Trejo and 26 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.