Gerrit Van Houten (1718 - 1786)

Born 7 Nov 1718 in Tappan, Orange, New York Colony

Died 9 Oct 1786 at age 67 in Tappan, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

Gerrit Van Houten was born on November 7, 1718, in Tappan, New York to Nicholas "Klaes" Van Houten and Margritje Pieters Haring. He married Jannetje Isaac Blauvelt on June 27, 1745, in Passaic, New Jersey. He died on October 9, 1786, in his hometown at the age of 67, and was buried in DeRonde Cemetery in Hillcrest, New York.

The three brothers here, Theunis, Petrus, and Roelof Van Houten married respectively three sisters, Rebecca, Marretje. and Catharine Nagel, daughters of Resolvert Nagel and Klaartje (or Clara) Lydecker. Each of these couples had among their children a Resolveit (after the wife's fatlier), and a Klaes (after the husband's father). The son Gerrit also had a son Klaes. This made four cousins of the name Klaes Van Houten residing at the same time in the same commtinity. For distinction, each assumed as a middle letter in his name his father's initial.^[1]

Birth

• Gerrit Van Houten was born on November 7, 1718, in Tappan, New York, to Margritje Pieters Haring, age 30, and Nicholas "Klaes" Van Houten, age 33.^[2][1]

Baptism

• Gerrit was baptized on 13 June 1719.^[1]

Marriage

• Gerrit Van Houten married Jannetje Isaac Blauvelt in Harlem, New York, on January 1, 1741.^[2][1]

Death

• Gerrit died on October 9, 1786, in Tappan, New York, when he was 68 years old.

Burial

• Gerrit is buried in DeRonde Cemetery in Hillcrest, Rockland County, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Cole, Rev. David, D.D. Isaac Kool (Cool or Cole) and Catherine Severn : married Oct. 15, 1764, at Tappan, Rockland (then part of Orange) Co., N.Y. ; their descendants complete to May 1, 1876; also their American ancestors from the settlement of New York City, page 80. J.F. Trow & Son; New York; 1876. https://archive.org/details/isaackoolcoolorc00cole/page/n8/mode/1up
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Nelson, William. History of the City of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, page 238. The Press Printing and Publ Co; Paterson, NJ; 1901. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofp00nels/page/n4/mode/1up