Metje Van Giesen
10 June 1756–3 July 1831 (Age 75)
Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
The Life of Metje
When Metje Van Giesen was born on 10 June 1756, in Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Cornelius Van Giesen, was 31 and her mother, Jenneke Doremus, was 31. She married Abraham Spier on 19 August 1780, in Acquackanonk Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 3 July 1831, at the age of 75.
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Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1760–1843Male
1756–1831Female
19 August 1780
Acquackanonk Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States
(5)
1780–1874Female
1784–Male
1787–Female
1794–Female
1799–Male
Parents and Siblings
1725–Male
1725–Female
(6)
1748–1817Female
1750–Male
1752–Female
1756–1831Female
1758–Female
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Metje Van Giesen in entry for Cornelis Spier, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
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