Brief Life History of Henderick Pieter
When Henderick Pieter Zettel was born on 15 January 1772, in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States, his father, Henderick Zettel, was 32 and his mother, Marie Barbera Kersenaar., was 27. He married Thankful Harriet Partridge about 1800, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died about 1832, at the age of 61.
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- Henry Settle in entry for Elizabeth Clink, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
- Suttle in entry for Sabina Clink, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
- Henderick Pieter Zittel in the Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989; New York, Schenectady, Baptisms, vol. 2, book 42, image 103, date 15 January 1772
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
South German: metonymic occupational name for a scribe, from Middle High German zettel ‘sheet of paper, document’.
South German: metonymic occupational name perhaps for a weaver, from Middle High German zettel(-garn) ‘thread’.
German: shortened form of Zettelmeier or Zettelmeyer, variants of Settelmeier (see Settlemire ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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