Nellie Snedeker

Brief Life History of Nellie

When Nellie Snedeker was born on 30 September 1737, in New York, United States, her father, Theodorus Snedeker, was 32 and her mother, Dirckje Van Vliet, was 27. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with David Brouwer. She died in 1844, in her hometown, at the age of 107.

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David Brouwer
1726–1796
Nellie Snedeker
1737–1844
Petrus Brouwer
1769–
Margretia Brouwer
1770–
Simion Brouwer
1772–

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    World Events (6)

    1776

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776

    New York is the 11th state.

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form, under American Dutch influence in New Netherland, of North German Schnitker or Schnittker ‘joiner, woodcarver’, or perhaps of its Danish cognate Snedker ‘carpenter’.

    History: Jan Gerritsz Snedeker, born in Oldenburg, Germany, arrived in New Netherland from Sloten, Amsterdam, around 1639.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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