Alida Tack

Brief Life History of Alida

When Alida Tack was born about 1742, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, Johannes Tak, was 35 and her mother, Sara, Tak, Elmendorf, was 31. She married Jacob Salomon Freer in 1758, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 26 August 1828, in Ulster, New York, United States, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Salomon Freer
1738–1823
Alida Tack
1742–1828
Marriage: 1758
Cornelius Freer
1765–1844
Rachel Freer
1769–1789
Sarah Freer
1769–1828
Claartje Freer
1771–
Jacobus Fraer
1774–1780
Annatje Freer
1776–1836
Alida Freer
1778–1859
Solomon Freer
1780–1846
Jacob James Freer
1782–1850
Helena Freer
1784–1848
Alida Freer
1791–1791

Sources (7)

  • Alida Tak, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Alida Tak in entry for Cornelius Freer, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Alida Tack in entry for Jacobus Fraer, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"

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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.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

North German, Dutch, and Flemish: from Middle Low German tack(e), Middle Dutch tac ‘twig, branch’, possibly a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn with the sign of a branch, or perhaps a metaphoric (ironic) nickname. e.g. for a big man. Compare Dutch Tak .

North German, East Frisian, North Frisian, West Frisian, Dutch, and Flemish: from a shortened form of the Frisian personal name Tjadeke or of any other pet form of a compound name based on the ancient Germanic element theud ‘people, race’ (compare Tabbert 2). This surname is very rare in North, East, and West Frisia.

North German: from a short form of a personal name formed with Old High German tac ‘day’ + berht ‘bright’.

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

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