Gerrit Terpening

Brief Life History of Gerrit

When Gerrit Terpening was born about 1723, in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Teunis Gerritsz Teerpenning, was 27 and his mother, Margriet De Graaf, was 27. He married Anna Beem on 20 September 1750, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died before 1790, in Ulster, New York, United States, and was buried in Ulster, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gerrit Terpening
1723–1790
Anna Beem
1728–1822
Margriet Terpening
1752–1760
Simeon Terpening
1756–1813
Maria Salimia Terpening
1754–1762
Charles Elias Terpenning
1758–
Margriet Grietje Terpening
1759–1842
Maria Terpenning
1762–1856
Johannes John Joshua Terpening
1766–1844

Sources (7)

  • Gerrit Teerpenning in Baptismal and marriage registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston : Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809
  • Gerret Teerpenning in entry for Simeon Teerpenning, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Gerret Teerpenning, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"

World Events (2)

1776

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

1776

New York is the 11th state.

Name Meaning

Dutch: variant of Terpenning .

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

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