Dirk Hagedorn

Brief Life History of Dirk

When Dirk Hagedorn was born about 1733, in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States, his father, Hendrick Hagedorn, was 41 and his mother, Annatje Stevens, was 39. He married Jannetji Van Alstyne on 24 May 1768, in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1828, at the age of 96.

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Family Time Line

Dirk Hagedorn
1733–1828
Rebecca Groot
1751–
Marriage: 1777
Harmanus Hagedorn
1772–
Jannetje Hagedorn
1778–
Simon Hagedorn
1780–

Sources (3)

  • Dirk Hagedoorn, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
  • Derk Hagedoorn in the U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639
  • Marriage, U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989

World Events (6)

1776

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

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

German: topographic name from Middle High German hagedorn ‘hawthorn’, from hac ‘hedge’ + dorn ‘thorn’. This surname is also established in Denmark.

Dutch: variant of Hagedoorn, a habitational name from the common placename Hagedoorn, a cognate of 1 above.

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

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