Brief Life History of Jacobus
When Jacobus Bruyn was born about 1645, in Norway, his father, Severyn Bruyn, was 27 and his mother, Cathrina Ten Brook, was 23. He married Gertrude Van Esselstein about 1677. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died from 1684 to 1685, in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Jacob Bruyn in entry for Hester Bruyn, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Jacob Bruin in entry for Jan Bruin, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Jacobus Bruyn notes
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World Events (2)
1683
Historical Boundaries 1683: Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Ulster, New York, United States
1685 · Norway Church
The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk.
Dutch: variant of Bruin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JACOBUS BRUYN
*Jacobus Bruyn was born about 1645 in Norway. (3469) He died after 1704 in Shawangunk?, New York. He was married to *Gertruyde Ysselsteinabout 1677. From "The Hardenberg Family", by Myrtle Hardenberg …
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