Brief Life History of Catharina Tryntje Jochemse
When Catharina Tryntje Jochemse Wessels was born about 1622, in Leiden, Holland, Netherlands, her father, Jochem Ghijsen Wessels, was 29 and her mother, Trijntgen Gerrits, was 32. She married Major Abraham Staats on 26 January 1642, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1707, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Menands, Albany, New York, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Catharina Jochemse Wesselsen Staats, "Find A Grave Index"
- Trijn Gijssen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Catharina Jochem Wessels Staats, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1620–1693 Male
1622–1707 Female
Children (10)
1643–1735 Male
1645– Female
1647–1683 Female
1648– Male
1650–1735 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1595–1680 Male
1592– Female
Siblings (7)
1613– Male
1615–1709 Male
1617– Male
1619– Female
1622–1707 Female
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World Events (8)
1624
Age 2
1631 · Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam
Age 9
1648
Age 26
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Wessel 1. This surname is also established in South Africa.
History: One of the most prominent fur traders in New Netherland (now NY) in the 1660s was Dirck Wessels(e) (1637–1717), who probably came to New Netherland before 1650 with his father, Wessel Wesselse, a West India Company employee. He also bore the surname Ten Broeck .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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