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Arret was born in 1606 in Wolfskug or Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany.  Arret's father was Johannes Kuster and his mother was UNKNOWN Walburgis.  His paternal grandfather was Reinhart Kuesters. He had five brothers and three sisters, named Herman, Lambertin, Godefried, Reiner, Metgen, Judt, Maria and Catharina.  He died at the age of 73 on November 24th, 1679 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany.1 


Arret's family with Catharina von Haren

‌Arret and Catharina were married in a religious ceremony on October 13th, 1629 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany.  They had six sons and three daughters, named Johannes, Henricus, Mathias, Lambert, Paulus, Unknown, Maria, Catharina and Lucia.

1 Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage "The Kusters and Doors of Kaldenkirchen, Germany and Germantown, Pennsylvania" by Chester E. Custer @ Volume IX, Number 3 July 1986

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