Elsje ROOSEVELT

Elsje was born in 1652 in <Holland> and her baptism took place on February 12th, 1652 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands.  Elsje's father was Claes Martenszen VAN ROSENVELT and her mother was Jannetje Samuels THOMAS. She had four brothers and three sisters, named Christaen, Nicholas (Nicolaes Rosenvelt), Christiaen, Martin, Anna Marguerite, Christina and Anna Margariet.  She is the third oldest of the eight children.