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Male Garret Gerrit Wolferse Vankouenhoven Click to view Garret Gerrit Wolferse Vankouenhoven in the family tree

Garret Gerrit Wolferse was born in 1610 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland and his baptism took place in 1610.1   Garret Gerrit Wolferse's father was Wolfert Garretse Van Couwenhoven and his mother was Neeltgen Jacobsdr.  His paternal grandparents are Gerritt Jansz Van Couwenhoven and Styne Roberts; his maternal grandparents were Jacob Peterz and Metgen Jacobsdr. He had three brothers named Gerrit Wolfersen, Jacob Wolphertse and Pieter Wolphertse. He had four half-brothers named Derick Wolfertsen, Pieter Wolfertsen, Jacob Wolfertsen and Jan Wolfertsen.  He died at the age of 25 on January 24th, 1635 in Flatlands, Long Island, Ny.  He was buried in 1645 in ,,New York.1 1 


Garret Gerrit Wolferse's first family with Aeltje Cornelius Cool

‌Garret Gerrit Wolferse and Aeltje Cornelius were married in a religious ceremony in 1635 in Flatlands, Or Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York.2   They had a daughter named Marretje Gerritse Van.


Garret Gerrit Wolferse's second family with Aeltje "Albie" Cornelis Cool

‌Garret Gerrit Wolferse and Aeltje "Albie" Cornelis were married in a religious ceremony on January 24th, 1635 in Nieuw Amersfoort, t Lange Eylandt, Nieuw Nederland.3   They had two sons and a daughter, named Wolfert Gerretse van Couwenhoven, Jan Gerretsen and Neeltje Gerretsen.

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2 GEDCOM File : debevoise.ged
3 GEDCOM File : cool.ged
4 v10t1751.FTW
5 Baptisms Dutch Church, New York, Vol I
6 Genealogies of Long Island Families, from the New York Genealogical andBiographical Record
Further source/citation:
Genealogies of Long Island Families, from the New York Genealogical andBiographical Record @ vol.2, Pg 511

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