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Capt Peter Adolph

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Capt Peter Adolph

Birth
Netherlands
Death
16 Mar 1703 (aged 47–48)
Burial
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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The following info is from the book "Sandwich, A Cape Cod Town" by R.A. Lovell, Jr. pg. 138:

"He was Peter Adolph de Groot, born in Amsterdam in 1655, baptized in New Amsterdam in 1657, son of Pieters and his wife Aechtje (Dirks). His wife was Janeke van Borsum, born 1653 in New Amsterdam, daughter of Egbert and his wife Annetje (Hendriks). They were married in 1678 and had eight children".
The following info is from the book "Sandwich, A Cape Cod Town" by R.A. Lovell, Jr. pg. 138:

"He was Peter Adolph de Groot, born in Amsterdam in 1655, baptized in New Amsterdam in 1657, son of Pieters and his wife Aechtje (Dirks). His wife was Janeke van Borsum, born 1653 in New Amsterdam, daughter of Egbert and his wife Annetje (Hendriks). They were married in 1678 and had eight children".

Inscription

HERE LYETH YE BODY OF CAPT.
PETER ADOLPH OF NEW YORKE
AGED 48 YEARS. WHO DYED
BY SHIPWRACK IN THIS BAY
YE 16th OF MARCH, 1702/3 &
WAS WASHED ON SHOARE
5 MILES BELOW THIS TOWNE.


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  • Created by: Caryn
  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86541132/peter-adolph: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Peter Adolph (1655–16 Mar 1703), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86541132, citing Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Caryn (contributor 47509429).