Find A Grave - Oude Kerk (Old Church)

Block, Adriaen b. 1567 d. 1627
Trader and navigator who traveled to the New World at least four times, mapping the area between today's New Jersey and Massachusetts between 1611 and 1614. His ship, Tyger, burned at the island of Manhattan in November 1614 and his men were forced to build structures on land making them the first Europeans to take residence there. With the help of the indigenous people, they built a new ship, Onrust ("Restless") and departed the island the following Spring. Onrust was the first ship to...[Read More] (Bio by: Gary Urbanowicz)
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Schey, Gillis b. September 5, 1644 d. June 15, 1703
Vice -Admiral of the Dutch Fleet, fought notably at the Battle of Lowestoft (1665).
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Sweelinck, Jan b. May, 1562 d. October 16, 1621
Composer. The most important Dutch musician of his time, his music bridged the gap between the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Although he apparently never left Holland, Sweelinck's style was cosmopolitan, reflecting his study of scores from Italy and England. He was among the first to develop the fugue, a form later perfected by J. S. Bach. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was born in Deventer. Members of his family served as organists of Amsterdam's Oude Kirk (Old Church) for nearly 100...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Sweers, Isaac b. January 1, 1622 d. August 21, 1673
Admiral of the Dutch Fleet.
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
van der Hulst, Abraham b. April 11, 1619 d. June 12, 1666
Admiral of the Dutch fleet.
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Van der Zaan, Willem b. June 29, 1621 d. March 17, 1669
Dutch Admiral, died at the Battle of Algiers.
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
van Ransselaer, Kiliaen b. 1580 d. 1644
One of the founders of New York, owning much of the property there. But apparently he never visited (it was managed on his behalf by a relative).
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
van Uylenburgh, Saskia b. August 2, 1612 d. June 14, 1642
Wife of the artist Rembrandt, who married her in 1634, and mother of his son Titus. She figures in many of his paintings, e.g. the well-known 'Saskia as Flora' in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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