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Harmen Jansz Knickerbocker

Birth
Friesland, Netherlands
Death
2 Apr 1721 (aged 73)
Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Burial
Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Harmen Jansz was the son of Johannes van Berghen Knickerbocker and his wife, Juliana, daughter of Rutger van Marnix, Lord of Bosselaar.

Harmen served in the navy of the Netherlands and was severely wounded at the battle of Solebay on 25 July 1665.

Once recovered, he came to America and settled at Fort Orange (Albany), New York where, on 03 Jan 1675, he married Lysbet Janse van den Bogaerdt, daughter of Jan Laurensen van den Bogaert and Cornelia Ann Evertse.


Harmen Jansz was the son of Johannes van Berghen Knickerbocker and his wife, Juliana, daughter of Rutger van Marnix, Lord of Bosselaar.

Harmen served in the navy of the Netherlands and was severely wounded at the battle of Solebay on 25 July 1665.

Once recovered, he came to America and settled at Fort Orange (Albany), New York where, on 03 Jan 1675, he married Lysbet Janse van den Bogaerdt, daughter of Jan Laurensen van den Bogaert and Cornelia Ann Evertse.



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