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| Jan Broersen was from Husum, in Denmark. As early as 1644, he, as a young man, served Jacob Hay (Huys) in the West Indies. He later came to New Nethcrland. We find him at Esopus in May, 1653, when he and other settlers of this place made an agreement to remove their dwellings and form a village.
Jan Broersen married Heltje Jacobs. They had children: Gaerleff. baptized at Kingston (Esopus), February 26, 1662; Grietje, August 31, 1664; Maddelen, June 27, 1666; Fitie, June 18, 1671.
His wife was deceased December 24, 1679, when Broersen married Willemtje Jacobs,
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| Fundort: Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Quelle: Scandinavian immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 / John O. Eylen; Extract der Seiten 151-278: Part II.. Danish Immigrants in NewYork, 1630-1674 |
| Einsteller: Rainer Doerry
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