Exploring the French and Grace Familiy Genealogies

Category New Amsterdam

Jesse de Forest

Huguenots were French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who followed the teachings of theologian John Calvin. France and other European counties during this period were seeking to forcibly convert Protestants back to Catholicism. To escape persecution, many members… Continue Reading →

New Netherland – The Jersey Connection

In about 1685-6, my 8th g-grandparents Cornelis and Jannetje Doremus, emigrated to America from Holland, and settled at Acquackanonk (now Paterson), New Jersey.  Below is a brief biography details the life of Cornelis Doremus and his link to my paternal… Continue Reading →

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