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About Casper Springsteen
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Casper Springsteen was born circa 1616 in Groningen, The Netherlands.
Casper married Geesje Jans before 1640 in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. Together they had the following children: Joost Springsteen; Johannes Springsteen; Melchior Casperse Springsteen; Barbara Springsteen; possibly more.
He died before September 8, 1652 in Groningen, The Netherlands and was buried in Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Casper SPRINGSTEEN did not make it to the New World, but his three sons and their widowed mother did. The three sons were Johannes (or Jan) Casperse, Joost Casperse and Melchior Casperse. In 1660, the three were among twenty-two men selected by Director General Stuyvesant to establish the new settlement on Long Island which would become known as Bushwick. Prior attempts at colonization had been destroyed by the Indians in 1643 and 1655.
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Casper Springsteen's Timeline
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1616
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presumably, Groningen, The Netherlands
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| 1638 |
1638
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Groeningen, Boxmeer, North Brabant, The Netherlands
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1641
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Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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1644
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Groningen, The Netherlands
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1650
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Groningen, Drenthe, Netherlands
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| 1652 |
September 8, 1652
Age 36
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