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Jans Arents

Also Known As: "Arentsen", "Arentsz"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: June 07, 1663 (18-27)
Esopus, Ulster County, New Netherlands Colony (Indian Attack (Esopus Wars - Kingston Massacre))
Immediate Family:

Son of Aert Teunissen Van Putten and Susanna Jans van Schurenberg
Husband of Margriet Hendricks Dumont
Father of Annetje Jans Kip and Antie Kip
Brother of Wÿntie Simonson and Susanna Willemszen

Occupation: smith
Managed by: David Howerton
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About Jans Arents

Source:

Revised History of Harlem (City of New York) Its Origin And Early Annals By: James Riker (published 1904)

Jan was killed by an Indian attack on his home on June 7, 1663 and his father Aert Van Putten was massacred by indians in 1643:

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081830139?urlappend=%3Bseq=175


Citation: Jan Arentsen (Arentsz), smith Wife: Grietje Arentsen (Arentsz) (born Hendricks / Hendrickse) Daughter: Travelled To New Amsterdam With Mother. Father Already In Esopus


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Jans Arents's Timeline

1640
1640
Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands
1659
January 1659
Netherlands
1659
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
1663
June 7, 1663
Age 23
Esopus, Ulster County, New Netherlands Colony