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| William Janssen DeRapalje (1596 - ) |
| merchant in New Amsterdam |
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| b. 1596 at Antwerp, Belgium |
| d. Y at Gravesend, L.I. |
| Parents: |
| Abraham Van Nuyssen Janssen (1575 - 1632) |
| - Lodewyck (1578 - ) |
| Siblings (2): |
| Antonine VanSellers (1598 - ) |
| Jan Joris Jansen DeRapalie (1604 - 1663) |
| Events in William Janssen DeRapalje (1596 - )'s life | ||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Src |
| merchant in New Amsterdam | ||||
| 1596 | William Janssen DeRapalje was born | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| 16 Jan 1632 | 36 | Death of father Abraham Van Nuyssen Janssen (aged 57) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| Y | William Janssen DeRapalje died (no date) | Gravesend, L.I. | ||
| Death Notes: |
| Died in the house of his younger brother, Antoine Jansen Van Salers. |
| Personal Notes: |
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The elder brother, William Jansen de Rapalje (sometimes called the chevalier), in consequence of a disappointment which affected him deeply, determined to emigrate to America; and having persuaded his brother George to accompany him, he set sail in 1623 with the commercial agent of the West India Company, Peter Minuit, the Ship of Captain Cornelius Jacobse Mey,
William never married. After having been a merchant for several years in New Amsterdam, he died at Gravesend, L.I. in the house of his younger brother, Antoine Jansen Van Salers, who followed his brother in 1631. copyrighted materials used with permission by: www.stipak.com |
| Created on 15 Dec 2019 |