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Personal data Abraham Gijsbertz de Veer 


Household of Abraham Gijsbertz de Veer

He is married to Catharina Pasch.

They got married on November 3, 1612 at Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands, he was 28 years old.

Echtgeno(o)t(e): Catharina DeVeer (geboren Pasch)

Child(ren):

  3. Sara de Veer  1622-????
  4. Anna de Veer  1624-????
  8. Elisabeth de Veer  ± 1640-1684
  10. Jacob de Veer  -1693
  11. Hans de Veer  -1698


Notes about Abraham Gijsbertz de Veer

Abraham. This branch continues to the present with descendants in the Netherlands and colonies, as well as in the United States of North America. The first three generations were merchants and subsequent descendants served the State as colonial officials, judges, and military officers. They also left the Mennonite church.

[ed. For Mennonite genealogical purposes Abraham is a particularly significant ancestor because the DNA of one of his direct descendants, a grandson of Eduard De Veer (born in 1893 in Aruba), has been matched to the DNA of descendants of Benjamin De Fehr (1733 – 1822), the patriarch of the de Veer family members who migrated to Russia.]

Abraham was a merchant and Baltic trader. He is mentioned in commercial documents in Amsterdam and various Baltic Sea sites. In one document dated 28 July 1632 he appointed as his agent his elder brother Nicolaes and later in that year traveled abroad. He married Catharina Pasch. The children of this marriage were Jacob, Cornelis, Hans, Debora, Sara, Anna, Elisabeth, Gysbert, Pieter and Abraham.

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    Historical events

    Day of marriage November 3, 1612

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1612: Source: Wikipedia
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