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Male Gerrit Smith Van Valkenburgh Click to view Gerrit Smith Van Valkenburgh in the family tree Click to view Gerrit Smith Van Valkenburgh in the family tree

Gerrit was born on February 21st, 1835 in Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York.  Gerrit's father was Jacob Van Valkenburgh and his mother was Mary (Polly) Bethia Higgins.  His paternal grandparents were Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh and Catherine Pruyn; his maternal grandparents were David Higgins and Eunice Gilbert. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named Robert, David, Bartholomew, Lucius, Franklin, George, Edward, George, Kate, Gertrude and Mary.  He was the fourth youngest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 50 on July 17th, 1885 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

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The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg