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Female Geestje Gertrude van Etten Click to view Geestje Gertrude van Etten in the family tree Click to view Geestje Gertrude van Etten in the family tree

Geestje was born on December 25th, 1688 in Hurley, Ulster County, New York.1   Geestje's father was Jacob Jansen Van Etten and her mother was Annetje Arians Adriaensen.  Her paternal grandparents were Johannes Marinessen and Wilhelmina Hoannes; her maternal grandparents were Jans Aerjan and Grietjen Jansen. She had five brothers and four sisters, named Jan, Arien, Petrus, Emanuel, Jacobus, Sytie, Pieternella, Heiltje and Tryntie.  She was the youngest of the ten children. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Cornelis and Grietje.

1 Baptismal Records, Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster Co., NY, 1660-1809