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'''Parents:''' [[Hendrick Adriaensz Dewees]] and Adriaentje or Annetje Jans Dewees | '''Parents:''' [[Hendrick Adriaensz Dewees]] and Adriaentje or Annetje Jans Dewees | ||
'''Siblings:''' Jan or Johannes Hendricksz deWees, [[Willem deWees]], [[Nelletje deWees]] | |||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 10 July 2015
Born: ♂ Gerrett Hendricks Dewees (in various documents his name is spelled Garret, Gerrie, Gerard, etc.)
- 1640
- Leeuarden, Friesland
Died: 1701
- Germantown, PA
Spouse: Zytian Lieuwes Dewees
Children: Wilhelmina Dewees Rittenhouse, William Dewees, Cornelius Dewees, Lewis Dewees
Parents: Hendrick Adriaensz Dewees and Adriaentje or Annetje Jans Dewees
Siblings: Jan or Johannes Hendricksz deWees, Willem deWees, Nelletje deWees
Early Life
Education
Career
Accomplishments
- Emigrated from Friesland to New Amsterdam in 1688 or 1689 and settled in Germantown, PA in 1689
- Signed a protest against black slavery in America, 1688