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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

BERGEN (Norway to New York) -- Surname Saturday

The Bergen line is my only Norwegian line, and much has been written about him (a Google search showed 27,000 hits). My direct lines are in green.


Descendants of HANS HANSEN BERGEN

Generation No. 1

1.  HANS HANSEN BERGEN was born Abt. 1614 in Bergen, Norway, and died 1654 in Prob. Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.  He married SARAH JORISE RAPALJE 1639 in Prob. New York, daughter of JORIS RAPALJE and CATALINA TRICO.  She was born June 09, 1625 in Albany, Albany Co., New York, and died 1685 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.
     
Children of HANS BERGEN and SARAH RAPALJE were:
                   i.    ANNEKEN BERGEN, b. Abt. July 22, 1640, New Amsterdam, New York; d. Aft. June 11, 1686; m. (1) JAN CLERCQ, January 17, 1660/61; b. Brazil; d. November 15, 1661; m. (2) DERCK JANSE HOOGLANDT, October 08, 1662.
                  ii.    JAN HANSEN BERGEN, b. Abt. April 17, 1644, New Amsterdam, New York; d. Bef. November 01, 1735; m. JENNETJE TEUNIS DENYSE.
                 iii.    MICHAEL BERGEN, b. Abt. November 04, 1646, New Amsterdam, New York; d. 1732; m. FEMMET JE THEUNIS DENYSE.
2.              iv.    GEORGE JORIS HANSEN BERGEN, b. Abt. July 18, 1649, New Amsterdam, New York; d. Aft. 1736.
                  v.    MARRETIE BERGEN, b. Abt. October 08, 1651, New Amsterdam, New York; m. JACOB RUTHZEN/RUTGERSZ.
                 vi.    JACOB BERGEN, b. Abt. September 21, 1653, New Amsterdam, New York; d. Aft. 1737, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York; m. ELSIE FRREDERIKS VANDER KREEFT, July 08, 1677, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.
                vii.    CATALYN BERGEN, b. Abt. November 30, 1653, New Amsterdam, New York.
3.            viii.    BRECKJE HANSEN BERGEN, b. Abt. July 27, 1642, New Amsterdam, New York.


Generation No. 2

2.  GEORGE JORIS HANSEN BERGEN (HANS HANSON) was born Abt. July 18, 1649 in New Amsterdam, New York, and died Aft. 1736.  He married SARA STRYKER September 01, 1678 in Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, daughter of JAN STRYKER and LAMBERTJE SEUBERING.  She was born Abt. 1658 in Flatbush, Kings Co., New York.
     
Children of GEORGE JORIS BERGEN and SARA STRYKER were:
                   i.    CATHARINE BERGEN, d. November 15, 1765; m. PETER EWETSE, September 21, 1726, Flatbush, Kings Co., New York.
                  ii.    JORIS / GEORGE BERGEN, d. Bef. April 08, 1749; m. FRAMYNTIE BERGEN.
                 iii.    LAMMERTJE BERGEN, b. Abt. December 26, 1679, Flatbush, Kings Co., New York; d. Abt. 1709; m. JORIS REMSEN.
                 iv.    SARAH BERGEN, b. Abt. March 13, 1680/81, Flatbush, Kings Co., New York.
                  v.    AALTJE BERGEN, b. Abt. October 15, 1682, Flatbush, Kings Co., New York; d. Abt. 1724; m. REM REMSEN, August 17, 1707.
4.              vi.    HANS JORISE BERGEN, b. Abt. August 31, 1684, Flatbush, Kings Co., New York; d. October 01, 1726, Hampstead, Long Island, New York.
5.             vii.    JANNETJE HANSEN BERGEN, b. Abt. May 27, 1688, Brooklyn, New York; d. Bef. January 18, 1744/45.
               viii.    ANNETJE BERGEN, b. Abt. March 09, 1688/89; m. ARNOUT ABRAHAMSE, March 12, 1719/20.
                 ix.    JAN BERGEN, b. Abt. May 17, 1694.
                  x.    BRECHTJE BERGEN, b. Abt. May 24, 1696.


3.  BRECKJE HANSEN BERGEN (HANS HANSON) was born Abt. July 27, 1642 in New Amsterdam, New York.  She married AERT ANTHONISZE MIDDAGH
     
Child of BRECKJE BERGEN and AERT MIDDAGH was:
                   i.    DIRCK MIDDAGH, b. March 01, 1671/72, Breuckelen, Long Island, New York; d. August 16, 1744, Somerset Co., New Jersey; m. CATALYN PIETERSE VAN NESS, Abt. 1692; b. Abt. March 03, 1671/72, New York.


Generation No. 3

4.  HANS JORISE BERGEN (GEORGE/JORIS HANSEN, HANS HANSON) was born Abt. August 31, 1684 in Flatbush, Kings Co., New York, and died October 01, 1726 in Hampstead, Long Island, New York.  He married SYTJE (ZYTIE) VAN WICKLEN August 16, 1711 in At the home of her father, New Lots, Flatbush, Long Island, New York, daughter of EVERT VAN WICKLEN and METJE VAN ARSDALEN.  She was born Abt. 1692 in New Lots, Flatbush, Kings Co., New York.
     
Child of HANS BERGEN and SYTJE VAN WICKLEN was:
                   i.    GEORGE / JORIS BERGEN, b. October 09, 1712; d. October 13, 1784, Cranbury, New Jersey; m. (1) GRIETJE DUMONT, June 03, 1738; b. January 24, 1714/15, Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey; d. February 11, 1742/43; m. (2) MARIA PROBASCO, September 14, 1744; m. (3) MAREYA (VAN NUYS) VAN ARSDALEN, August 22, 1771.


5.  JANNETJE HANSEN BERGEN (GEORGE JORIS HANSEN, HANS HANSON) was born Abt. May 27, 1688 in Brooklyn, New York, and died Bef. January 18, 1744/45.  She married HENDRICK VROOM January 21, 1710/11 in Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, New York, son of HENDRICK VROOM and JOSINA VAN NESS.  He was born Abt. May 13, 1683 in Flatbush, Kings Co., New York, and died Bet. October 16, 1756 - July 03, 1769 in of Bridgewater Twp., Somerset Co., New Jersey.
     
Children of JANNETJE BERGEN and HENDRICK VROOM were:
                   i.    JOHN VROOM, d. Bet. July 24, 1771 - November 08, 1777; m. TRINSHE (__).
                  ii.    GEORGE / JORIS VROOM, b. March 21, 1720/21; d. Bet. December 1756 - March 03, 1757, Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey; m. (1) GARRETJE / CHARITY DUMONT, February 04, 1740/41, Somerset, New Jersey; b. March 23, 1720/21, Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey; d. January 25, 1746/47; m. (2) SARA REMSEN, September 03, 1754, New York, New York.
                 iii.    HENDRICK VROOM, b. Bef. 1715; d. Bet. September 13 - October 14, 1773, Piscataway, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; m. GRIETJE "CHARITY" STAATS.
                 iv.    JOSYNTIEN VROOM, b. October 15, 1717, Raritan, Somerville Co., New Jersey.
                  v.    SARA / SAERTJE VROOM, b. Abt. February 28, 1719/20, Raritan, Somerville Co., New Jersey; d. August 25, 1772; m. JAN / JOHN VAN NESS, November 10, 1746, Somerset County, New Jersey; b. Abt. April 29, 1722, Readington, Somerset Co., New Jersey; d. September 07, 1788, Montgomery Co., New York.
                 vi.    MARITJE / MARIA VROOM, b. April 16, 1721, Somerset Co., New Jersey; d. February 13, 1785, Readington, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey; m. ANDREW / ANDRIES TENEYCK, November 10, 1746, Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey; b. Abt. March 19, 1726/27, Readington, Somerset Co., New Jersey; d. Aft. August 18, 1799, Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.
                vii.    PETER VROOM, b. March 25, 1722, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York; d. Bet. August 31, 1766 - September 22, 1768, Somerset Co., New Jersey; m. JANNETJE/ JANE DUMONT, August 20, 1750, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; b. August 27, 1723, Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey.
               viii.    BRACHIA / BRACHIE VROOM, b. August 23, 1725, of Somerset, New Jersey; d. February 04, 1791, Bridgewater Twp., Somerset Co., New Jersey; m. PETER DUMONT, May 19, 1748, Somerset County, New Jersey; b. November 11, 1725, Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey; d. November 24, 1808, of Bridgewater Twp., Somerset Co., New Jersey.
                 ix.    JANNETJE VROOM, b. Abt. September 11, 1728, Harlingen, Somerset Co., New Jersey.
                  x.    CATRINA VROOM, b. Abt. April 12, 1733, Harlingen, Somerset Co., New Jersey.