Harmen Harmensen Gansevoort (1635-1708) was born in Westphalia, the son of Harmen Gansevoort. He came to New York in 1655. In 1670, in New York, he married Maritje Leendetse Conyn (circa 1646-1743). A biography of Harmen Harmensen Gansevoort appears at the Colonial Albany History Project (CAP Biography #4653, by Stefan Bielinski). Originally, Harmen was a Lutheran. Then he attended the Dutch Church. When Harmen died in 1708 in Albany, New York, "he was buried in the Lutheran cemetery..." (Stefan Bielinski. However, these graves were moved to the Albany Rural Cemetery in the 1860's. "Tradition holds that the remains wee loaded on wagons and carried out Northern Boulevard to their present location in Menands." (Burying the Dead in Early Albany). CHILD: Elizabeth (Lysbet) Gansevoort (1672-1742). CHILD: Leendert Gansevoort (1683-1762).
Harmen Harmensen Gansevoort (1635-1708) was born in Westphalia, the son of Harmen Gansevoort. He came to New York in 1655. In 1670, in New York, he married Maritje Leendetse Conyn (circa 1646-1743). A biography of Harmen Harmensen Gansevoort appears at the Colonial Albany History Project (CAP Biography #4653, by Stefan Bielinski). Originally, Harmen was a Lutheran. Then he attended the Dutch Church. When Harmen died in 1708 in Albany, New York, "he was buried in the Lutheran cemetery..." (Stefan Bielinski. However, these graves were moved to the Albany Rural Cemetery in the 1860's. "Tradition holds that the remains wee loaded on wagons and carried out Northern Boulevard to their present location in Menands." (Burying the Dead in Early Albany). CHILD: Elizabeth (Lysbet) Gansevoort (1672-1742). CHILD: Leendert Gansevoort (1683-1762).
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