Sarah Jorise Rapalje

1625 - 1685  (60 years)

• Name	Sarah Jorise Rapalje  [1]
  Birth	9 Jun 1625	New York, New York, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FSID	LTHG-DHQ
  Burial	1685	Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States   [1]
  Death	29 Sep 1685	Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I41055	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Hans Hansen Bergen,   b. 1610, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway d. 30 May 1654, New York, New York, United States (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1639	New York, New York, United States
  Age at Marriage	Sarah was ~ 13 years and 6 months - Hans was ~ 29 years.
  Children	+ 1. Michael Hansen Bergen,   b. 18 Jul 1645, New York, New York, United States d. Abt 1732, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F22228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah Rapelye was the FIRST white girl born in the new American colony. .... at Fort Orange (now Albany), New York. In some file, this family's last name may be spelled Rapalje, Rapariell iet, Rapelye, Rapariellet, or Raparlier. Sarah Jorissey RAPALJE was born on 9 Jun 1625 in Fort Orange, Albany, N Y. A book by Jerome B. Holgate written in 1848 also reports her birthda te as 6/9/1625. She died in 1685 in Brooklyn, NY. Sarah was married two t imes. Her first marriage was to Hans Hansen BERGEN when she was 14. He d ied in 1653 leaving her a widow with a number of minor children. At the t ime she was 28. Sarah’s second marriage (in 1654) was to Theunis Gysber tzen BOGAERT. Sarah Rapelye was the FIRST white girl born in the new American colony. . ... at Fort Orange (now Albany), New York. In some file, this family's last name may be spelled Rapalje, Rapariell i et, Rapelye, Rapariellet, or Raparlier. Sarah Jorissey RAPALJE was born on 9 Jun 1625 in Fort Orange, Albany, N Y . A book by Jerome B. Holgate written in 1848 also reports her birthda t e as 6/9/1625. She died in 1685 in Brooklyn, NY. Sarah was married two t i mes. Her first marriage was to Hans Hansen BERGEN when she was 14. He d i ed in 1653 leaving her a widow with a number of minor children. At the t i me she was 28. Sarah’s second marriage (in 1654) was to Theunis Gysber t zen BOGAERT. Sarah Rapelye was the FIRST white girl born in the new American colony. .... at Fort Orange (now Albany), New York. In some file, this family's last name may be spelled Rapalje, Rapariell iet, Rapelye, Rapariellet, or Raparlier. Sarah Jorissey RAPALJE was born on 9 Jun 1625 in Fort Orange, Albany, N Y. A book by Jerome B. Holgate written in 1848 also reports her birthda te as 6/9/1625. She died in 1685 in Brooklyn, NY. Sarah was married two t imes. Her first marriage wa s to Hans Hansen BERGEN when she was 14. He d ied in 1653 leaving her a widow with a number of minor children. At the t ime she was 28. Sarah’s second marriage (in 1654) was to Theunis Gysber tzen BOGAERT. Sarah Rapelye was the FIRST white girl born in the new American colony. . ... at Fort Orange (now Albany), New York. In some file, this family's last name may be spelled Rapalje, Rapariell i et, Rapelye, Rapariellet, or Raparlier. Sarah Jorissey RAPALJE was born on 9 Jun 1625 in Fort Orange, Albany, N Y . A book by Jerome B. Holgate written in 1848 also reports her birthda t e as 6/9/1625. She died in 1685 in Brooklyn, NY. Sarah was married two t i mes. Her first marriage w as to Hans Hansen BERGEN when she was 14. He d i ed in 1653 leaving her a widow with a number of minor children. At the t i me she was 28. Sarah’s second marriage (in 1654) was to Theunis Gysber t zen BOGAERT.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-KM75 : Mon Mar 31 20:20:26 UTC 2025), Entry for Sarah Jorise Rapalje Bogaert, 1685.