Catharyna Rombout

Catharyna Rombout

Female 1687 - 1764  (~ 77 years)


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  • Name Catharyna Rombout  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 1687  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Baptism 25 May 1687  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    FSID LM9F-NGC  [5, 6
    Death New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 1764  Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Protestant Dutch Church Cemetery
    Person ID I45516  footsteps | Bunker
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2025 

    Father Francis Rombouts, 12th Mayor of New York City, New York land baron ,   b. 22 Jun 1631, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1691, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Helena Teller,   b. 13 Oct 1645, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1706, Albany, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1683  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F25116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roger Brett, Lieutenant ,   b. Abt 1683, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1718, Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1703 
    Children 
    +1. Francis Rombout Brett,   b. 1707, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1787, Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F25117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 

    • Catharyna was known locally as "Madame Brett". A tablet was placed inside the church as a memorial for her as she is buried beneath the pulpit of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill. The sanctuary was enlarged between 1785 and 1795 when it encroached on the Brett family lot. The markers were moved, but not the interees. Her father is Francis Rombout. Her husband, Lieutenant Roger Brett, R. N., did not survive her.

      * Information provided by the First Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill's Eagle Scout cemetery survey project, Autumn 2000.

  • Sources 
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      This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.

    2. [S288] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2P-1TVF : Thu Apr 03 13:06:10 UTC 2025), Entry for Catharyna Rombout Brett.
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    3. [S326] FamilySearch.org, New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HB-32X : 14 February 2020), Catharina Rombouts in entry for Thomas Brith, 1705.
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    4. [S328] FamilySearch.org, New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8PTF-186Z : Sun Apr 13 04:42:47 UTC 2025), Entry for Catharine Brett and Francis Brett, 1756.
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    5. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HB-32X : 14 February 2020), Catharina Rombouts in entry for Thomas Brith, 1705.
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    6. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: Ancestry Family Trees.
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