Coert Stevense Van Voorhees

Abt 1638 - Aft 1699  (> 61 years)

• Name	Coert Stevense Van Voorhees
  Birth	Abt 1638	Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  FSID	LTQQ-8Y1  [1, 2, 3]
  Death	Aft 20 Jun 1699	Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States
  Burial	Between 1702 and 1709	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
  	Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I45468	footsteps | Brunt, Bunker
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Steven Coerte Van Voorhees,   b. Abt 1599, Netherlands d. Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Aaltjen Wessels,   b. Abt 1604, Netherlands d. Aft 1642, Netherlands (Age > 39 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1625	Netherlands
  Family ID	F25057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marritje Gerritse van Couwenhoven,   b. Bef 10 Apr 1644, New York, New York, United States d. Between 1702 and 1709, Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States (Age > 57 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1663	Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States
  Children	+ 1. Gerrit Coertszen Van Voorhees,   b. Abt 1665, New York, New York, United States d. Bef 23 Sep 1704, Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States (Age < 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Albert Coert Van Voorhees,   b. Abt 1670, New York, New York, United States d. 14 Apr 1748, Queens, New York, United States (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F24998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  He was active in church and civic affairs at Nieuw Amersfoort, represented Amersfoort at the Assembly in Nieuw Amsterdam in April, 1664 and at New Orange in 1674. He was appointed a magistrate in 1673 and was a deacon in the church in 1674. In 1687 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the British, was Captain of Militia in 1689.

  
  

• Sources

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