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== Biography ==Gertrude was a Swede, probably the daughter of [[Månsson-425|Hans Månsson]] and [[Stille-1|Ella (Stille) Steelman]].<ref>http://www.geni.com/people/Gertrude-M%C3%A5nsson/6000000004153209201</ref> <ref name="forefather">Craig, Peter Stebbins. "The Enoch Brothers and their Swedish Descendants", Swedish Colonial News, Vol 3, No. 3 (Fall 2005)</ref> Gertrude outlived four husbands. <ref name="forefather"/> Her first husband was the Dutchman, [[Enochson-7|Garret Enochson]] who she married about 1669. They lived at Kingsessing and had several children before Garret's death, about 1677. <ref name="forefather"/>
Gertrude next married Garret's brother, Harman Enochson. Gertrude and Harman lived for a time at Kingsessing, then about 1683 joined Matthias Keen at two plantations northeast of Philadelphia known as "Enock & Keene". <ref name="C1693">Craig, Peter S. ''[[Space:The_1693_Census_of_the_Swedes_on_the_Delaware|The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware.]]''(Winter Park, Fla: SAG Publications, 1993) p 56 note.</ref> Harman died and was buried in late July, 1699. <ref name="forefather"/>
Gertrude was then married for a short time to Lars Bartilsson, son of Bartil Eskilsson, known as Lasse Parker. He died October 13, 1705, less than a year after their marriage.
Gertrude then married the widower Andreas Souplis, about 1709. He died in 1727. Gertrude died in October, 1738, probably about 88 years of age. She was buried at Gloria Dei Church,; her will was proved November 20, 1738 and name two sons, Henry and David Enochson, and two daughters, Catharine Smith and Mary Griffith. <ref name="forefather"/>
Children of Garret Enochson and Gertrude: <ref name="C1693"/>
#Enoch, b. 1670
#Johan, b. 1672
Children of Harmon Encochson and Gertrude: <ref name="forefather"/>
#Henry, b. c 1680; d. after 1755; 7 children
#Garret, b. c 1688; family unknown
#David, b. c 1690; d. 9 Dec 1767; 2 wives; 8 children
#Catharine, m. Unknown Smith; at least 1 dtr
#Maria, m. Henry Griffith
== Sources ==
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===See Also===
* {{FindAGrave|61216123|same-as=no}} for Andreas Souplis
*{{FindAGrave|14592188|same-as=no}} Gertrude Parker Bartleson
* {{FindAGrave|61216437|same-as=no}} for Gertrude Stritzinger Souplis* http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~edbradford/ed/books/hansell.pdf (Her will is on page 174)
Author: Mary Peterson
Author: Jim Angelo
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My Family History
Abt 1650 - 1738 (88 years)