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Isaak Hermann op den Graeff

Male Abt 1616 - Abt 1679  (63 years)


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  • Name Isaak Hermann op den Graeff 
    Birth Abt 1616  Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1679  Krefeld, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I515  Parlett-Stancliff
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2023 

    Father Herman Isaaks Op den Graeff,   b. 26 Nov 1585, Aldekerk, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1642, Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Greitjen Pletjes,   b. Abt 16 Oct 1588, Kempen, Heinsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1643, Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 1615  Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Greitjen Pieters,   b. Abt 1620, Krefeld, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1683, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2023 

  • Notes 
    • [[Category:Krefeld,_Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
      == Biography<ref name="Hull">William I. Hull, William Penn and the Dutch Quaker Migration to Pennsylvania: (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970), p.210.</ref> ==
      Isack Hermans Op den Graeff was born in Krefeld in 1616 to [[Op den Graef-10| Herman Op den Graeff]] and [[Pletjes-1|Greitijen Pletjes]]. He married [[Pieters-42|Greitijen Peters]] and was converted along with his family to Quakerism. He died in 1679 leaving his widow, three sons, Derick, [[Op den Graeff-12|Herman]], and [[Op den Graeff-7|Abraham]] and one daughter, [[Op den Graeff-16|Margrit.]]
      The family, including the widow set sail for Philadelphia on the "Concord" and arrived in October 1683. The widow died soon after arrival, but the children went on to help establish Germantown, Pennsylvania.
      Note: This wiki profile had the date of birth listed as 28 Feb 1616 and the date of death listed as 17 Jan 1679 when it was adopted by [[Friebel-9|Donna Storz]]. There were no sources for the exact dates provided.
      == Sources ==
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