Family:Jean Ganung and Margaretta Sneden (1)

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Jean Ganung
b. 21 Mar 1639/40 Saintonge (former province), France
d. 21 May 1714 Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
 
Margaretta Sneden
b. 1644 Amsterdam, Holland
d. 1727 Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
m. 13 Aug 1662 Brooklyn (borough), Kings, New York, United States
Facts and Events
Marriage? 13 Aug 1662 Brooklyn (borough), Kings, New York, United StatesDutch Reformed Church
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Hannah Ganung
26 Apr 1664 Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
Bef 1767
2.
Margaret Ganung
11 Nov 1665 Flushing, Queens County, New York
Bet 1698 and 1702 Prob. Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
3.
Susanna Ganung
26 May 1667 Flushing, Queens County, New York
Bef 1727
4.
John Ganung
31 Jan 1668/69 Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
1767 Westchester, New York, United States
5.
Jeremiah Ganung
1671 Flushing, Queens County, New York
20 Jun 1748 New Castle, Westchester County, New York
6.
Saertie Ganung
18 Mar 1672/73 Flushing, Queens County, New York
1727 Reformed Dutch Church
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Jean Guenon: Founder of the family and first to use the name Genung,an Americanization unique to this family in America.

Jean was a French Huguenot, a native of the Province of Saintonge (Now Called Charente-Maritime),near La Rochelle, then the principle stronghold of the Huguenots.

He went to Leyden,South Holland and then to Amsterdam where on April,2, 1657, he boarded the ship "Draetvat for America.

Book: "The Trail of the Huguenots" by G. Elmore Reaman, pg. 212 One of the best known families in the Maritimes if the Ganong, orginally Guenon. The family originated in the Province of Saintonage in the vicinity of La Rochelle. Jean Grenon sailed from Amsterdam on April 2nd, 1657 and landed at New Amsterdam (New York) and settled at Flushing, Long Island.

Website: FamilyTreeMaker site of Norman B. Genung, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/e/n/Norman-B-Genung/PDFGENE1.pdf

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