Person:Gerrit Van Aken (4)
Gerrit Van Aken
b.Abt 26 Jan 1770 Machackemeck (now Port Jervis), Orange, New York
d.17 Jul 1843
Parents and Siblings
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m. 10 Feb 1759
  1. Levi Van AkenAbt 1760 - 1831
  2. Charity Van AkenAbt 1761 - 1840
  3. Anthony Van Aken1763 - 1827
  4. John Van AkenAbt 1765 -
  5. John Van AkenAbt 1767 - 1854
  6. Gerrit Van AkenAbt 1770 - 1843
Spouse and Children
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m. 1792
  1. Margaret Van Aken1793 - 1876
  2. James Van Aken1794 - 1857
  3. Elizabeth Van Aken1796 - 1844
  4. Sarah C. Van Aken1799 -
  5. Benjamin Cole Van Akin1802 - 1871
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Facts and Events
Name Gerrit Van Aken
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 26 Jan 1770 Machackemeck (now Port Jervis), Orange, New York
Baptism[1] 26 Jan 1770 Machackemeck (now Port Jervis), Orange, New York
Marriage 1792 to Katherine Cole
Death[2] 17 Jul 1843

1557.vi.Gerrit Van Auken m. in 1792, Kathine Cole, b. Dec. 1, 1775, d.Sep. 8, 1802. We have seen that his brothers and sisters migrated to Weste rn New York. He, the youngest of his father's family, remained in the ho me region in the Delaware Valley and there descendants of his areto be fo und today. He was a Militia officer and was generally called "Captain V an Aken." He alone of the family made use of the "Aken" instead of "Auken ." [not true] He owned and ran the homestead farm and was also engag ed in lumbering. He d. July 17, 1843.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Van Benschoten, William Henry. Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History. (Poughkeepsie, NY: A. V. Haight Co. Printers, 1907)
    423.
  2. ↑ Van Benschoten, William Henry. Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History. (Poughkeepsie, NY: A. V. Haight Co. Printers, 1907)
    431.
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