242–243.  Wessel Ten Broeck was born in Germantown, Columbia County, New York, on Thursday, February 25, 1742, and died on June 13, 1785. Jannetje Peersen was born in Kaatsbaan, Ulster County, New York, on Friday, March 13, 1741, and died on January 7, 1831. They were married in Kaatsbaan on Saturday, February 4, 1764. She took the name Jannetje Ten Broeck. He is the son of Jacob and Christina (Van Alen) Ten Broeck. She is the daughter of Abraham and Catrina (Schoonmaker) Peersen. They had four children:

i. Christyntje Ten Broeck [#121]: She was born on January 8, 1765, and died on September 24, 1842.
ii. Catharina Ten Broeck: She was born on October 19, 1766, in New York, and died on February 12, 1820. She married William Van Orden on December 19, 1787.
iii. Jacob Ten Broeck: He was born on April 6, 1768, in New York, and died on May 10, 1829. He married Christina Schepmoes.
iv. Jannetjen Ten Broeck: She was born on April 8, 1770, in New York, and died on October 7, 1825. She married Jeremias Ten Broeck on November 15, 1795.

A family record gives their wedding date as August 21, 1764.



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