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Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman (April 28, 1623 – September 21, 1707) – also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman (or Beeckman) – was a Dutch immigrant to America who came to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the Netherlands in the same vessel (the ship Princess, on May 27, 1647) with Director-General and later Governor Peter ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Wilhelmus Hendrickse Beekman was born in Hasselt, Overyssel, Netherlands on April 28, 1623. He married Catalina DeBoogh on September 5, 1649, in Albany, New York. He died on September 21, 1707, in Manhattan, New York, having lived a long life of 84 years.
- Male
- April 28, 1623
- Catalina (De Boog) de Boogh
- September 21, 1707
Apr 11, 2016 · Wilhelmus Beekman was the founder of the Beekman family in America. He came to New Amsterdam, now New York, from Holland on the ship Princess, on May 27, 1647, with Director-General, and later the first Governor of New York, Peter Stuyvesant .
- Overijssel
- April 23, 1623
- Catalina Hendrickse de Boogh
- September 21, 1707
Wilhelmus Hendrickse Beekman (1623-1717) - treasurer of Dutch West Indies Co, Commissioner of New Netherlands, Governor of Swedish Colony in DE, Sheriff of Kingston NY, Deputy Mayor of NYC.
The progenitor of the American Beekmans, Wilhelmus Beekman of Overijssel, came to New Amsterdam in the Dutch province of New Netherlands in 1647. The Beekman estates were in Flatbush, Long Island. His ancestors were residents of the country of the Rhine, and a branch of the family were Barons of Belgium.
When Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman was born on 28 April 1623, in Hasselt, Overijssel, Netherlands, his father, Hendrick Beekman, was 37 and his mother, Maria Baudaert, was 23. He married Catalina De Boog on 5 September 1649, in New Amsterdam, New Netherland.
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Wilhelmus (William, Willem) Beekman lived at a time when Europe was engaged in religious wars and Protestants had begun to seek refuge from persecution. He was the founder of the Beekman family in America.
