Gerrit Lansingby
Gerrit Lansing probably was born during the 1670s. He was the son of Gerrit G. and Elsie Van Den Uythoff Lansing. He grew up in a large family in a baker's home on the Rom Street hill near the fort. In August 1692, he married the widow Catharina S. Glen at the Albany Dutch church where he was a member. By 1709, nine children had been christened in the Dutch churches of Albany and New York. This Gerrit Lansing appears to have lived in Albany, Schenectady, and New York. A "Gerrit Lansing" died in January 1736 and was buried from his church. Dutch church burial records differentiate among the same-named individuals.
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The life of this Gerrit Lansing is CAP biography number 3461.
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first posted: 1/25/07
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