by Stefan Bielinski Maria Vanderpoel was born early in 1703. She was the daughter of Albany residents Melgert, Jr. and Catharina Van Allen Vanderpoel. Within a dozen years, her family relocated to the Kinderhook area - where her mother's family owned extensive property. In November 1724, she married David Groesbeck, a somewhat older Albany native, at the Albany Dutch church. By 1745, the marriage had produced twelve children. These Groesbeck lived in Albany near the Elm Tree Corner where David was a carpenter/contractor and active in community-based activities. Maria Vanderpoel Groesbeck died in January 1757 - having just passed her fifty-fourth birthday. Her husband survived until 1763. notes
Sources: The life of Maria Vanderpoel Groesbeck is CAP biography number 6265. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.
first posted: 8/20/05 |