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Else Lansing (Van Rensselaer)

Also Known As: "Elsie", "Elsje Van Renssaeler"
Birthdate:
Death: March 01, 1796 (38)
Place of Burial: Lansing Family Graves Site, Bethlehem Center, Albany County, New York, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Killian Van Rensselaer and Ariaantie (Harriet) Van Rensselaer
Wife of Abraham A. Lansing
Mother of Arietta Harriet Knickerbacker and Catherine Lansing
Sister of Gen. Henry Killiaen Van Rensselaer; Phillip Van Rensselaer; Col. Nicholas Van Rensselaer; Maria Gansevoort and Kiliaen K. Van Rensselaer
Half sister of Philip Van Rensselaer

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About Else Lansing

  • 'Genealogical notes of New York and New England families
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogicalnote00talc#page/122/mode/1up
  • 47.
  • Abraham, son of (9) Abraham A. Lansing and Magdalena Yan Tricht, was born May 8, 1704 ; married (24) Ricke, daughter of (13) Goosen S. Van Schaick and Catharina Staats (bp. December 24, 1703), December 27, 1731, and had
  • Abraham Lansingh died December 14, 1759, ae. about 55 years, and his widow Catharine married (38) Abraham Douw, November 23, 1761 , who died in 1786, ae. 78 years.
  • Catharine, widow of Abraham Douw, died February 2, 1798, ae. 79 years. They had one son named Abraham.
  • When this family began to spell their name " Lansingh " is not known.
    • http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogicalnote00talc#page/133/mode/1up
    • 127.
    • 'Abraham A., son of (47) Abraham Abrahamse Lansingh and (72) Catharine, daughter of (13) Jacob Gerritse Lansing, was born July 24, 1752 ; married, 1st, Elsje, daughter of Killian Van Rensselaer and Ariantje Schuyler (bp. February 26, 1758), September 3, 1774, and had
      • 283 Arietta, b. November 11, 1778; d. April 11, 1779.
      • 284 Arietta, b. April 24, 1781; d. July 4, 1782.
      • 285 Catherine, b. August 27, 1783; m., 1st, Philip P. Van Rensselaer, February 13, 1804 ; 2d, John Fay, Jr. She died his widow January 4, 1867.
      • 286 Arietta, b. July 24, 1785 ; m. Harmen Knickerbacker, October 10, 1801 ; d. March 27, 1814, leaving: five children.
      • 287 Killian V. R., b. May 8, 1787 ; d. October 8, 1793.
      • 288 Magdalen, b. November 3, 1789 ; d. February 6, 1790.
      • 289 Gerrit, b. April 14, 1791; d. October 4, 1792.
      • 290 Magdalen, b. April 14, 1793; d. September 13, 1794.
      • 291 Killian V. R., b. November 27, 1794 ; m. Amanda Carter, August 9, 1818.
    • http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogicalnote00talc#page/134/mode/1up
    • ' Elsje Van Rensselaer, wife of Abraham A. Lansingh, died March 1, 1796, ae. 39 (?) years. He married, 2d, his cousin (160) Elsje, daughter of (70) Jacob Lansingh, Jr., and (34) Marytje Egberts, December 4, 1797 ; no ch.
    • Elsje Lansingh, wife of Abraham A. Lansingh, died July 28, 1811, ae. 68 years.
    • ' Abraham A. Lansingh died at " Cherry Hill," then a mile below Albany, February 21, 1822, and was buried at that place by the side of his first wife. (The above taken from the record in the family Bible.)
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  • 'The Lansing family. A genealogy of the descendants of Gerritt Frederickse Lansing who came to America from Hasselt, province of Overijssell, Holland, 1640. Eight generations
  • http://www.archive.org/details/lansingfamilygen00muns
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/lansingfamilygen00muns#page/n54/mode/1up
  • 38. Abraham4 Lansingh (Abraham3, Gerrit2, Gerrit1) was born May 8, 1704. He married Ricke, daughter of Goosen S. (and Catharina Staats) Van Schaick, December 27, 1731.
  • Abraham4 Lansingh died December 14, 1759. His widow, Catharine, married Abraham Douw, November 23, 1761. Catharine, widow of Abraham Douw, died February 2, 1798.
    • http://www.archive.org/stream/lansingfamilygen00muns#page/n106/mode...
    • '123. Abraham A.5 Lansingh (Abraham4, Abraham3, Gerrit2, Gerrit1) was born July 24, 1752. He married Elsje, daughter of Killian (and Ariantje Schuyler) Van Rensselaer, September 3, 1774.
    • Issue :
      • 285. Abraham D.6 Lansingh, bom March 18, 1775.
      • 286. Arietta Lansingh, born November 11, 1778; died April 11, 1779.
      • 287. Arietta Lansingh, bom April 24, 1781; died July 4, 1782.
      • 288. Catharine Lansingh, bom August 27, 1783; married, first. Philip P. Van Rensselaer, February 13, 1804; second, John Fay, Jr. She died his widow, January 4, 1867.
      • 289. Arietta Lansingh, born July 24, 1785; married Harmen, son of Johannes (and Elizabeth Winne), Nickerbacker, October 10, 1801. She died March 27, 1814.
      • 290. Killian V. R. Lansingh, bom May 8, 1787; died October 8, 1793.
      • 291. Magdalena Lansingh, born November 3, 1789 ; died February 6, 1790.
      • 292. Gerrit Lansingh, born April 14, 1791 ; died October 4, 1792.
      • 293. Magdalena Lansingh, born April 14, 1793; died September 13, 1794.
      • 294. Killian V. R. Lansingh.
    • ' Elsje, wife of Abraham A.5 Lansingh. died March 1, 1796. He married, second, Elsje, daughter of Jacob (and Mary Egberts) Lansing, Jr., December 4, 1797. No issue. Elsje, wife of Abraham A. Lansingh, died July 28, 1811. He died February 21, 1822, at "Cherry Hill," near Albany, N. Y.
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  • Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 11 2020, 4:03:35 UTC
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Else Lansing's Timeline

1758
February 8, 1758
1783
August 27, 1783
1785
July 24, 1785
1796
March 1, 1796
Age 38
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Lansing Family Graves Site, Bethlehem Center, Albany County, New York, USA