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Jacob Melyn (Melijn)

Also Known As: "Melyen"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Death: December 13, 1706 (66)
Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Cornelis Andriessen Melyn and Janneken Adrijanender Melyn
Husband of Hannah Looper; Hannah Melyn and Elizabeth Norton
Father of Samuel Melyn and Abigail Woodmansey / Tilley
Brother of Cornelia Magdalene Schellinger; Johannes Melyn; Cornelius Melyn, Jr.; Abraham Melyn; Mariken Marie Hatfield and 7 others

Occupation: He was one of the founders of Elizabethtown Township, later Elizabeth, NJ, where he is believed buried.
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About Jacob Melyn

Jakob Melyn, along with brothers-in-law Matthias Hatfield and Jan Winans, was one of the original "Associates" who founded and settled Elizabethtown, New Jersey about 1664.


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Jacob Melyn's Timeline

1640
April 17, 1640
Amsterdam, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
April 17, 1640
Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
April 17, 1640
Niewe Kirk, Amsterdam, Holland
April 17, 1640
1663
1663
1665
1665
1706
December 13, 1706
Age 66
Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts
1937
June 5, 1937
Age 66