Jan Fort Orangien

his wedding

1641 24 Nov; Jan Fort Orangien, wid Magdalena van Angola; Marie Grande, wid Jan Premier

baptized a child in the Dutch Church of New Amsterdam in July of 1640 (quite early among Black baptisms in New Netherland {see the project New Amsterdam Baptisms

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The brothers of this profile are not necessarily family. This 'artifical affiliation' was created to support the research into the particularly challenging genealogy of African immigration into New Netherland between 1609-1674.

For an explanation about the purpose of this artificial affiliation, please check the New Amsterdam - Origins: African Immigrants project.

Please also check the New Amsterdam master project for the dimension on the settlement and development of New Amsterdam and the Dutch province of New Netherland.