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Jacob
Cornelise Bogert
Jacob Cornelise Bogert was born in 1654. He was the son of New Netherland pioneers Cornelis and Dirckie Bogert. He was sometimes referred to as Jacob "Voss!"
By
1679, he had married Jannetje Quackenbush and had
settled into an Albany home. By 1698, the marriage
had produced eight children who further established
the Bogert family in Albany and its hinterland. Jacob
Cornelisse was a member of the Albany Dutch church.
Jacob
Cornelisse or "Voss" was an Albany mainstay who lived
in the third ward. In 1697, his household included
seven children. Two years later, he signed an oath
pledging allegiance to the King of England. In 1720,
his name appeared on a list of Albany freeholders.
He served the community as a juror and firemaster.
Jacob
Cornelise Bogert died in April 1725. His widow survived
until 1734.
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Sources: The life of Jacob Cornelise Bogert is CAP biography
number 6052. This sketch is derived chiefly from
family and community-based resources.
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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