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Abraham
Van Tricht
Abraham Van Tricht probably was in Beverwyck at the time of the English takeover. In legal documents, he was identified as a "churgeon" and seems to have acted as a coroner in addition to treating patients in a variety of ways!
His
wife was Elizabeth Teller with whom he had several
children. He was a member of the Albany Dutch church
and an occasional baptism sponsor. In 1675, he also
was a deacon at the New York Reformed Church.
Van
Tricht's Albany home was located on the hill of what
became the second ward. That house and lot was sold
to Isaac Verplanck in 1678. His home was listed on
a census of householders taken in 1679 and was referenced
in subsequent real estate transactions. In 1686,
he was one of the first assistant aldermen appointed
under Albany's new municipal charter.
The
rise of Abraham Van Tricht was cut short by his death
in October 1687. He was buried from the Albany Dutch
church. Elizabeth re-married in 1692. Without sons,
the Van Tricht name passed from Albany rolls following
his death.
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Sources: The
life of Abraham Van Tricht is CAP biography number
6599. This profile is derived chiefly from community-based
resources. He probably was the brother of trader
Gerrit Van Tricht, Early
Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony
of Rensselaerswyck, vol. 3, p. 95n.
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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