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- He and his Dutch wife, Teuntje Joriaens, married at the New Church in Amsterdam on July 6, 1638.
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On June 18, 1638, Bronck signed his banns of marriage as Jonas Jonasson Bronck. This patronym indicated that his father's name was Jonas, which supports the theory of Swedish origin. He and his Dutch wife, Teuntje Joriaens, married at the New Church in Amsterdam on July 6, 1638.
Aug 19, 2014 · So New Yorkers may be surprised that Jonas Bronck himself has been claimed as a native of Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and the Frisian and Faroe Islands.
Mar 18, 2008 · The residents of Queens can brag that their borough honors Charles II’s wife Catherine of Braganza. The Bronx, however, gets its name from less regal sources, from Swedish-born landowner Jonas Bronck. However the Bronx is not directly named after Bronck.
Apr 13, 2014 · Jonas and his wife Teuntie Jeuriaens had no children. Shortly after Jonas died, she married Arent Van Corlaer, Commissioner of Rensselaerwyck and moved with him to what is now the Albany area. The area of the borough of the Bronx in New York City comprises over 50 square miles.
Nov 1, 2021 · In 1639, a Swedish sea captain named Jonas Bronck sailed from the Netherlands with his wife, some domestic servants, and a number of other emigrants to New Amsterdam—still 25 years away from ...
Dec 3, 2014 · On December 3rd, 1639, Jonas Bronck purchased 50 acres of land to the north of Manhattan Island that later grew into 680 acres of farmland. People in the City would visit the farmland for a…
Jul 23, 2009 · His name was Jonas Jonson Bronck. Born in Sweden, in the small village of Komstad, Norra Ljunga socken, outside Sävsjö in the Swedish province of Småland, some time around the year 1600. Rather than take over his family’s farm, he became a sailor, and it is known that he traveled to Japan and India.
