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Claes Swits, 1640

Name
Claes /Swits/
Surname
Swits
Given names
Claes
Death
Cause of death: killed by Indians.
Note: Originally called New Amsterdam, New York started as a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island which served as the seat of the colonial government in the New Netherland territory. It was renamed New York in 1665 in honour of the then Duke of York (later James II of England) after English forces seized control of Manhattan Island, along with the rest of the Dutch colony.
Reference number
C2756
Unique identifier
48DE37D4B7D9BF4D9377EF1470D299B56A4E
Last change
12 December 201303:51:46
Author of last change: Danny
Death

Originally called New Amsterdam, New York started as a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island which served as the seat of the colonial government in the New Netherland territory. It was renamed New York in 1665 in honour of the then Duke of York (later James II of England) after English forces seized control of Manhattan Island, along with the rest of the Dutch colony.

Note

Swiss?
from Island of Schouwen, Holland
to New Amsterdam, New Netherland ABT 1633
settled Turtle Bay, Manhattan