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Jacobus “James” Roosevelt, Harlemite, 1760 – 1847

Posted on October 31, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Jacobus “James” Roosevelt, known, (January 10, 1760 – 1847) was an American businessman and politician from Harlem, NY and a member of the Roosevelt family. Continue reading →

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Harlem Village Farmland, 1820 – 1870

Posted on October 7, 2012 by | 7 Comments

Harlem was “a synonym for elegant living through a good part of the nineteenth century.”The village remained largely farmland estates, such as [Conrad] Van Keulen’s Hook. Continue reading →

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Harlem’s Colonial History

Posted on July 25, 2010 by | 3 Comments

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The first European settlement in what was then New Harlem was by Hendrick (Henry) de Forest, Isaac de Forest, his brother, and their sister Rachel de Forest, French – Dutch immigrants in 1637. Capt. Jochem Pieter[-sen] Kuyter, Jonas Bronck, and pioneer settler [Dr.] Johannes de la Montagne, a French Huguenot of Leiden, Holland, who arrived in New Harlem in July 1639. Continue reading →

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