Gedeon La Plante Merlet
Abt 1624 - Abt 1683 (~ 59 years)
Generation: 1
1. Gedeon La Plante Merlet was born about 1624 in Roussy, Champagne, France (son of Josias Merle and Jeanne Robbe); died about 1683 in Middlesex, New Jersey. Other Events:
- _UID: DA2217B17DD14E7B9942476DF2D730AE11CF
Notes:
||||Gideon was a carpenter by trade. As he and his wfie were Huguenots, and persecution was high in France and Germany, they fled to Holland. The couple and their four sons are listed on thesecond passenger list of the ship "De Permerlander Kerck". There were 29 passengers aboard when the ship landed in New Holland on 12 October 1662.
On April 20, 1671 he was appointed Constable of Staten Island, and on February 14, 1674 he was appointed Magistrate.Gedeon married Margariet Martin on 21 Aug 1644 in Walloon Church, Leiden, Holland. Margariet was born about 1622 in Limbourg, Belgium; died in in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Abraham Marlatt was born on 6 Jan 1656 in Mannheim, Baden, Germany; died in 1714 in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ.
2. Josias Merle was born about 1600 in Roucy, Champagne, France; and died. Other Events:
- _UID: AD5406A1B5714A9C939AFBC5BFAA062333A6
Josias married Jeanne Robbe. Jeanne died after 19 Sep 1660. [Group Sheet]
3. Jeanne Robbe died after 19 Sep 1660. Other Events:
- _UID: C0D42EE14DFE4A959559C6AC06ED8D20CD34
Children:
- 1. Gedeon La Plante Merlet was born about 1624 in Roussy, Champagne, France; died about 1683 in Middlesex, New Jersey.