The Dutch
On this day in 1580, Peter Minuit was born. The reason that I bring this up is that from the best evidence the Elias family came from New York State.
The Dutch East India Company established the first permanent European settlement in what is now New York City in 1624. Most of the Dutch settlers established themselves in the northern Hudson Valley, near the future site of Albany, about eight or ten Protestants from Belgium, who had taken refuge with the Dutch to escape religious prosecution, settled on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor. About a year Peter Minuit of the tiny community bought Manhattan Island for $24.00.
The Dutch East India Company established the first permanent European settlement in what is now New York City in 1624. Most of the Dutch settlers established themselves in the northern Hudson Valley, near the future site of Albany, about eight or ten Protestants from Belgium, who had taken refuge with the Dutch to escape religious prosecution, settled on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor. About a year Peter Minuit of the tiny community bought Manhattan Island for $24.00.
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