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Guide to the Voorhees Family Genealogy Collection
1641-1989
MG 1539
1641-1989
MG 1539
© 2005 All rights reserved.
The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher
Inventory prepared by Julia Telonidis.
Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. February 2005. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English.
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Voorhees Family | |
| Title: | Voorhees Family Genealogy Collection | |
| Dates | 1641-1989 | |
| Abstract: | Contains a 17th century Voorhees family Bible, and other genealogy related documents, including a marriage certificate, correspondence, and photographs. | |
| Quantity: | .33 linear feet/ 1 box | |
| Collection Number: | MG 1539 | |
Biographical Note
Steven Coerts Van Voorhees emigrated from Ruinen, Holland to the United States in April 1660 and settled in Flatlands, Long Island, New York (present day Brooklyn). He was married 3 times and had a total of 10 children. In 1686, his son, Albert Stevens Voorhees purchased land near Hackensack, N.J. Subsequent generations of the Voorhees family settled throughout Hunterdon, Somerset and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey. Some of the more prominent Voorhees family members include Abraham Voorhees, who was closely affiliated with Rutgers College, having contributed both money and property to the institution. In the 1880s, John J. Voorhees, a sixth generation descendant of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, became president of the Voorhees Rubber Manufacturing Company of Jersey City, one of the most successful businesses of its kind in the country. In the 20th century, the Voorhees family descendants are numerous and retain communication through the Van Voorhees Association, an organization that produces Voorhees family newsletters and coordinates annual family reunions.
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Scope and Content Note
This collection includes the Voorhees family Bible, which was printed in Holland in 1640 or 1641 and contains hand-written family records dating from 1645 through the late 18th century. The book was brought to this country in 1660 by the original immigrant ancestor of the Voorhees family, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees. The collection also includes photographs, correspondence, essays, a genealogical chart, a marriage certificate and other items that document the history and genealogy of the Voorhees family.
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| The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, forms, and occupations documented in this collection. | ||
| Subject Names: | ||
| Voorhees family. | ||
| Subject Topics: | ||
| Immigrants--Dutch. | ||
| Voorhees family--Genealogy. | ||
| Subject Places: | ||
| Hunterdon County (N.J.) | ||
| Middlesex County (N.J.) | ||
| Somerset County (N.J.) | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Bibles. | ||
| Genealogies. | ||
| Letters (Correspondence). | ||
| Marriage certificates. | ||
| Photographs. | ||
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Related Material
For collections containing information on the Voorhees family, see:
Manuscript Collection 1148, Howard Crosby Voorhees Collection.
Manuscript Group 1411, Elias Boudinot Stockton (d. 1918), Genealogist, Collection.
Manuscript Collection 1444, John Neafie Genealogy Collection.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 1539, Voorhees Family Genealogy Collection, The New Jersey Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Florence E. Voorhees, 1995.
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Bibliography
"Descendants of Coert Van Voorhees." 22 Feb. 2005. <http://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/vanvoorheesfamily.html>
The Van Voorhees family. / Albert L. Stokes. [New Brunswick, N.J.?] : Van Voorhees Association, 1984-.
Van Voorhees family in early New York/New Jerseycompiled by George R. Griffiths. Chandler, AZ : G. Griffiths, [1995].
Van Voorhees nieuwsbrief : a publication of the Van Voorhees Association.
VanVoorhees.org. 22 Feb. 2005 <www.vanvoorhees.org>
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