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2. | Kiliaen Van Rensselaer was born about 1580 in Hasselt, Overijssel, Netherlands (son of Hendrick Van Rensselaer and Maria Pafraet); died in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; was buried on 7 Oct 1643 in Oude Kerck, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Notes:
He was a wealthy diamond and pearl merchant and helped found (1621) the Dutch West India Company, later becoming one of its directors. He was one of the first to develop a patroonship in New Netherland, having purchased a vast tract of land near what is now Albany. It was called Rensselaerswyck and comprised a large part of the present-day counties of Albany, Rensselaer, and Columbia. van Rensselaer himself never visited his estate, which was the largest of its kind, but he sent his cousin Arent van Curler to manage it. His first name is also spelled Killian.
Kiliaen married Hillegonda Van Bijler on 23 Jul 1616 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Hillegonda was born in 1598; died in Dec 1626; was buried on 1 Jan 1626/27 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Hillegonda Van Bijler was born in 1598; died in Dec 1626; was buried on 1 Jan 1626/27 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Other Events and Attributes:
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