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Johannes John Van Tassel

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Johannes "John" Van Tassel

Birth
Westchester County, New York, USA
Death
11 Apr 1807 (aged 69)
Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York, USA
Burial
Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0909916, Longitude: -73.8620392
Plot
K2-469
Memorial ID
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SEc C Grave 1095

John was a soldier in the French and Indian war. He enlisted in 1758, was 5 feet 6 inches in height, had light hair and eyes and dark complexion. He also was a soldier on the American side in the Revolution. He leased a farm from Frederick Philipse in Tarrytown, New York, comprising 160 acres. After the Revolution, he purchased the land from the Commisioners of Forfeitures. Upon the property stood on the east side of and near Broadway a stone building in which was kept, prior to, and after the Revolution, a tavern. The old house was torn down in the mid 1890's to make way for the public school building called "Washington Irving High School".

Parents
Jan VanTassel 1705 – 1726
Magdalena Helena Hammon 1707 – 1772

siblings
Esther 'Hester' Van Tassel 1735 – 1811
David Van Tassell 1743 – 1773
Isaac Van Tassel 1745 – 1826

Spouse & Children
Rachel Van Tassel 1735 – 1819
Hannah Van Tassel 1763 –

.

SEc C Grave 1095

John was a soldier in the French and Indian war. He enlisted in 1758, was 5 feet 6 inches in height, had light hair and eyes and dark complexion. He also was a soldier on the American side in the Revolution. He leased a farm from Frederick Philipse in Tarrytown, New York, comprising 160 acres. After the Revolution, he purchased the land from the Commisioners of Forfeitures. Upon the property stood on the east side of and near Broadway a stone building in which was kept, prior to, and after the Revolution, a tavern. The old house was torn down in the mid 1890's to make way for the public school building called "Washington Irving High School".

Parents
Jan VanTassel 1705 – 1726
Magdalena Helena Hammon 1707 – 1772

siblings
Esther 'Hester' Van Tassel 1735 – 1811
David Van Tassell 1743 – 1773
Isaac Van Tassel 1745 – 1826

Spouse & Children
Rachel Van Tassel 1735 – 1819
Hannah Van Tassel 1763 –

.



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