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William Beekman 1766 New York Historical Society New York, NY | James William Beekman (22 November 1815 – 15 June 1877) was vice president of the New York Hospital.
Biography
He was born in New York City on November 22, 1815. He was a descendent of Wilhelmus Beekman, who sailed with Peter Stuyvesant to New Netherlands, and was an officer of the Dutch West India Company.[1]
He graduated from Columbia College in... | GA | Anonymous | |
The Rapalje Children 1768 New York Historical Society New York, NY | According to the Historical Society, John Durand’s group portrait of the four children of the prominent mercantile family of Manhattan is considered one of the finest examples of colonial painting in America. From left to right are Garret (b. 1757), George (b. 1759), Anne (b. 1762), and Jacques (b. 1752). Durand had come to New York from Virginia... | GA | Anonymous | |
Susannah Or Mary Bontecou ca. 1768–70 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
Mrs. John Lothrop c. 1770 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
Mrs. Adriaan Bancker ca. 1775 New York Historical Society New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
Mary Beekman 1766 New York Historical Society New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
John Lothrop c. 1770 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | John Lothropp (also Lothrop or Lathrop; 1584–1653) was an English Anglican clergyman, who became a Congregationalist minister and emigrant to New England. He was the founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Early life
Lothropp was born in Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire. He was baptized in December 20, 1584. He attended Queens' College, Cambridge,... | GA | Anonymous | |
Jane Beekman 1766 New York Historical Society New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
James Beekman, Jr. 1766 New York Historical Society New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
Garret Rapalje 1768 New York Historical Society New York, NY | GA | Anonymous |
- John Durand