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Wolfert Gerritse van Couwenhoven

Wolfert Gerritse van Couwenhoven
Wolphert Gerretse, Dutch-American farmer, co-founded New Netherland (d. 1662)

Wolfert Gerritse Van Couwenhoven, also known as Wolphert Gerretse van Kouwenhoven and Wolphert Gerretsen, was an original patentee, director of bouweries (farms), and founder of the New Netherland colony.

1 May 1579

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Born in the same month (May 1579): Tokugawa Hidetada