Biographical Sketches and Research Notes
Biographien
The
biographical sketches on these pages describe what we know about the first
nine generations of our ancestors, starting with our oldest known ancestor
in Generation 1. We believe that earliest ancestor was Gerhard Nieland,
born about 1615 in Gemen, which now lies within the limits the city of
Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
For generation number 9 up please refer to the Obituaries section of the History page where you will find obituaries and funeral cards we have collected for the later generations.
Because our research is ongoing, these notes are a work in progress. As new information is uncovered, we will update the pages with new facts and will add biographical sketches for any new ancestors identified.
If you have additional biographical information about these ancestors, please contact us. Thanks!
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