hmtl5 Catalina / Catalyntje van Benthuysen b. 5 May 1700 Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York d. 1742 Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York: Hedges Genealogy

Catalina / Catalyntje van Benthuysen

Female 1700 - 1742  (41 years)

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  • Name Catalina / Catalyntje van Benthuysen 
    • daughter of Martin Van Benthuysen and Feitje Boorsboom [1]
    Birth 5 May 1700  Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 1742  Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Old Front and Green Streets Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I5997  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2025 

    Family Isaac du Trieux,   b. 2 Mar 1689, Albany, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1782, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 22 Oct 1718  Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 May 1700 - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Oct 1718 - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1742 - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • ISAAC3 TRUAX (Isaac2 du Trieux, Philippe1 du Trieux) was born on 02 Mar 1689 in Albany, Albany, New York. He died in 1782 in Schenectady, Albany, New York. He married Catalina Van Benthuysen, daughter of Martin Van Benthuysen and Feitje Boorsboom, on 22 Oct 1718 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New
      York, USA.
      Notes for Isaac Truax:
      From Simms, History of Schoharie County: "A dinner was given to George Washington at Schenectady on June 30, 1782, and that among those who attended were Captain Peter Truax and Isaac Truax, 'then the oldest man in the place'."

      Isaac Truax and Catalina Van Benthuysen had the following children:
      100. i. PETER4 TRUAX was born on 27 Aug 1725 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He died on 29 Aug 1797 in Schenectady, New York,
      USA. He married Jacoba Van Santvoord, daughter of Domine Cornelis Van Santvoord and Anna Staats, on 26 Feb 1748/49 in
      Schenectady, New York, USA. She was born on 14 Dec 1729 in Staten Island, NY. She died on 24 Mar 1794 in Staten Island, NY.
      101. ii. ISAAC I. TRUAX was born on 14 May 1726 in Schenectady, Albany, New York, USA. He died on 04 Nov 1812 in Schenectady,
      Albany, New York, USA. He married Susanna Roseboom, daughter of Hendrick Myndertse Roseboom and Catharina Maebie Schyuler,
      on 25 Apr 1755 in Schenectady, Albany, New York. She was born on 14 Jun 1733 in Schenectady, Albany, New York. She died on 07
      Jul 1813 in Schenectady, Albany, New York, USA.
      iii. PHILIP A. TRUAX was born about 1731.
      iv. SARAH TRUAX was born on 26 Mar 1732 in Schenectady, Albany, New York.
      Notes for Sarah Truax: possibly this is the Sarah who married Jellis Truax 26 Feb 1749
      v. SOPHIA TRUAX was born on 20 Jul 1735 in Schenectady, Albany, New York. She married Andries Bratt Truax, son of Jacob
      Truax and Lysbet de la Grange, on 10 May 1755 in Schenectady, New York. He was born on 04 Apr 1739 in Schenectady, Albany, New York. He died in 1783 in Canada.
      102. vi. MARGRIETJE TRUAX. She married Johannes Van Driessen, son of Petrus Van Driessen and Engeltje Vrooman, on 22 Jun 1770.
      103. vii. MARITJE TRUAX. She married Jan Baptist Van Eps, son of Jan Baptist Van Eps and Helena Glen, on 19 Nov 1743 in
      Schenectady, NY.
      viii. MARTINUS TRUAX. He married Fretje Boorsboom.

      https://www.philippedutrieux.com/downloads/Descendants-of-Philippe-du-Trieux--5-generations.pdf

      [1]
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Daughter of Martyn Van Benthuysen and Feitje Boorsboom. She married Isaac Truax and they lived on property that she had inherited in the Stockade district of Schenectady. This lot was on the east of Washington Street, third from Front Street. They had eight children: Maria, Isaac, Peter, Philip A, Sarah, Sophia, Martin, and Margreitje Truax. "Catherine" of Catalyntje died shortly after the birth of her last daughter.

      First interred at the Old Burial Ground at Front and Green Street. Those graves were removed to Vale Cemetery after it opened in 1879. Information was taken from Schenectady Historical Society "Connected Lists" of Tombstone Inscriptions.
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S147] Association of Descendants of Philippe du Trieux, https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~truax/dutrieux.html.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.