Ancestry of
Herman Melville

Author of Moby Dick

Peter Gansevoort

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• • Grandfather of Herman Melville — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • Harmen Gansevoort 
  • Mother:
  • Magdalena Douw   
  • Birth Date:
  • 17 Jul 1749 
  • Birth Location:
  • Albany, Albany Co., New York 
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  • Death Date:
  • 2 Jul 1812 
  • Death Location:
  • Albany, Albany Co., New York 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Catherina "Katy" Van Schaick
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  • Child:

  Maria Gansevoort (Ahnentafel No:3 )

  • Notes: 

  • Peter Gansevoort was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He led the resistance to the siege of Fort Stanwix in 1777.

• Sources for Peter Gansevoort

  • ¹ Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 1, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1998), 174.
  • ² Wikipedia, "Peter Gansevoort", (accessed 12/18/2015).