Ancestry of
Theodore Roosevelt

26th U.S. President

Merken (Mary) Gastes

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• • 4th Great-grandmother of Theodore Roosevelt — 7th Generation
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  • 93 
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  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1653 
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  • AFT 1741 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Johann (Jan) Luken
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1683 
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  • Child:

  William Lukens (Ahnentafel No:46 )

  • Notes: 
  • Mary's maiden name is possibly Tyson, sister of Reynier Tyson. Other sources believe Mary's maiden name is Kunders and that she's the daughter of Thones Kunders.

• Sources for Merken (Mary) Gastes

  • ¹ Egge, Marion F., Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean, Philadelphia: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (2000), 91-93.
  • ² Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts and Francis A. (Walton) Roberts, Philadelphia: C.V. Roberts (1940), 156-158.