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68-563: [REDACTED] Look up cohoes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cohoes may refer to: Cohoes, New York , a city in Albany County, New York, United States Cohoes Fashions , an American clothing store USS Cohoes , a list of ships See also [ edit ] Cohoe, Alaska , United States All pages with titles beginning with Cohoes Topics referred to by

136-592: A Dreamer". Town of Waterford City of Troy Town of Colonie Johannes Megapolensis The minister is widely known as the author of A Short Account of the Mohawk Indians , their Country, Language, Figure, Costume, Religion, and Government , first published from his letters by friends in 1644 in North Holland, and being translated into English in 1792 and printed in Philadelphia. He

204-471: A barrel fire to forge with before losing control of it. High winds stoked the flames which spread over the course of six hours. At one point smoke and fire collectively consumed three blocks of the downtown district, and a plume of smoke rose over the city large enough to be detected by weather radar. Twenty-one buildings were heavily damaged or destroyed, with two businesses and a garage being completely leveled. Starting around 2020 to 2023, Cohoes embarked on

272-421: A citywide revitalization project focused on improving infrastructure, restoring historic buildings, and environmental sustainability. The city invested $ 35 million in infrastructure improvements, including improving sidewalks, planting street trees, redesigning city parks, installing public charging stations for electric vehicles, and creating a new waterfront park. In 2017, West End Park was redesigned to become

340-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

408-824: A friendly welcome. By the following August they had settled in to their new home near Fort Orange. In 1642 Megapolensis was hired by Kiliaen van Rensselaer , the Patroon of Rensselaerwyck , a vast estate encompassing much of what is now Albany and Rensselaer counties, to serve as minister to his territory in the Calvinist Dutch Reformed Church . Megapolensis and his family went to New Netherland, where he served in Rensselaerswyck and later Fort Orange until 1649. With its strategic location Fort Orange and its nearby settlements soon attracted many traders and Indians alike, however, because of

476-487: A memorial park honoring veterans. In 2020, historic Canal Square Park in downtown Cohoes was redesigned to host Farmer’s Markets, outdoor concerts, and receptions and other events. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km ), of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km ) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km ) (11.79%) is water. Cohoes

544-614: A new Cohoes Company constructed a dam on the Mohawk River above the city's waterfall in order to better regulate water flow for industrial use. It was soon swept away by ice at the break-up in spring, and a new dam was built the following year. Two canals extended from the dam to provide water power for industry. Ironworks were the first main industry in Cohoes, as it was in Troy, Menands , and West Troy. Daniel Simmons' Simmons Axe Company

612-550: A pastor. In 1664, he was instrumental in facilitating a smooth transition to British rule. Megapolensis was born in Koendyck ( Koedijk , Netherlands in 1603. His father, also named Johannes, was a Protestant dominie or minister in Egmont-aan-Zee . The father Latinized the family name from the original van Mecelenburg. (Another source suggests the original name was von Grootstede.) However, from his translations of

680-491: A prize ship. While there, he paid a call on Megapolensis to thank him for his kindness to Jogues. Le Moyne, like Megapolensis, had become religiously involved with the Hurons and Iroquois, and subsequently he and Le Moyne, regardless of religious differences, formed a close friendship. In 1664 after serving at Rensselaerswyck Manor for six years, Megapolenssis arrived at Fort Amsterdam from. His arrival at Fort Amsterdam

748-475: Is Rensselaer County and the city of Troy's Lansingburg neighborhood. The 112th Street Bridge connects Van Schaick Island to Troy. As of the census of 2010, there were 16,168. people (677 more than the 2000 census), 7,001 households, and 3,902 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,145.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,600.7/km ). There were 7,689 housing units at an average density of 2,053.8 per square mile (793.0/km ). The racial makeup of

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816-644: Is also known for having assisted the French missionary, Father Isaac Jogues escape from the Mohawk Indians in the 1643. The priest had been serving as a missionary to the Hurons and had been taken captive by the Mohawk. After his tenure in Rensselaerwyck, Megapolensis went to New Amsterdam intending to return to Holland. Governor Peter Stuyvesant prevailed upon him to remain and undertake the duties of

884-455: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cohoes, New York Cohoes ( / k ə ˈ h oʊ z / kə- HOHZ ) is an incorporated city located in the northeast corner of Albany County in the U.S. state of New York . It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile manufacturing to its growth in the 19th century. The city's factories processed cotton from

952-472: Is located, and Simmons Island. Within Albany County, the city has the town of Colonie to its northwest, west, and south; with the town and village of Green Island to the south of Van Schaick Island. To the north across the Mohawk River is Saratoga County and the town of Waterford 's hamlet of Northside. A bridge connects Cohoes to Waterford. To the east of Van Schaick Island across the Hudson River

1020-565: Is one who formerly was a Jesuit and on that account is very politic and disputatious.". By this they meant Dominie Megapolensis. They also charged that the baptismal liturgy used was too similar to "the Papal church". On March 18, 1655, he sent a letter to the Classis at Amsterdam, noting, “Last summer some Jews came here from Holland in order to trade... they came several times to my house, weeping and bemoaning their misery. If I directed them to

1088-652: Is situated at the confluence of the Mohawk with the Hudson River , where the Mohawk forms several channels and islands . Cohoes is named for its most famous landmark, the Cohoes Falls , a majestic waterfall first seen by the area's successive generations of indigenous peoples. In the historic era, these were the Mohawk Nation . The city includes Van Schaick Island , where the historic Van Schaick Mansion

1156-674: The Algonquian Cohoes, a place name based on a word meaning 'pine tree'. In the early years of Dutch colonial settlement, the majority of the city's territory was once part of the area of Manor of Rensselaerswyck , a feudal-style manor or patroonship. The land north of a line crossing the Cohoes Falls (today Manor Avenue) was outside the Manor and was owned by the Van Olohde family between 1725 and 1750. Rensselaerswyck

1224-609: The American Revolutionary War . The Van Schaick Mansion on Van Schaick Island was built in the 1730s; it was one of the sites used as a military headquarters during the Revolution by the Americans under Major Generals Philip Schuyler and Horatio Gates . Van Schaick Island was the first part of Cohoes to be settled and farmed; it was formerly known as Cohoes Island and Anthony's Island. Until after

1292-572: The Deep South . As of the 2020 census , the city population was 18,174. The name Cohoes is believed to be derived from a Mohawk term, Ga-ha-oose , referring to the Cohoes Falls and meaning "Place of the Falling Canoe," an interpretation noted by Horatio Gates Spafford in his 1823 publication "A Gazetteer of the State of New York". Later historians posited that the name is derived from

1360-599: The Mohawk Indians , their Country, Language, Figure, Costume, Religion, and Government, publishing it in North Holland in 1644. This was apparently done without his knowledge or permission. The account was reprinted by Joost Hartgers in 1651 in the Netherlands. The first English translation by Ebenezer Hazard was printed by him in 1792 in Philadelphia , with a revised translation by Brodhead in 1857. Another version translated by A. Clinton Crowell of Brown University

1428-626: The Mohawk people , and is believed to be the first Protestant missionary to Native Americans in North America. The Mohawk territory was west of Fort Orange in the Mohawk River valley but extending up to the St. Lawrence River and down to the Delaware River , with other territories used for hunting. During the summer trading season, Mohawks frequently spent the night in Dutch houses, including

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1496-496: The Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts , A.J.F. van Laer suggests that Magapolensis was not the son, but the nephew of Johannes, Sr. and married the daughter of the latter's wife by her first marriage. Megapolensis studied Catholicism at Cologne but became disenchanted with its particular precepts and customs. At the objection of his family he became a Protestant clergyman at an early age. For this he

1564-400: The poverty line , including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. A number of sites in Cohoes are included on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places , including - New York State Route 787 has its northern terminus in Cohoes. New York State Route 32 runs north–south through Cohoes. New York State Route 470 crosses east–west through the city and goes over

1632-537: The Classis of Alkmaar . In November, 1641, Domine Johannes Backerus introduced him to the Classis of Amsterdam with the idea that he was willing to pursue a pioneering effort as a minister in New Netherland at the patroon of Killiaen Van Renssear. Here he was introduced to Van Renselear on March 6, 1642, and signed a contract that committed him to the task for six years, at a salary of a thousand guilders for

1700-536: The Directors of the Dutch West India Company, the Directors maintaining that they alone had the authority to commission clergy for the colony. As the ship was about to sail, the parties resolved their differences, neither side conceding their prerogatives. When it became known that Van Rensselaer planned to erect a church upriver at Rensselaerswyck , Governor Kieft hastened his plans to rebuild

1768-473: The Dominie's. He became fluent in the Mohawk language and recorded many details about the Mohawk people and their culture. He described their language as being very difficult to learn. In his endeavor to learn the language and compile a vocabulary he frequently asked the Mohawk how they referred to various things and ideas. From his letters home, his friends in the Netherlands compiled A Short Account of

1836-677: The Dutch Reformed Church, and Peter Stuyvesant in particular, were opposed at the prospect of new religions establishing themselves in New Nehterland. Stuyvesant made concerted efforts to thwart any inroads made by the Quakers, Lutherans, French Jesuits and Jews to establish themselves in the Dutch Colony. In 1658, Reverend Megapolensis continued to lament the inroads that various other religious orders were making in

1904-569: The Harmony Mills were redeveloped and restored by real estate developer Uri Kaufman. Kaufman converted the Mills to luxury loft apartments, sparking a revival in the heart of the city. On November 30, 2017, there was a massive fire that destroyed and damaged 21 buildings that caught the attention of national media. An amateur blacksmith, attempting to mimic the show Forged in Fire , started

1972-604: The Hudson River to the northern parts of Troy . Until the mid-1950s, the Delaware and Hudson Railroad ran the Laurentian train (New York - Montreal), making a stop at its station in Cohoes. Until the early 1960s, the D&;H ran trains from Albany to Saratoga Springs that made stops in Cohoes. Author Kurt Vonnegut's character, writer Kilgore Trout , was said to have been a resident of Cohoes in his story, "Requiem for

2040-574: The Jewish merchants, they said they would not even lend them a few stivers”. Megapolensis further argued that the followers of the “unrighteous Mammon” aimed to get possession of Christian property and to outdo other merchants by drawing all trade toward themselves. These “godless rascals, who are of no benefit to the country, but look at everything for their own profit, may be sent away from here.” After Stuyvesant's departure in July from his failed mission in

2108-560: The Mohawk and brought to their village of Ossernenon and subjected to prolonged torture. Hearing of this, Arent van Curler , commissary of Rensselaerwyck, visited the "first castle" of the Mohawks and attempted to ransom Jogues, but without success as the Mohawk were not inclined to release him at that time. About a year later, the Mohawk were persuaded to bring the priest with them when they came to Beverwijck to trade. Once there, Van Curler helped Jogues to escape. The dominie helped conceal

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2176-533: The Revolutionary War, Cohoes was a small quiet hamlet with isolated farms. After the Mohawk and other Iroquois allies of the British were forced to cede their territory, New York encouraged new settlement. Thousands of Yankee settlers came from New England. Cohoes was linked to the larger settlements of Lansingburg and Albany. In 1795 the first bridge across the Mohawk River was constructed at Cohoes. It

2244-576: The West Indies he returned to Manhattan and found a fleet and crews totaling seven-hundred men waiting for him in the harbor, where he promptly received orders to move on the Swedes at Fort Casimir and other objectives in the disputed territory along the Delaware River. On August 25 Megapolensis arranged for a day of fasting and prayer for the successful completion of the coming expedition. On

2312-459: The area of Cohoes, reserving for himself a strip below the Cohoes Falls for the future site of mills powered by water. Though the area was not much settled for a time, it was known for the Cohoes Falls. One of the earliest descriptions of the falls was in 1642 by Johannes Megapolensis , the first dominie (Dutch Reformed pastor) of Beverwyck . Another early description was in 1656 by Adriaen van der Donck in his Description of New Netherland . In

2380-562: The church in Fort Amsterdam , where Megapolensis would later serve. For five years Megapolensis held services in the patroon's mill house on the east side of the Hudson River. In 1647 he was afforded the use of an old warehouse on the west side of the river, which had been donated by the West India Company, which put his services closer to the general population of Rensselaerswyck Manor and Fort Orange. The warehouse

2448-637: The city from Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck . That same year Lutherans in New Netherland petitioned for permission for public worship. This was opposed both by the authorities in the colony as well as in Amsterdam as it was viewed as reducing the Reformed congregation. The Lutherans wrote the Lutheran consistory in Amsterdam to send a good, God-fearing preacher, "...since among the Reformed here there

2516-403: The city was 84.14% White , 12.16% African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.68% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.59% from other races , and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population. There were 6,932 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had

2584-538: The colony, fearing that it would create religious discord and division among the people of the colony. Of the Quakes he said, "The raving Quakers have not settled down, but continue to disturb the peace of the province by their wanderings and outcries." At this time French Jesuit Simon Le Moyne journeyed from Ossernenon to Fort Orange and then to New Amsterdam to attend to the few Catholics residing there as well as some French sailors who had recently arrived in port with

2652-463: The commander of the fort boarded Stuyvesant's ship and signed the terms of surrender. On the following Sunday Megapolensis held services for the crews and any Swede who wished to attend. By 1656 there was a growing number of Swedish and German Lutherans in New Amsterdam, who, instead of attending Megapolensis' services, held their own services in various private homes. The congregation of

2720-507: The early-to-mid 17th century, a whale swam upriver in the Hudson, becoming stranded in the Mohawk River on an island just below the Cohoes Falls. The Dutch settlers could not easily get to the large carcass to remove it. As it rotted, the river became slick for three weeks. A settler commented that "the air was infected with its stench... perceptible for two miles to leeward." Beginning about 1646, settlers called this land Whale Island. During

2788-500: The first Sunday of September, Megapolensis held services at Fort Amsterdam , just prior to the departure of the fleet on its mission. Megapolensis accompanied Peter Stuyvesant , who was commander of a fleet. Upon the arrival of the fleet the modest garrison at Fort Casimir immediately discovered that it was no match against Stuyvesant's force. Subsequently a flag of truce was sent to the fort with demands of its surrender, which after some protest, occurred without any bloodshed, after which

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2856-460: The first two years, with an increase thereafter. The contract also stipulated that he be provided with a free house with provisions of food. Megapolensis his wife and four children sailed for the New World on June 6, 1642. Upon their arrival at New Amsterdam they remained on Manhattan Island for a brief period where he was introduced to Reverend Everardus Bogardus , who was directed to extend

2924-526: The fort." Susanah Shaw Romney says that his daughter Hillegond van Ruyven and Lydia de Meyer crossed enemy lines to Long Island to conduct back-door negotiations with the English. Shortly after their return, "...a council of residents and colonial leaders presented Stuyvesant with English terms, and he finally empowered a group of Amsterdammers to negotiate the peaceful handover." Staying in New York, as it

2992-458: The hands of the Mohawk. He also describes other encounters involving relations between the French and the Mohawk. At the conclusion of his term of ministry at Fort Orange, Megapolensis planned to return to Holland, but was asked by Pieter Stuyvesant to become chief minister of the Dutch church in New Amsterdam. The dominie was initially reluctant and had to be persuaded with "friendly force". By

3060-598: The lobby of the New York State Museum in Albany, New York . Since the early 21st century, the skeleton has been moved to a new location away from the windows, where temperature and humidity fluctuations risked damaging the skeleton. A replica complete with fur is on display at the Cohoes Public Library. Upon their completion, in 1872, the Harmony Mills were the largest cotton mill complex in

3128-503: The many different peoples and interests it was also the center of many conflicts. At first the family lived in Greenbush, New York , before moving to Fort Orange (now the city of Albany ). Van Rensselae also needed someone he could trust to be his principle adviser and to keep him informed of the social and business activity in the manor. Megapolensis was given authority that extended further than matters of church and religion, and

3196-401: The much higher rate of murders in his home country of the Netherlands. Megapolensis is widely noted for assisting French Catholic missionary Isaac Jogues escape captivity, when he was being held and tortured by the Mohawk Indians. They were hostile to Jogues because of his association with the French, who had made attacks against Mohawk villages. In the autumn of 1642, Jogues was captured by

3264-509: The priest until a deal could be reached and the Frenchman put on a ship to take him downriver. Pastor Megapolensis befriended Jogues and accompanied him to New Amsterdam, where Jogues stayed with the pastor while waiting for a ship to take him to France. In a letter of September 28, 1658, to the Classis of Amsterdam, Megapolensis wrote of the gruesome ordeal that had befallen Jogues, and another French missionary, François-Joseph Bressani , at

3332-408: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cohoes . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cohoes&oldid=932770108 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

3400-459: The start of the 20th century, daredevil Bobby Leach practiced going over the Cohoes Falls in a barrel before he performed the same stunt at Niagara. Cohoes residents watched this feat from the lawn or the porch of The Cataract House, the Victorian hotel at the corner of North Mohawk and School streets. This site was later developed as the present School Street Power Station. From 2005 to 2013,

3468-524: The time he decided to stay, his wife had already sailed and returned to New Amsterdam in 1650. As dominie in New Amsterdam, Megapolensis was also responsible for mission stations in Bergen, New Jersey, the village of Haarlem, and occasionally in Brooklyn. In 1652, the Amsterdam classis sent Samuel Drisius, who had served in, but fled from London, to assist Megapolensis. In 1656 Megapolensis purchased land in

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3536-427: The various French and Indian Wars of the mid-18th century, Van Schaick Island was developed as part of a military road that came from Albany north along the islands at the mouth of the Mohawk River. These islands allowed for easier fords across the various mouths of the Mohawk and access to Waterford and points north. The islands were used for numerous military encampments during both the French and Indian Wars and

3604-555: The world. The Harmony Mills are an excellent example of 19th-century mill architecture. During the 19th century, numerous immigrants came to Cohoes to work in the mills, particularly French Canadians from Quebec and Irish , who first arrived as refugees in the 1840s from the Great Famine . The Harmony Mills Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the late 20th century. Around

3672-408: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 32,856, and the median income for a family was $ 42,054. Males had a median income of $ 31,972 versus $ 25,845 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 18,416. About 11.2% of families and 13.3% of the population were below

3740-562: Was 900 feet long, 24 feet wide, 15 feet high, and was based on 13 stone piers. It cost $ 12,000 to build and was a toll bridge. This bridge provided access to Cohoes as one of the main routes north. The bridge was rebuilt in 1806 by the Cohoes Bridge Company, which raised the tolls to cover the cost. Another major transportation improvement, construction of the Erie and Champlain canals were begun in 1817. The section in Cohoes

3808-441: Was appointed to act as the arbiter of all disputes arising between the chief official of the colony, Arent van Curler , and his subordinate, Adriaen van der Donck , and to see that the general patroon was dealt with in a fair and ethical manner. His decision was to stand uncontested until a review on matters conducted by van Rensselaer himself occurred. The contract was for six years. A disagreement arose between van Rensselaer and

3876-486: Was at Waterford; fresh meat and produce were available mostly by residents raising their own. A United States post office was built in Cohoes in 1831. In 1811 the Cohoes Manufacturing Company, owned entirely by men from Lansingburg, was incorporated and began a factory for making screws. This was the first large industry in Cohoes to use the power of the Mohawk River and Cohoes Falls. In 1831,

3944-458: Was converted to include a pulpit, nine pews and special benches for the Elders and Deacons. For nearly seven years Megapolensis and his successor Gideon Schaats held Sunday services in the warehouse, but with the spring floods coming from the river every year, the foundation began to give way and the warehouse eventually had to be abandoned. During this period, Megapolensis served as missionary to

4012-482: Was disinherited. In 1630 the younger Megapolensis married Mathilde Willems in the Netherlands. The couple had at least four children born there in the next twelve years. Their son Johannes became a surgeon working at Fort Orange. In 1654, their daughter Hillegond married Cornelis van Ruyven, secretary to the colonial Council. In 1629 Megapolensis entered the ministry and commenced conducting services at Wieringerwaard , and four years later at Sehoorel and Berge in

4080-532: Was established by Killiaen Van Rensselaer , the patroon and a Dutch merchant. In 1632, he had an agent pace off an enormous triangle-shaped area around the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, from the Peebles Island northwest to the Cohoes Falls and south to today's Watervliet ; this area was the core of the future city of Cohoes. Starting in the 1690s the Patroon began to issue leases for

4148-699: Was famous throughout the United States, and the Cohoes Iron Foundry was a large business enterprise in the 1830s. In the 1820s, the first cotton mill in Albany County was built in Cohoes. Egberts and Bailey was the first factory to use knitting machinery run by power, based on the Cohoes Company's power canals. The community became a center of textile manufacturing; in 1836 the Harmony Manufacturing Company

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4216-477: Was finished in 1823, stimulating trade for the city. Cohoes was known as Juncta because of being served by the two canals, which improved water traffic north to Lake Champlain and west through the Mohawk Valley. One or both of the canals crossed every farm in Cohoes. Even with the canals and the bridge bringing easier access to larger markets, Cohoes was a sleepy place prior to 1831. The nearest post office

4284-442: Was founded, later famous as Harmony Mills . Cohoes became a mill town , and to an extent a company town . During the 1870s the mills were enormously profitable because of the Erie Canal , which flowed past them at that time. Mill #3, at over 1,000 feet (300 m) long, has been considered the longest continuous textile mill in the country at the time. Cotton textiles were shipped to New York City, England and Europe, where demand

4352-420: Was high. In 1848, Cohoes was incorporated as a village within the town of Watervliet . In 1869, it was chartered as a city. In 1866, during excavation work for construction of Mill #3 of the Harmony Mills, the bones of a mastodon were unearthed over a period of several weeks. This mammal ranged in this territory when humans were first settling here. The Cohoes Mastodon skeleton was long on display in

4420-488: Was persuaded by Stuyvesant to remain in Manhattan, to which the former consented. When an overwhelming English fleet arrived that year, Megapolensis and his son Samuel, a physician as well as minister, were among the advisers counseling Stuyvesant, to surrender New Amsterdam to the English, who ultimately took control of the Dutch colony. The West India Company would later blame the capitulation on councilors and clergymen.."...desirous of saving their houses which were next to

4488-492: Was printed in 1909 by Jameson in the United States. In his letters, Megapolensis had compared the land of Rensselaerwyck to that of Germany and described the rich abundance of game, birds and other wildlife. Megapolensis described Mohawk dress, marriage customs and culture. He characterized the Mohawk ritual torture of captives as cruel, but noted that they seldom killed people in their culture, despite their lack of laws and authorities as he understood them. He contrasted that with

4556-426: Was renamed by the English, the minister helped establish the rights of the Reformed Church under English rule. His role in the surrender may have had repercussions, as on two separate occasions years later, prominent Dutch citizens testified under oath to his loyalty to the West India Company. Some accounts say that Megapolensis returned to Holland a few years later in 1668, where he died. According to Thomas DeWitt, it

4624-400: Was subsequent to his assisting French missionary, Isaac Jogues , in his escape from the Mohawks. His wife had already departed for Holland some weeks before. Reverend Backerus had retired over political indifference with Stuyvesant and returned to Holland and subsequently the colony was in need for another minister. With children also in need of baptism and religious instruction, Megapolensis

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