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{{stub}}== History == | {{stub}}== History == | ||
[[Image:New Nederland map.png|thumb|right|420px|New Netherland colonial shore claims and significant settlements, 1614-1674]]'''New Netherland''' (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland) was the former Dutch colony on the east coast of North America founded in 1614 or 1615. It included significant settlements in, or claims to, parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maryland.<ref name="WNN">"New Netherland" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Netherland (accessed 4 November 2008).</ref> | [[Image:New Nederland map.png|thumb|right|420px|New Netherland colonial shore claims and significant settlements, 1614-1674]]'''New Netherland''' (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland) was the former Dutch colony on the east coast of North America founded in 1614 or 1615. It included significant settlements in, or claims to, parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maryland (from Cape Cod to Virginia).<ref name="WNN">"New Netherland" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Netherland (accessed 4 November 2008).</ref> | ||
One of the important legacies of the New Netherland colony was religious tolerance. The Dutch Reformed Church, a Calvinist denomination, was predominant at first. However, from the beginning the colony was also a haven for religious minorities such as Huguenots (French Protestants), and Jews.<ref name="WNN" /> | One of the important legacies of the New Netherland colony was religious tolerance. The Dutch Reformed Church, a Calvinist denomination, was predominant at first. However, from the beginning the colony was also a haven for religious minorities such as Huguenots (French Protestants), and Jews.<ref name="WNN" /> | ||
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*"New Netherland and Beyond" in RootsWeb at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/ (accessed 4 November 2008). History, maps, immigrants, settlers, and record sources. | *"New Netherland and Beyond" in RootsWeb at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/ (accessed 4 November 2008). History, maps, immigrants, settlers, and record sources. | ||
*Lorine McGinnis Schulze, "New Netherland/New York Genealogy" in The Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/index.shtml (accessed 4 November 2008). Links for Dutch settlers of New York including articles about Dutch naming patterns, history, ships passenger lists, military records, and church records. | *Lorine McGinnis Schulze, "New Netherland/New York Genealogy" in The Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/index.shtml (accessed 4 November 2008). Links for Dutch settlers of New York including articles about Dutch naming patterns, history, ships passenger lists, military records, and church records. | ||
*Lorine McGinnis Schulze, "Index to 81 Ships Passenger Lists 1624-1664" [to New Netherland] in The Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/ships/ (accessed 4 November 2008). | *Lorine McGinnis Schulze, "Index to 81 Ships Passenger Lists 1624-1664" [to New Netherland] in The Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/ships/ (accessed 4 November 2008). | ||
*"NA Baptisms 1639-1730" in RootsWeb at http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Erbillard/na_baptisms_1639-1730.htm (accessed 4 November 2008). New Amsterdam (New York City) Dutch Reformed Church christenings.<br> | *"NA Baptisms 1639-1730" in RootsWeb at http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Erbillard/na_baptisms_1639-1730.htm (accessed 4 November 2008). New Amsterdam (New York City) Dutch Reformed Church christenings.<br> | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||