Johannes DeGarmo Visscher
April 6, 1694 - 1734
Johannes DeGarmo
Parents Pierre Marcus, DeGarmeaux DeGarmo and Catrina , Catharina , Caatje. Van Der Heyden
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Johannes DeGarmo
Born Apr 06 1694 Albany, Albany County, New York, United States of America
Married Oct 09 1719 Albany Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany Cty, New York, United States of America
Died 1734 Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Wife Egbertie Visscher
Born 1700 Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Died 1734 Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Parents Bastian Visscher and Dirkje Teunise Metselaer
Children
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Pieter DeGarmo
Born May 08 1720 Dutch Reformed Church Of Albany, Albany, Albany Co, New York, USA
Spouse Geertruy Cregier
Died Jan 03 1786 Albany, New York, United States of America
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2M
Bastyaen DeGarmo
Born Aug 12 1722 Albany, Albany Co, New York, USA
3M
Jacob DeGarmo
Born Jan 26 1724 Albany, Albany Co, New York, USA
Died Aug 11 1746 Albany, New York, United States of America
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4F
Dirkje Johannes DeGarmo
Born Mar 13 1726 Staten Island, New York, USA
Spouse Petrus Van Loon
Married Sep 07 1746 Loonenburg (Athens), Greene, New York, United States of America
Johannes DeGarmo was born in April 1694. He was a middle child in the large family of Pierre and Caatje Vanderheyden
DeGarmo. He grew up in a fur trader's home in the third ward In October 1719, he married Albany native Egbertie Visscher at the Albany Dutch church. By 1726, four children had been christened in Albany where he was a frequent baptism sponsor. This DeGarmo family also lived in the third ward on what became Steuben Street where Johannes was an Albany mainstay for more than forty years. He also bought and sold lots along Foxes Creek In 1718, he was appointed constable in the third ward. In 1719, he was named high constable. In 1737, he was appointed fire master for the second ward.In 1715, he was a member of an Albany militia company. In 1720 and 1742 , his name appeared on lists of Albany freeholders. In 1756 , he was identified as a shoemaker and an Albany householder. Except for witnessing a will in 1731, his name thus far is otherwise missing from the community record. Johannes DeGarmo was buried by his wife in the church in June 1764. He had just passed his seventieth birthday.