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DEROCHEMONT, Maria Louisa Suzette

DEROCHEMONT, Maria Louisa Suzette

Female 1786 - 1828  (42 years)

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  • Name DEROCHEMONT, Maria Louisa Suzette  [1] 
    Birth 20 Nov 1786  Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Baptism 30 Nov 1786  Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Nov 1828  Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Residence 1850  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    _DNA Match (Michelle - paternal) 
    Burial Le Resouvenir, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    DEROCHEMONT, Carel Pieter Wlhelm,   b. Jun 1752, Groede, Oostburg, Zeeland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 4 Feb 1803, Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 50 years)  (Father) 
    VESTJENS DE ROCHEMONT, Maria Margot Margaretha Vestjeris,   b. Abt 1757, Cassel, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1798, Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)  (Mother) 
    Siblings 6 brothers and 2 sisters 
    Person ID I1280  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father DEROCHEMONT, Carel Pieter Wlhelm,   b. Jun 1752, Groede, Oostburg, Zeeland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 4 Feb 1803, Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother VESTJENS DE ROCHEMONT, Maria Margot Margaretha Vestjeris,   b. Abt 1757, Cassel, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1798, Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1778  Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DEWIT, Carston Cornelius,   b. 25 Jun 1780, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1827, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 1805  Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. DEWIT, Maria Louisa,   b. 28 Mar 1811, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1900, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ DEROCHEMONT, Frederick William  m. 24 Mar 1828
    +2. DEWIT, Henrietta Jacoba,   b. 28 Jul 1814, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1871, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ DEROCHEMONT, George Washington  m. 16 Feb 1834
    +3. DEWIT, Carsten Bartholomew,   b. Aug 1808, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1865, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ ANDERSON, Anna Eliza  m. 8 Jun 1843
    +4. DEWIT, Sophia Eleanora Gertrude,   b. 12 Jun 1819, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1892, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ PICKERING, Frank Tuscan  m. 18 May 1847
    +5. DEWITT, Elizabeth A,   b. 1816, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 23 Oct 1867 (Age > 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. DEWITT, Antoinette Susetta Frederika Alberta,   b. 3 Jun 1821, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1887, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ NUTTER, Charles Wesley  m. 7 Apr 1841
     7. DE WIT, Leonard Charles,   b. Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1829  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ ANDERSON, Sarah  m. 12 Nov 1829
     8. DE WIT, Insetta Henrietta,   b. Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1819, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Nov 1786 - Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 30 Nov 1786 - Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1805 - Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Nov 1828 - Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Maria Louisa Susetta deWit    		Maria Louisa Susetta deWit
    Maria Louisa Susetta. Photo provided in a private email sent 5 Oct 2014 to Michelle Dumas by Debbie (Patch) Wilson, granddaughter of Amelia deRochemont and Albert Garland She says: " I forgot also to tell you the cameo. My grandmother gave it to me. She told me that her mother (Harry's sister) gave it to her and told her it belonged to her Dutch grandmother. That would be Maria Louisa but my grandmother did not remember her name, just that she was Frederic's wife and that she was from Demerara."

  • Notes 
    • In the 1 May 1894 Boston Daily Globe article titled "She Is No Yankee," describing Maria Louisa De Wit, Marie Louise Susette's daughter, that she traces her ancestry back to Francois Baron de Rochemont and Seignieur de la Mothe, at des Bresjores, who died in France in 1661.
    • Her birth 20 Nov 1786 and death of 30 Nov 1828 date are from family papers which Virginia DeRochemont had in her possession. The marriage betrothal announcement was in the 31 Aug 1805 issue of the Essequebo and Demerary Gazette. In the US lawsuit filing against Frederic deRochemont, it was stated that MLS deRochemont died 6 Dec 1828, so I will use that legal date. The deposition to the lawsuit said that Maria was not in her right mind at the end. Her estate at death included the land and lot at #10 Werken Rust, the wharf and the passage to the road. Frederic sold the real estate and twenty-five of the slaves and placed proceeds in trust for the seven surving children.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2574] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    2. [S163] Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910.

    3. Details: Footnote: MA VR Footnote: MA VR.

    4. [S138] She Is No Yankee, Boston Daily Globe, 1 May 1894, pg 6., Online.
      Story about Maria Louisa DeWitt DeRochemont describing her family, her life in Demerera, and her life in Newington
      http:/​/​pqasb​.pqarchiver​.com/​boston/​advancedsearch​.html

    5. [S2731] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https:/​/​familysearch​.org/​ark:/​61903/​3:1:S3HT-63RS-MJY?cc=1401638&wc=95R7-PY6​%3A1031308001​%2C1032133401​%2C1032239601 : 9 April 2016), New Hampshire > Rockingham > Newington > image 3 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
      De Rochemont names have been incorrectly transcribed making them impossible to find in a regular search. Must visually inspect the image.
      https:/​/​familysearch​.org/​ark:/​61903/​3:1:S3HT-63RS-MJY?cc=1401638&wc=95R7-PY6​%3A1031308001​%2C1032133401​%2C1032239601
      Family_Search_1850_Census__1332735320pg3      		 Family_Search_1850_Census__1332735320pg3



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