Celetje Jans Damen

Abt 1685 - 1784  (~ 99 years)

• Name	Celetje Jans Damen
  Christening	Abt 1685	New Utrecht, Province of New York New Utrecht  is now Brooklyn, New York.   [1]
  Moved To	1709 (~ 24 years)	Poughkeepsie, Province of New York   [1]
  Capt. François and Celetje LeRoy moved to Poughkeepsie, New York, British North America after buying a plot of land from Myndert Harnenszen.
  Living	1710 (~ 25 years)	Poughkeepsie, Province of New York   [2]
  Religion	1710 (~ 25 years)	Poughkeepsie, Province of New York   [1]
  Both Franéois and Celetje were early members of the Dutch Church in Poughkeepsie.
  History	4 Jul 1776 (~ 91 years)	United States become Independent
  Information	She was also known as Celia Damen.  [1]
  Death	1784	Dutchess County, New York, U.S.A.   [1]
  Person ID, Branch	I25568
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Captain François LeRoy dit Audy,   b. Abt 1683, Kingston, Province of New York
  Marriage	1705	now Dutchess County, Province of New York   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 20 years - He : ~ 22 years.
  Children	1706 to 1726  [1, 3]
  1. Blandina LeRoy (1706-____) 2. Jan LeRoy (1708-____) 3. Sofia LeRoy (1710-____) 4. Simeon LeRoy (1712-____) 5. Frans LeRoy (1714-____) 6. Maria LeRoy (1717-____) 7. Neeltje LeRoy (1717-____) 8. Petrus LeRoy (1722-____) 9. Blandina LeRoy (1724-____) 10. Mathew LeRoy (1726-____)
  Notes	Marriage: Gorlick (2011) gives their marriage year as 1707.
  Family ID	F9233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Christening - Abt 1685 - New Utrecht, Province of New York Marriage - 1705 - now Dutchess County, Province of New York Moved To - 1709 - Poughkeepsie, Province of New York Living - 1710 - Poughkeepsie, Province of New York Religion - 1710 - Poughkeepsie, Province of New York Death - 1784 - Dutchess County, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S729] Glazier, Prentiss. Le Roy Family of Dutchess County, New York, (Sarasota, Florida: manuscript, February 1974). [S727] Laforest, Thomas J. Our French-Canadian Ancestors, volume III, (Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada: Lisi Press, 1984). [S730] Gorlick, Jeanne M. Descendants of Simeon LeRoy-Audy, (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/o/r/Jeanne-M-Gorlick/GENE5-0001.html. 2011).