Sarah Rapelje

Medallion given to Sarah Rapelje on occasion of her marriage to Hans Hansen Bergen, 1639. Later inserted into tankard, donated by descendants to Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1926

Sarah Rapelje (9 June 1625 – April 1685) was the first European Christian female, the "first white child" born in New Netherland.[1]

  1. ^ 14 Generations: New Yorkers Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine