Lefferts family
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The Lefferts family was a prominent Dutch-American landowning and political family in Brooklyn whose legacy is reflected in several neighborhood and landmark names.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lefferts family canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-American family
ⓘ
landowning family ⓘ political family ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Flatbush, Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kings County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
Brooklyn neighborhood names
ⓘ
New York City street names ⓘ historic house museum in Prospect Park ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology |
Lefferts Avenue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lefferts Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lefferts Historic House NERFINISHED ⓘ Lefferts Manor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lefferts Place NERFINISHED ⓘ Prospect Lefferts Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early landowners in Kings County
ⓘ
participants in local Brooklyn politics ⓘ |
| immigrationDestination |
Colonial New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Flatbush
ⓘ
urban pattern of central Brooklyn ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch colonial elite in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
landownership in Brooklyn
ⓘ
political influence in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| notableMember |
James Lefferts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lefferts NERFINISHED ⓘ Leffert Lefferts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity |
involvement in early American politics
ⓘ
service in local New York offices ⓘ |
| region |
Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| religion | Reformed Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | prominent landowning family in Brooklyn ⓘ |
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