Bronck family
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The Bronck family was an early Dutch settler family in colonial New York whose name ultimately gave rise to the borough name "The Bronx."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonas Bronck | 0 |
| The Bronx | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch settler
ⓘ
Dutch settler family ⓘ borough of New York City ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch colonization of North America
ⓘ
New Netherland ⓘ
surface form:
New Netherland colony
New York City history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfSettlement |
New Netherland
ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Dutch-American ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Dutch
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | Bronck ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| impact | toponymic legacy in New York City ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being eponym of The Bronx
ⓘ
early European landholding in present-day Bronx area ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bronck family
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Jonas Bronck ⓘ |
| nameGaveRiseTo | The Bronx ⓘ |
| notableFor | early European settlement in what became The Bronx ⓘ |
| notableMember | Jonas Bronck ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Hudson Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River Valley
present-day New York City area ⓘ |
| settledIn |
New Netherland
ⓘ
area later known as The Bronx ⓘ colonial New York ⓘ |
| settlerType | European colonists ⓘ |
| surnameVariant | Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Bronx