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."

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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

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The Bronx namedAfter Bronck family
Bronck family namedAfter Bronck family self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: The Bronx