Death and Burial
Death records in New Netherland are much more rare than baptismal and marriage
records. Records can occasionally be found in which someone rents a pall
(to cover the coffin) or makes a will. For a description of funeral customs
in Amsterdam at about this time period, see Cor
Snabel's report or chapter
39 of Daniel Van Winkle's Old Bergen.
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