Tryntje
Jonas
1673 - Theordor van Kessel after David Teniers the Younger, etching of the birth of Jupiter. A midwife who holds the baby Jupiter and a standing woman with a bundle on her head may be Fortuna. Wikimedia Commons
ID
1609,000,061
Gender
Female
Occupation(s):
Husbands | Marriages
Notes:
Tryntje Jonas was a midwife and nurse. She mentioned frequently in court records and her testimony was an important factor in some contested parentage cases. The position of midwife was particularly important to the success of the settlement. Women were encouraged to marry and have children, and the midwife was seen as the most important 'healthcare provider' of that time.
Her daughter married Reverend Bogardus.
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