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Virginia Apgar

The New Netherland Ancestors of

VIRGINIA APGAR



Physician



	    __George C. Apgar1
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       __Charles Emery Apgar1,8
      |    |
      |    |                              __Christiaen Pieterszen Van Doorn7
      |    |                             |
      |    |                         __Jacob Christiaense Van Doren6
      |    |                        |    |
      |    |                        |    |__Tryntje Shubber7
      |    |                        |
      |    |                    __Jacobus Van Doren5
      |    |                   |    |
      |    |                   |    |          __Willem Andriaenszen Bennet6
      |    |                   |    |         |
      |    |                   |    |     __Adrien Willemszen Bennet6
      |    |                   |    |    |    |
      |    |                   |    |    |    |     __Thomas Badie6
      |    |                   |    |    |    |    |
      |    |                   |    |    |    |__Maria Thomasdr. Badie6
      |    |                   |    |    |         |
      |    |                   |    |    |         |__Aeltje Braconie6
      |    |                   |    |    |
      |    |                   |    |__Maria Adriaens Bennet6
      |    |                   |         |
      |    |                   |         |     __Jan Thomaszen Van Dyck15
      |    |                   |         |    |
      |    |                   |         |__Agnietje Van Dyck6
      |    |                   |              |
      |    |                   |              |__Tryntje Achias15
      |    |                   |
      |    |               __Aaron Van Doren4
      |    |              |    |
      |    |              |    |               __Marten Schenck
      |    |              |    |              |
      |    |              |    |          __Roelof Martenszen Schenck9
      |    |              |    |         |    |
      |    |              |    |         |    |__(__)
      |    |              |    |         |
      |    |              |    |     __Jan Roelofszen Schenck5,9
      |    |              |    |    |    |
      |    |              |    |    |    |          __Wolfert Gerritszen [Van Kouwenhoven]9
      |    |              |    |    |    |         |
      |    |              |    |    |    |     __Gerrit Wolfertszen Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |              |    |    |    |    |    |
      |    |              |    |    |    |    |    |__Neeltgen Jacobs9
      |    |              |    |    |    |    |
      |    |              |    |    |    |__Neeltje Gerritse Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |              |    |    |         |
      |    |              |    |    |         |     __Cornelis Lambertszen Cool9
      |    |              |    |    |         |    |
      |    |              |    |    |         |__Aeltje Cornelis Cool9
      |    |              |    |    |              |
      |    |              |    |    |              |__(__)9
      |    |              |    |    |
      |    |              |    |__Maritje Schenck5,9
      |    |              |         |
      |    |              |         |               __Wolfert Gerritszen [Van Kouwenhoven]9
      |    |              |         |              |
      |    |              |         |          __Gerrit Wolfertszen Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |              |         |         |    |
      |    |              |         |         |    |__Neeltgen Jacobs9
      |    |              |         |         |
      |    |              |         |     __Willem Gerritszen Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |              |         |    |    |
      |    |              |         |    |    |     __Cornelis Lambertszen Cool9
      |    |              |         |    |    |    |
      |    |              |         |    |    |__Aeltje Cornelis Cool9
      |    |              |         |    |         |
      |    |              |         |    |         |__(__)9
      |    |              |         |    |
      |    |              |         |__Sarah Van Kouwenhoven5,9
      |    |              |              |
      |    |              |              |          __Jean Monfoort10
      |    |              |              |         |
      |    |              |              |     __Pierre Monfoort9,10
      |    |              |              |    |    |
      |    |              |              |    |    |__Jacqueline Moreau10
      |    |              |              |    |
      |    |              |              |__Jannetje Monfoort9,10
      |    |              |                   |
      |    |              |                   |__Sara De Planck10
      |    |              |
      |    |          __William Aaron Van Doren3
      |    |         |    |
      |    |         |    |                         __Marten Schenck
      |    |         |    |                        |
      |    |         |    |                    __Roelof Martenszen Schenck9
      |    |         |    |                   |    |
      |    |         |    |                   |    |__(__)
      |    |         |    |                   |
      |    |         |    |               __Jan Roelofszen Schenck9
      |    |         |    |              |    |
      |    |         |    |              |    |          __Wolfert Gerritszen [Van Kouwenhoven]9
      |    |         |    |              |    |         |
      |    |         |    |              |    |     __Gerrit Wolfertszen Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |         |    |              |    |    |    |
      |    |         |    |              |    |    |    |__Neeltgen Jacobs9
      |    |         |    |              |    |    |
      |    |         |    |              |    |__Neeltje Gerrits Van Couwenhoven9
      |    |         |    |              |         |
      |    |         |    |              |         |     __Cornelis Lambertszen Cool9
      |    |         |    |              |         |    |
      |    |         |    |              |         |__Aeltje Cornelis Cool9
      |    |         |    |              |              |
      |    |         |    |              |              |__(__)9
      |    |         |    |              |
      |    |         |    |          __Roelof Schenck7
      |    |         |    |         |    |
      |    |         |    |         |    |               __Wolfert Gerritszen [Van Kouwenhoven]7
      |    |         |    |         |    |              |
      |    |         |    |         |    |          __Gerrit Wolfertszen Van Kouwenhoven7
      |    |         |    |         |    |         |    |
      |    |         |    |         |    |         |    |__Neeltgen Jacobs7
      |    |         |    |         |    |         |
      |    |         |    |         |    |     __Willem Gerritszen Van Kouwenhoven7
      |    |         |    |         |    |    |    |
      |    |         |    |         |    |    |    |     __Cornelis Lambertszen Cool7
      |    |         |    |         |    |    |    |    |
      |    |         |    |         |    |    |    |__Aeltje Cornelis Cool7
      |    |         |    |         |    |    |         |
      |    |         |    |         |    |    |         |__(__)7
      |    |         |    |         |    |    |
      |    |         |    |         |    |__Sarah Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |         |    |         |         |
      |    |         |    |         |         |          __Jean Monfoort10
      |    |         |    |         |         |         |
      |    |         |    |         |         |     __Pierre Monfoort9,10
      |    |         |    |         |         |    |    |
      |    |         |    |         |         |    |    |__Jacqueline Moreau10
      |    |         |    |         |         |    |
      |    |         |    |         |         |__Jannetje Monfoort9,10
      |    |         |    |         |              |
      |    |         |    |         |              |__Sara De Planck10
      |    |         |    |         |
      |    |         |    |     __Jan Roelofszen Schenck4,9
      |    |         |    |    |    |
      |    |         |    |    |    |          __Hendrick Willemszen119
      |    |         |    |    |    |         |
      |    |         |    |    |    |     __Daniel Hendrickson11,14
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |    |
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |    |     __Albert Andrieszen Bradt11,12
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |    |    |
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |    |__Gisseltie Albertse Bradt11,12
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |         |
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |         |     __Barent Rottmer12
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |         |    |
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |         |__Annetje Barentse12
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |              |
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |              |__Geesje Barents12
      |    |         |    |    |    |    |
      |    |         |    |    |    |__Geesie Hendrickson9,14
      |    |         |    |    |         |
      |    |         |    |    |         |          __Jan Thomaszen Van Dyke15
      |    |         |    |    |         |         |
      |    |         |    |    |         |     __Jan Janszen Van Dyke11,12,14
      |    |         |    |    |         |    |    |
      |    |         |    |    |         |    |    |__Tryntje Achias15
      |    |         |    |    |         |    |
      |    |         |    |    |         |__Catharine Van Dyke11,14
      |    |         |    |    |              |
      |    |         |    |    |              |     __Matthys Janszen Lanen Van Pelt13
      |    |         |    |    |              |    |
      |    |         |    |    |              |__Teuntje Thyssen Van Pelt13,14
      |    |         |    |    |                   |
      |    |         |    |    |                   |__Marykens Gysberts13
      |    |         |    |    |
      |    |         |    |__Geesje Schenck4,9
      |    |         |         |
      |    |         |         |                    __Wolfert Gerritszen [Van Kouwenhoven]9
      |    |         |         |                   |
      |    |         |         |               __Gerrit Wolfertszen Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |         |         |              |    |
      |    |         |         |              |    |__Neeltgen Jans9
      |    |         |         |              |
      |    |         |         |          __Willem Gerritszen Van Kouwenhoven9
      |    |         |         |         |    |
      |    |         |         |         |    |     __Cornelis Lambertszen Cool9
      |    |         |         |         |    |    |
      |    |         |         |         |    |__Aeltje Cornelis Cool9
      |    |         |         |         |         |
      |    |         |         |         |         |__(__)9
      |    |         |         |         |
      |    |         |         |     __Cornelis Willemse Van Kouwenhoven
      |    |         |         |    |    |
      |    |         |         |    |    |          __Jean Monfoort10
      |    |         |         |    |    |         |
      |    |         |         |    |    |     __Pierre Monfoort9,10
      |    |         |         |    |    |    |    |
      |    |         |         |    |    |    |    |__Jacqueline Moreau10
      |    |         |         |    |    |    |
      |    |         |         |    |    |__Jannetje Monfoort9,10
      |    |         |         |    |         |
      |    |         |         |    |         |__Sara De Planck10
      |    |         |         |    |
      |    |         |         |__Jacomyntje Cowenhoven4,9
      |    |         |              |
      |    |         |              |          __Marten Schenck
      |    |         |              |         |
      |    |         |              |     __Roelof Martenszen Schenck9
      |    |         |              |    |    |
      |    |         |              |    |    |__(__)
      |    |         |              |    |
      |    |         |              |__Margareta Schenck9
      |    |         |                   |
      |    |         |                   |     __Pieter Claeszen Wyckoff9,16
      |    |         |                   |    |
      |    |         |                   |__Annetje Wyckoff9
      |    |         |                        |
      |    |         |                        |     __Cornelis Hendrickszen Van Ness16
      |    |         |                        |    |
      |    |         |                        |__Grietje Cornelis Van Ness16
      |    |         |                             |
      |    |         |                             |__Mayken van den Burchgraeff16
      |    |         |
      |    |     __Serren Van Doren2
      |    |    |    |
      |    |    |    |     __Jonathan Sutton3
      |    |    |    |    |
      |    |    |    |__Elsie Sutton3
      |    |    |         |
      |    |    |         |__Hannah Hayden3
      |    |    |
      |    |__Emily Van Doren1
      |         |
      |         |__Mahala Smith2
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VIRGINIA APGAR8
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      |__Helen May Clark1,8



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Biography of VIRGINIA APGAR

 
Virginia Apgar, brilliant physician and humanitarian, is best known for her development of the Apgar Score (1952), a system to determine whether a newborn infant needs special attention to stay alive. In most births at the time, attention was focused on mothers, not the newborns, which resulted in many infant deaths. This simple test, performed in the very first minutes of a baby's life, measures an infant's pulse, skin color, activity and respiration very quickly, enabling medical staff to intervene if help is needed. This simple but brilliantly conceived examination has saved countless newborn lives.

Apgar, one of the few women admitted to Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in the 1930s, trained first in surgery, but shifted her work to anesthesiology, a new field that offered the opportunity to do groundbreaking work. She was soon named director of anesthesiology at Columbia, the first woman to head a department at the University. In 1949, after she build a major academic department in the discipline, she was named the first full professor of anesthesiology -- the first woman to hold a full professorship in any discipline at Columbia University.

Apgar's career shifted again in 1959 when she became a senior executive with the National Foundation-March of Dimes, and spent her time working to generate public support and funds for research on birth defects. She was a spectacular fundraiser and educator of the public, and greatly increased both visibility and attention paid to the problems of birth defects. In 1973 she became the first woman to receive the Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. In 1994, Apgar was pictured on a U.S. postage stamp, as part of the Great Americans series.

- from National Women's Hall of Fame
 


 


Notes and Sources


   1.  Ledley, Wilson V., The Van Doren Family.  Meredith:  privately published,
       1972.  466.
   2.  Ibid., p. 296-297.   Mahala's parents were Daniel McVicker and
       Margaret V. Smith, who, having been adopted by her Smith grandparents,
       took their name.
   3.  Ibid., p. 164-165.
   4.  Ibid., p. 75-78.
   5.  Ibid., p. 34-35.
   6.  Ibid., p. 21-26.
   7.  Ibid., p. 14-18.
   8.  Moritz, Charles, editor, Current Biography Yearbook 1968.  New York:
       The H.W. Wilson Company, 1968.  25-28
   9.  Cocheu, Lincoln C. "The Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family."  The New York
       Genealogical and Biographical Record, 70 (1939):  230-225, 353-356; 71
       (1940):  69-74, 157-162, 273-276, 365-367; 81 (1950):  123-125, 172-178,
       225-230; 82 (1951):  34-42, 89-97, 175-183, 211-236; 83 (1952):  86-91,
       147-152.
  10.  Riker, David M., Genealogical and Biographical Directory to Persons
       in New Netherland from 1613 to 1674.  CD-ROM. Cambridge: The
       Learning Company, 1999.  1025.
  11.  Ibid., p. 710.
  12.  Ibid., p. 175.
  13.  Ibid., p. 1632.
  14.  Aitken, William Benford, Distinguished Families in America Descended from
       Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke.  New York:  The
       Knickerbocker Press, 1912.  187-190.
  15.  Ibid., p. 174-177.
  16.  Hoffman, William J., "An Armory of American Families of Dutch Descent -
       Van Ness - Van den Burchgraeff," The New York Genealogical and
       Biographical Record, 72 (1941):  148-155.

 

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