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About Cornelis Chastelein
- Cornelis Chastelein, also written Chasteleijn or Chastelijn (Amsterdam, August 10, 1657 - Batavia, June 28, 1714) was born of a notable merchant family.
- He was the youngest member of a family of eight children.
- His father, Anthony Chastelein, arrived to the Netherlands from France as a huguenot, and a member of the Dutch East India Company.
- His mother, Maria Cruydenier, was the daughter of the mayor of Dordrecht who served for the Dutch West India Company. On January 24, 1675, 17-years-old Cornelis Chastelein boarded the Ship's ’t Huis te Cleeff and arrived at Batavia on August 16, 1675.
- In Batavia, Chastelein worked as an accountant in service of the Company.
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