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Categories: People of Swedish ancestry | 1600 births | 1643 deaths

Jonas Bronck

Jonas Bronck or Jonas Jonson Brunk (1600-1643) was a Swedish immigrant to the United States. In 1639 he acquired a piece of land located straight across from the island of Manhattan. The farm came to be known "Bronck's land", and that is the origin for the name of The Bronx, a borough of New York City.

Categories: People of Swedish ancestry | 1600 births | 1643 deaths

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