Comments on: Surname Saturday: Cossaboon

By: Michael W. Robinson

Michael W. Robinson — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:05:51 +0000

Hello!
My Grandmother was a Cossaboom by birth. She is linked to this tree and it’s family. I have some printed info i would happy to dig up and copy for you if you would like. It was researched and documented by a distant cousin. The info I have is on the branch out of Cananda, but it leads back to Groll, Gelderland Holland… There may be some leads in the papers I have that may help you. Send me an Email and an address and i will happily send it to you.

By: Kally

Kally — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:12:17 +0000

Hi,

Just found this site again. I finished my paper and was able to trace my family line from myself all the way to Jan. It was extremely interesting and was able to find quite of bit of information that was directly related to my family. Have you since been able to find anything more out?

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:01:29 +0000

Dear Meg, I have been researching my maiden name of Cossaboom,to Karseboom,to Kassebaum,to Kirschbaum. Could you help me get from 1600′s in Holland back to Northern Germany? I would love to hear their story. As a child,my Father and Aunt always said our name was originally Van or Von Kassebaum. This is Jewish too,I believe. This is very exciting news. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you,Jane Cossaboom

By: Meg Kassebaum

Meg Kassebaum — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:15:07 +0000

My birth name was “Cossaboom”, but I changed it a couple of years ago to reflect some info that seemed more accurate. Through networking with others, I discovered that more often than not there were many ways of spelling the same surname. And searching under various spellings could uncover roots. Until the 20th century, no emphasis was placed on the spelling selected as long as the sound was reasonably accurate. Especially when families migrated to other countries, there were language difficulties in pronunciation which hindered accurate spelling further. I had difficulty turning up information on my birth name other than tracing it to Nova Scotia and Holland. It seemed to stop there. Then through networking, it all pulled together. I discovered the name originated in Northern Germany. It started as “Kirschbaum”, went to “Kassebaum” (both sounding similar with German accent)and did translate in meaning to “Cherry Tree” (in Hebrew). It was an Ashkenazic Jew name. Germany is known in the German language as Deutschland, and the language is known as Deutsch. That was confusing when heard by foreign ears, and it was assumed to mean “Dutch”. There WERE a number of Kassebaum families who migrated to Holland, but they were immigrants who took up residency. They were not originally Dutch, they were more than likely fleeing presecution in Germany as Jews. The ancestry goes back as far as being slaves in Rome and being turned loose in Europe to resettle elsewhere. Every family name originates somewhere and then evolves. I am a Kassebaum. Could you be one too?

By: Jenn Boon

Jenn Boon — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 02:32:36 +0000

miss you, Amanda Cossaboon.

By: Ken Cossaboom

Ken Cossaboom — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:32:50 +0000

very nice site. I am a decendant to Jan evertzen Karseboom, the nova scotia New brunswick canada and Calais Me Coseboom/cossaboom’s If there is anything I can do let me know. I am just putting all my information (6000 Enteries) to electronic form. Also correcting information that my family put down compaired to what I find on the net.

Kind regards and greetings from Saint John NB Canada.

By: nick woods

nick woods — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:25:31 +0000

Nick Woods remarked his Grandmother, Lillian Pierce Cossaboon, would receive letters addressed to her husband and herself from relatives in New Jersey with Sender’s last names of Kassaboom, Kaseboon, Cossaboom, and Cossaboon…some Casebone’s, too.
Of course, he was a little boy, and didn’t think about who those people were in relation to him.
I wonder where those old letters might be now? Or would any be in some antique store tucked away in a book or under a drawer in a cabinet?
Thank you so much Jennifer for all the hard work you’ve done.
Mom Woods

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 30 May 2011 00:50:59 +0000

Hello, I have been searching and searching for some site with info on the Cossaboon family. One of my great-great-grandfathers was Jesse Cossaboon, of Millville, New Jersey, married in 1903 to Bertha Fox, of Deerfield, New Jersey; they had one child, Ida, my great-grandmother. I haven’t been able to go back in his line, though I knew it was Dutch, and now I have found when the Cossaboon family came here. Thank-you!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:16:26 +0000

I am very interested in what info you might have on this family. I’ll email you! Thanks!

By: Ken Cossaboon (Cossaboom)

Ken Cossaboon (Cossaboom) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:31:45 +0000

Love your site would like to help you out I have over 1800 enteries from Jan eversten up to me. We have had members in the wars, Fighting for New Jersey against the british and On the North. In fact The commander of one of our relatives is buried 40 mins. down the high way. We also had the first woman to attend Acadia Univerisity, and a Well known shop keeper in Calis Maine.

I am located in Saint John NB Canada and have connections to the Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Grand Manan Cossaboom (and associate spelling

It is all on paper right now in 4 – 4 inch binders plus a file box.

I am using Family Tree Maker but have a copy of Legends, a very old copy. The biggest problem of entering is the naming of everyone, Benjamin who had a son Benjamin, who had a son Benjamin and so on then you find information on a Benjamin, with no date of birth and you have to cross reference 50 Benjamins Very slow going. As I enter items into the tree I can send you a copy for your records if you would like My email is above. However, I would ask that if you find errors or disagree with some of my information that you let me know so that I can make corrections so that others down the road get the most accurate information possible.

Lastley I am making a history book, that goes more into the times and what was happening during their time.

Kind regards from Canada

Ken Cossaboon