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| name = Jacobus Corneliszoon
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| birth_date = Sep. 22, 1764
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| death_date = Oct. 31, 1818
| death_place = New Amsterdam
| nationality = New Netherlander
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| occupation = Explorer, Missionary
| years_active = 1799 - 1800
| known_for = Leading an early scouting expedition of the Westerzee Plateau for the Dutch.
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Jacobus Corneliszoon was a Dutch explorer and missionary who lead an expedition to the from modern day [[Tussenland]] to the Pacific Ocean. His discoveries would lead to an influx of Amerikaaner immigration to the region and the eventual creation of the [[Amerikaanse Free State]]. The missionary efforts of his team would convert an estimated twenty five thousand Native Americans to Christianity.
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