Katherine Jane Brinckerhoff was born on 21. Mar. 1831 at Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of
Albert A. Brinckerhoff and
Altia Hopper. Katherine Jane Brinckerhoff married
Gerrit Cortelyou, son of
Simon Cortelyou and
Lemean Vanderveer, on 15. Feb. 1853 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Katherine Jane Brinckerhoff joined the church at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatbush, Kings County, New York, 21. Jul. 1856.
Katherine Jane Brinckerhoff and
Gerrit Cortelyou appeared on the census of 12. Jul. 1860 at Flatbush, Kings County, New York; real estate value 15,000, personal property 1,000. In the census on 12. Jul. 1860 Katherine Jane Brinckerhoff was named Catherine Cortelyou. She transfered her church membership at Dutch Reformed Church, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 10. Mar. 1868. She died on 10. Jan. 1924 at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, at age 92. She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.