Hendrick M. Roseboom was born in September 1707. He was the son of Albany mainstays Myndert and Maria Vinhagen Roseboom. He was widely known as "Hendrick M. Roseboom."

In October 1734, he married Albany native Maria Ten Eyck at the Albany Dutch church. By 1746, their five children had been christened in Albany where he was a regular baptism sponsor.

Like other members of both of their families, these Rosebooms were prominent residents of Albany's second ward and mainline members of the Albany business community. He served as firemaster, assistant, and alderman (1762). Community-based documents identified him as a freeholder, merchant, and householder with city property assessed comparably to that of other Albany businessmen. In 1767, he also captained an Albany militia company.

In 1772, he was named overseer of the powder house. Three years later, he still was referenced in connection with the powderhouse.

After that, the name of Hendrick M. Roseboom dropped from Albany rolls. However, he may have lived for several more decades.

Sources: The life of Hendrick M. Roseboom is CAP biography number 1659. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.