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Most likely named after Catherine Koningh's father Ferdinand Kooning van Osnabrugge

Ferdinand Quentin Dulcken (1837–1901) was an English composer and pianist. Dulcken was born 1 June 1837, the son of pianist Louise Dulcken (the sister of Ferdinand David) and Theobald Dulcken. He moved to Astoria, Queens in 1876. Ferdinand was one of six children of Theobald and Louise Dulcken. He moved to New York in 1876 and worked at Steinway Hall in Manhattan, a retail and performance space opened by Steinway & Sons, where he taught piano lessons to famous musicians.
Dulcken, who was a professor at Warsaw University for five years, also worked with the Steinway family in Astoria to manage artists and establish a concert arts program.
In 1884, he married Mary Totten and they moved into the French Second Empire Mansion. He died in 1901 and the home was sold in 1931.
Dulcken’s contributions to music helped mold New York City into the musical powerhouse it is today, and his compositions are still being taught to pupils of classical music. He has since become known as one of the fathers of music education in America. Unfortunately, in 2018, Dulcken’s house was demolished despite vigorous attempts to save it by Queens neighborhood residents, including members of the Greater Astoria Historical Society. Although the home belonging to this legendary family of classical musicians is no longer standing, their legacy will live on through their extraordinary contributions to music, culture, and history, especially those of the Dulcken sisters, Sophie and Isabella, who broke gender barriers through making music and touring in Europe during the 19th century.

• Johannes Daniël Dulcken (21 april 1706 – Antwerpen 11 april 1757) x Susanna Maria Knopffllin
• Johannes Lodewijk (Louis)Dulcken I (1735 - † tussen 1793 en 1795 München) x Catharina Koning
• Johannes Lodewijk (Louis) Dulcken II (1761 - † München 1836) [brother Johannes Dulcken ( 26 December 1768 - †?)] Louis Dulcken x Sophie Le Brün

Brün, (Sophie Le), the daughter of the famous Bavarian court musician Ludwig August Le Brün, and the great singer Franziska Le Brün, née Danzi, was born in London on 20 July 1781, learnt the basics of music in Munich with Knechtl, the piano with Streicher, and the basso continuo with Schlett, and married the royal Bavarian mechanical piano maker Johann Ludwig Dülken in Munich on 18 April 1799. She is a true artist on the piano in every respect, and plays this instrument with spiritual expression, true feeling and extraordinary skill. When she travelled to Paris, Switzerland and Italy, her excellent playing enchanted every listener, and connoisseurs and artists conceded her the first rank in this art. In addition to this, she sings very well, has a deep insight into the essentials of music, combines her great practical musical knowledge with theoretical knowledge to the same degree, and has a thorough understanding of composition. She has composed several concertos, sonatas and the like for the piano; it is a pity that they have not become generally known through engraving or printing. On 25 June 1831 Louis Dulcken relinquished his post as royal keyboard instrument maker; he died five years later. In his will Dulcken named as heirs his wife Sophie Lebrun (b London, 20 June 1781–d Munich, 23 July 1863), his sons Theobald and Heinrich, his married daughters Louise and Franziska Bohrer, and his then unmarried daughters Violande, Johanna, and Caroline Dulcken. Theobald as business manager and Heinrich as builder apparently completed their father’s commitments after his death but soon closed the shop. Both sons eventually moved to London where Theobald became a wool merchant and Heinrich an organist. Louise and Franziska had married the brothers Max and Anton Bohrer; Louise became court pianist in Stuttgart. Violande became a concert singer in Munich. Dulcken's son Theobald became Louis partner about 1816, and the business continued until 1831, when Louis Dulcken retired.

Théobald Dulcken 1800-1882 Married in 1828, Munich, Bavière, Allemagne, to Louise Marie David 1811-1850
Heinrich Dulcken, organist, 1801 Married to Auguste Burghaagen
Louise Sophie Dulcken 1803-1857 Married to Maximilian Caspar Anton Bohrer 1785-1867
Franziska Dulcken 1805-1873 Married to Joseph Anton Bohrer 1783-1863
Violanda Dulcken, prix du Conservatoire de Paris 1810-1863/ Married 18 April 1837 (Tuesday), Munich, Bavière, Allemagne, to Jean François Adolphe Bouvier 1802-1862

Sophie (Louise Auguste) Dulcken 6 March 1835 in London, † 15 July 1923 in Dinard (Brittany), pianist
(Sarah) Isabella (Auguste) Dulcken, Dulken, married name Braun