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Jan Hommers

Male 1814 - 1847  (33 years)


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  • Name Jan Hommers 
    Birth 1814  Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    1847  Enter Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 21 Nov 1847  Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I44742  Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2009 

    Father Berend Jan Hommers 
    Mother Aleida Zweers,   c. 02 Mar 1789, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1837, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1814  [1
    Family ID F12504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1814 - Wierden-Enter Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - 1847 - Enter Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - - Lake Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Nov 1847 - Lake Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Groups
    Passengers on the Phoenix.
    Passengers on the Phoenix.
    On November 21, 1847, the propeller Phoenix perished on Lake Michigan, a couple of miles off the shore from Sheboygan. About 250 people died and only 43 people survived. Most of the passengers were Dutch immigrants.

    See Yvette's Dutch Genealogy Homepage for more information about the disaster.

  • Sources 
    1. Wissink: Emigrants from the province of Overijssel.

    2. Phoenix documentatie.