Achterhoek Ancestors
Jenneken Bongers
Abt 1815 - 1847 (~ 32 years)-
Name Jenneken Bongers Born Abt 1815 Oosterbeek [1] Gender Female 1847 [2] Lake Michigan, USA naaister Died 21 Nov 1847 Lake Michigan, USA [2] Person ID I44788 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 9 Mar 2009
Father Willem Bongers, b. Abt 1773, d. 02 Mar 1817, Oosterbeek (Age ~ 44 years) Mother Hendrina Smits, b. Abt 1777, Doorwerth , d. 09 Sep 1853, Oosterbeek (Age ~ 76 years) Family ID F20218 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hendrikus Bruijl, b. Abt 1818, Oosterbeek , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age ~ 29 years) Married 23 Feb 1839 Renkum [1] Children 1. Dirk Willem Bruijl, b. Oosterbeek , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA 2. Dirkje Bruijl, b. Oosterbeek , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA 3. Geertruy Bruijl, b. Oosterbeek , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA 4. Hendrina Bruijl, b. Oosterbeek , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Last Modified 9 Mar 2009 Family ID F12516 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Groups 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.
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