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Geertruy Bruijl

Female - 1847


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  • Name Geertruy Bruijl 
    Born Oosterbeek Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    1847  [1
    Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 21 Nov 1847  Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I44791  Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2009 

    Father Hendrikus Bruijl,   b. Abt 1818, Oosterbeek Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Mother Jenneken Bongers,   b. Abt 1815, Oosterbeek Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1839  Renkum Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F12516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google Maps - - Lake Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 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.

  • Notes 
    • Volgens van Eyck stierf de vader met vrouw en vier kinderen
      Volgens Ligterink ook
      Volgens correspondentie van Eyck 1940-22/2 ook
      In corresp van Eyck 1940-22/33 worden de namen van de kinderen genoemd.

  • Sources 
    1. Phoenix documentatie.

    2. Genlias.