Achterhoek Ancestors
Hendrikus Bruijl

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Name Hendrikus Bruijl Birth Abt 1818 Oosterbeek [1]
Gender Male 1847 [2] Lake Michigan, USA timmerman Death 21 Nov 1847 Lake Michigan, USA [2]
Person ID I44792 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 9 Mar 2009
Father Dirk Willem Bruijl Mother Dirkje Garritsen, b. Abt 1784, Ambt Doetinchem d. 23 Nov 1832, Ambt Doetinchem
(Age ~ 48 years)
Family ID F20219 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jenneken Bongers, b. Abt 1815, Oosterbeek d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA
(Age ~ 32 years)
Marriage 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
Family ID F12516 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Mar 2009
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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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