Achterhoek Ancestors
Steven Jan Esselinkpas
1836 - 1847 (11 years)-
Name Steven Jan Esselinkpas Born 06 Nov 1836 Winterswijk [1] Gender Male 1847 Lammershuisjen, Woold 84, Winterswijk [2] Verenigde Staten Lammershuisjen, Woold Died 21 Nov 1847 Lake Michigan, USA [3] Person ID I6261 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 14 May 2005
Father Jan Berend Esselinkpas, b. 28 Nov 1810, Winterswijk , d. 1847, Atlantische Oceaan (Age 36 years) Mother Johanna Berendina ten Pas, b. 09 Mar 1809, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 38 years) Married 21 Jan 1835 Winterswijk [4] Family ID F1890 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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