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Gerrit Jan Geurkink

Male 1803 - 1847  (44 years)


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  • Name Gerrit Jan Geurkink 
    Born 11 May 1803  Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 18 May 1803  Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    • Bij hun in huis woonden nog Beerndina Beernink, geb. 17 januari 1799, naaister, dochter van Teunis Beernink en Geertruid Slotboom, en Jan Derk Reessink, geb. 24 april 1823, knecht, zoon van Berent Reessink en Willemina Koks. Zij waren beiden lid van de Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente en zijn eveneens in 1847 geemigreerd.
    1847  Gribbroek, Huppel 7, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Verenigde Staten Find all individuals with events at this location 
    landbouwer 
    Geurkink, Miste; Gribbroek, Huppel Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 21 Nov 1847  Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I6318  Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
    Last Modified 14 May 2005 

    Father Jan Hendrik Geurkink,   c. 28 Aug 1768, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jan 1818, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Janna Onnink,   b. 15 Oct 1773, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    25 May 1799  Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Married 16 Jun 1799  Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F1853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janna Gribbroek,   b. 26 Jul 1804, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1844, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 25 May 1825  Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • Zij waren lid van de Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente van Winterswijk, zij werden op 25 mei 1843 aangenomen als lidmaat. Gerrit Jan vertrekt in 1847 naar Amerika, zijn vrouw is dan reeds overleden.

      Bij hun in huis woonden nog Beerndina Beernink, geb. 17 januari 1799, naaister, dochter van Teunis Beernink en Geertruid Slotboom, en Jan Derk Reessink, geb. 24 april 1823, knecht, zoon van Berent Reessink en Willemina Koks. Zij waren beiden lid van de Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente en zijn eveneens in 1847 geemigreerd.

      Bron: Das aantekeningen Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente Winterswijk, Das emigranten Huppel 1837-1851
    Children 
     1. Janna Willemina Geurkink,   b. 19 Jan 1826, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     2. Stijntjen Geurkink,   b. 06 Dec 1827, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     3. Jan Hendrik Geurkink,   b. 03 Nov 1829, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Feb 1835, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     4. Berendina Geurkink,   b. 02 Dec 1833, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Mar 1835, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Janna Berendina Geurkink,   b. 03 Feb 1836, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
     6. Jan Hendrik Geurkink,   b. 16 Jun 1838, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     7. Jan Willem Geurkink,   b. 21 Feb 1841, Winterswijk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    Last Modified 7 Jul 1996 
    Family ID F1879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 May 1803 - Winterswijk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 18 May 1803 - Winterswijk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 May 1825 - Winterswijk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Nov 1847 - Lake Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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. Wilterdink, Doopboek Winterswijk.

    2. Stroet doopboek Winterswijk.

    3. Lijst emigranten Winterswijk 1837-1851.

    4. Phoenix documentatie.

    5. Trouwboek Winterswijk.

    6. Huwelijksakte.