Achterhoek Ancestors
Engelina Johanna Koijers
1835 - 1847 (12 years)-
Name Engelina Johanna Koijers Born 25 Mar 1835 Winterswijk [1] Gender Female 1847 Heemink, Huppel 21, Winterswijk [2] Verenigde Staten Heemink, Huppel Died 21 Nov 1847 Lake Michigan, USA [3] Person ID I6671 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 14 May 2005
Father Hendrik Willem Coijers, b. 06 Feb 1801, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 46 years) Mother Janna Berendina Wilterdink, b. 27 Jan 1800, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 47 years) Married 06 Oct 1830 Winterswijk [4] Notes - Zij waren lid van de Afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk.
Family ID F1885 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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