Achterhoek Ancestors
Gerrit Jan Oonk
1814 - 1847 (32 years)-
Name Gerrit Jan Oonk Born 10 Dec 1814 Winterswijk [1] Gender Male 1847 Wilterdinkhuisjen, Kotten 12, Winterswijk [2] Verenigde Staten wever Wilterdinkhuisje, Kotten, Winterswijk Died 21 Nov 1847 Lake Michigan, USA [3] Person ID I7103 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 14 May 2005
Father Jan Willem Oonk, c. 22 Jan 1764, Winterswijk Mother Harmina Aaltjen Rooks, b. 24 Feb 1784, Winterswijk Married 22 Jul 1810 Winterswijk [4] Family ID F1867 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Harmina Hesselink, b. 22 Aug 1806, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 41 years) Married 12 Dec 1840 Winterswijk [5] - Ten tijde van haar huwelijk werkte Harmina als dienstmeid onder de gemeente Aalten.
Notes - Ze waren beiden lid van de Christelijke afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk. Gerrit Jan werd op 30 oktober 1840 aangenomen als lidmaat, Harmina Hesselink op 14 juni van datzelfde jaar.
Bron: Das aantekeningen Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente Winterswijk
Children 1. Jan Willem Oonk, b. 26 Aug 1841, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 6 years) 2. Gerrit Jan Oonk, b. 09 May 1844, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 3 years) Last Modified 7 Jul 1996 Family ID F1895 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 10 Dec 1814 - Winterswijk Married - 12 Dec 1840 - Winterswijk Died - 21 Nov 1847 - Lake Michigan, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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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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