Achterhoek Ancestors
Jan Hendrik Oonk
1828 - 1847 (18 years)-
Name Jan Hendrik Oonk Born 28 Nov 1828 Winterswijk 
[1] Gender Male Died 21 Nov 1847 Lake Michigan, USA [2] 1848 de Stroete, Kotten 9, Winterswijk [3] - Stroete, Kotten, Winterswijk Person ID I7113 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 25 Apr 2011
Father Jan Willem Oonk, b. 08 Jul 1795, Winterswijk , d. 1877, Gibbsville, Wisconsin (Age 81 years) Mother Janna Gesiena Damkot, b. 19 Apr 1796, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 51 years) Married 08 Sep 1819 Winterswijk [4] Notes - Volgens Ligterink hertrouwt Jan Willem na de ramp niet meer.
Van dit gezin waren twee leden lid van de Afgescheiden gemeente te Winterswijk: Moeder Janna Gesina Damkot en dochter Johanna Oonk.
In 1850 woont vader Jan Willem met dochter Johanna en kleindochter Janna in Lima, Sheboygan County, WI. Naast hun, of bij hun in, woont schoonzoon Harmen Jan Reuselink.
Bron: Lima, Sheboygan County, WI, 1850 census records, http://www.ancestry.com
Family ID F1876 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Volgens Ligterink hertrouwt Jan Willem na de ramp niet meer.
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Event Map 
Born - 28 Nov 1828 - Winterswijk 
Died - 21 Nov 1847 - Lake Michigan, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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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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Notes - Das vermeldt hierbij dat hij in 1848 vertrokken is, evenals de familie Siebelink bij wie hij op de boerderij woonde. Dit is echter niet correct.
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