Achterhoek Ancestors
Gerrit Hendrik Wilterdink
1845 - 1847 (2 years)-
Name Gerrit Hendrik Wilterdink Born 24 Jul 1845 Winterswijk [1] Christened 31 Aug 1845 Winterswijk [2] Gender Male 1847 Wilterdink, Kotten 12, Winterswijk [3] - Wilterdink, Kotten, Winterswijk Died 21 Nov 1847 Lake Michigan, USA [4] Person ID I7728 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 16 May 2011
Father Derk Jan Wilterdink, b. 02 Mar 1806, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 41 years) Mother Hanna Theodora Verink, b. 11 Nov 1815, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 32 years) Married 09 Mar 1838 Winterswijk [5] - Bij zijn trouwen bevond hij zich als meer dan 6 maanden in Winterswijk met onbepaald verlof van de Geldersche Schutterij. Hij kreeg ook permissie om te trouwen van de Schutterij.
Notes - Zij werden op 7 juli lidmaat van de Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk en vertrokken in 1847 naar Amerika.
Bron: Das aantekenignen Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk
Family ID F1894 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 24 Jul 1845 - Winterswijk Christened - 31 Aug 1845 - 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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