List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Kotten. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Meddo
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List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Meddo. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Miste
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List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Miste. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Ratum
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List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Ratum. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Woold
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List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Woold. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Esselinkpas, Hendrik Jan
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Hendrik Jan Esselinkpas was one of the survivors of the Phoenix disaster. He later settled in Michigan. His son corresponded about his father's memories of the disaster with William O. Van Eyck. … [Read more...]
Droppers, Garrit Jan and Janna Geertruid Vardink
9 April 2005 by 5 Comments
Garrit Jan Droppers and Janna Geertruid Vardink were one of the families who decided to emigrate even though they were already middle aged. The benefit of this was that they had grown up children who could help them build a new life. Because several letters of this couple still exist, a lot is known about their experiences in the United States. … [Read more...]
Duenk, Evert Jan and Willemina Rensink
9 April 2005 by 2 Comments
Evert Jan DUENK and Willemina RENSINK emigrated from Aalten to Sheboygan, WI. Later in life, they did not get along, as can be seen from an advertisement in the Dutch newspaper Nieuwsbode. … [Read more...]
Voskuil, Derk Antony
8 April 2005 by 2 Comments
Derk Antony VOSKUIL and Hendrika LANDEWEERD was two of the few survivors of the Phoenix disaster. They probably met during the voyage to the United States. … [Read more...]
Woordes, Jan Willem and Johanna Dora Bloemers
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Jan Willem Woordes and Johanna Dora Bloemers both worked as hired hands on the Heemink farm in the hamlet of Huppel near Winterswijk. They emigrated independently from each other and were married in the United States. … [Read more...]
