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• Birth	13 Dec 1826	Hattem   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1847  [2]
  Immigration	Milwaukee, WI
  Occupation	kaartjesverkoper bij de spoorwegen
  Person ID	I44708	Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
  Last Modified	09 Mar 2009
  Father	Gerrit Geerlings,   c. 01 Jan 1803, Meppel ,   d. 1884, Milwaukee, WI
  Mother	Aaltien de Vries,   b. 13 Dec 1804, Zwolle ,   d. (7-1885), Milwaukee
  Married	23 Jun 1825	Zwolle
  Family ID	F12492	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Johanna Maglina Eversan,   b. 1834,   d. 08 Jul 1858, Milwaukee, WI
  Married	Abt 1851  [3]
  Children	1. John Geerlings,   b. 1852, Milwaukee, WI   2. Henrietta Geerlings,   b. 1853, Milwaukee, WI   3. Anny Geerlings,   b. 1854, Milwaukee, WI
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F12938	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Catharina Weinobel,   b. 1836
  Married	10 Dec 1858	Milwaukee, Milwaukee county, WI   [4]
  Notes	Zij krijgen drie kinderen. In de volkstelling van 1860 woonde het gezin Milwaukee, ward 9. Albert werkte toen als 'railroad ticket agent'. Zijn zus Aaltje woonde bij hem in. In 1870 woont het gezin in ward 5 van Milwaukee. Bron: J.H. Wissink: Emigrants from the province of Overijssel in 1847 on board of the Phoenix.
  Children	1. Alberta Geerlings,   b. 1860, Milwaukee, WI
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F12511	Group Sheet

• Letters		Letter from John Geerlings to William O Van Eyck Letter by John Geerlings to William O Van Eyck telling the story of how his grandfather and his family survived the Phoenix disaster on Lake Michigan on November 21, 1847.
  Background articles		Gerrit Geerlings and Aaltien de Vries
  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.

• Notes	Om de dienstplicht in Nederland te ontduiken is hij enkele maanden voor de rest van zijn familie vertrokken. Bron: J.H. Wissink: Emigrants from the province of Overijssel in 1847 on board of the Phoenix.

• Event Map		Event Birth - 13 Dec 1826 - Hattem Immigration - - Milwaukee, WI  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  J.H. Wissink: Emigrants from the province of Overijssel in 1847 on board of the Phoenix. Phoenix documentatie. Advertentie Nieuwsbode. Milwaukee County marriages, Milwaukee Public Library, http://content.mpl.org.