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Hendrik Jan Geerlings
Male 1837 - 1901

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  • Nickname  Henry J. 
    Birth  05 Dec 1837  Hattem Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender  Male 
    Emigration  1847  [2] 
    Immigration  Milwaukee, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation  vormer 
    Died  20 Dec 1901  Milwaukee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID  I44716  Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
    Last Modified  09 Mar 2009 
     
    Father  Gerrit Geerlings,   c. 01 Jan 1803, Meppel Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Aaltien de Vries,   b. 13 Dec 1804, Zwolle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (7-1885), Milwaukee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  23 Jun 1825  Zwolle Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F12492  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Josina Tillier,   b. Abt 1840 
    Married  08 Nov 1860  Milwaukee, Milwaukee county, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Harry Geerlings,   b. 1861, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Jacob Geerlings,   b. 1866, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Geerlings,   b. 1866, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elise Geerlings,   b. 1868, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Gerrit Geerlings
    Last Modified  28 Nov 2010 
    Family ID  F12502  Group Sheet
     
  • Letters
    Letter from John Geerlings to William O Van Eyck    		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    		Gerrit Geerlings and Aaltien de Vries
     
    Groups
    Passengers on the Phoenix.    		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 
    • In 1940 vertelt de weduwe van H.J. Geerlings enkele feiten van de Phoenix ramp aan van Eyck. Zij woonde toen in Gilmore City Iowa.
      Haar man, H.J. en zijn broer Jacob waren in de reddingsboot geholpen door Wilhelm, die later zelf omkwam.
      (Van Eyck 1940-22/11)
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 05 Dec 1837 - Hattem Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - - Milwaukee, MI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Dec 1901 - Milwaukee Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend = Address   = Location   = City/Town   = County/Shire   = State/Province   = Country   = Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. J.H. Wissink: Emigrants from the province of Overijssel in 1847 on board of the Phoenix.

    2. Lake Michigan, USA.

    3. corresp. van Eyck 1940-22/61.

    4. Milwaukee County marriages, Milwaukee Public Library, http://content.mpl.org.

  

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