1841 - 1847

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• Birth	21 Feb 1841	Winterswijk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1847	Gribbroek, Huppel 7, Winterswijk   [2]
  Immigration	Verenigde Staten
  Residence	Gribbroek, Huppel
  Died	21 Nov 1847	Lake Michigan, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I6331	Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
  Last Modified	14 May 2005
  Father	Gerrit Jan Geurkink,   b. 11 May 1803, Winterswijk ,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA
  Mother	Janna Gribbroek,   b. 26 Jul 1804, Winterswijk ,   d. 19 Apr 1844, Winterswijk
  Married	25 May 1825	Winterswijk
  Family ID	F1879	Group Sheet

• 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…

• Event Map		Event Birth - 21 Feb 1841 - Winterswijk Died - 21 Nov 1847 - Lake Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  Wilterdink. Lijst emigranten Winterswijk 1837-1851. Phoenix documentatie.