In the middle of the nineteenth century, conditions in Europe were poor. Crops were failling all over Europe and many people hardly made enough money to feed their families. For this reason, many people decided to emigrate to the United States, where farmland was plenty and people hoped they could begin a new life. In the Netherlands, some people also had religious reasons to emigrate. The had seceded from the Dutch Reformed Church and were being oppressed by the goverment. The United States … [Read more...]
Kolstee, Garrit Hendrik and Engelina Nijenhuis
16 May 2005 by 1 Comment
Gerrit Hendrik te Kolstee emigrated from Winterswijk to the United States in 1848 together with his wife and three children. During his trip, he kept a diary that still exists today. The family settled in Clymer, NY. … [Read more...]
Casualties and survivors
13 May 2005 by 7 Comments
During the disaster, over 200 people lost their lives while less than 25 people survived. This page lists the names of the people who were or board or who might have been on board. … [Read more...]
Piek, Hermanus and Johanna Catharina Bekerink
12 May 2005 by Leave a Comment
Hermanus Piek and Johanna Catharina Bekerink emigrated to the United States together with their three children. They settled in Clymer, NY. … [Read more...]
Gelderland
9 May 2005 by 3 Comments
Gelderland is a province in the east of the Netherlands. It borders on Germany to the east, Overijssel, Flevoland and Utrecht to the north, Noord-Brabant to the south and Zuid-Holland and Utrecht to the west. The capital city of Gelderland is Arnhem. Other large towns are: Nijmegen Apeldoorn Zutphen Doetinchem Tiel … [Read more...]
Hesselink, Gerrit and Willemina Mennink
7 May 2005 by 2 Comments
Gerrit Hesselink and Willemina Mennink emigrated from their farm in Aalten to Wisconsin. They were relatively well-to-do and established a thriving farm that still exists today. … [Read more...]
Schreurs, Jan Hendrik and Janna Geertruid Oonk
24 April 2005 by 3 Comments
Jan Hendrik Schreurs and Janna Geertruid Oonk came from Winterswijk and emigrated to the United States in 1846. In 1898, their descendants held a reunion. On this occasion, a short account of their lives written by their son John William, was published. Because this account gives much background information on the reasons why people emigrated, the entire account is copied here. For the sake of legibility, headings have been added (no headings were present in the original account). … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Dorp
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List of Winterswijk emigrants from the village (Dorp) itself. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Dorpbuurt
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List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Dorpbuurt. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Henxel
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List with emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Henxel. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
