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Gerrit Jan Hommers

Male 1788 - 1847  (~ 58 years)


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  • Name Gerrit Jan Hommers 
    Christened 25 Dec 1788  Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    1847  Enter Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    landbouwer 
    de Keijzer, Enter Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 21 Nov 1847  Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I44736  Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2009 

    Father Wilm Hommers 
    Mother Jenneken Hagreize 
    Married 1775  Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F12508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aleida Zweers,   c. 02 Mar 1789, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1837, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married 1818  Wierden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Gerrit Jan Hommers is als weduwnaar naar Amerika vertrokken met twee kinderen en een stiefkind. Zij vertrokken in september 1847 naar New York for religieuze en economische redenen vanuit Wierden-Enter. In Enter leefde hij als een van de Afgescheidenen, een lid van de Christelijke Geroformeerde kerk en woonde op boerderij "de Keijzer". Hommers verkocht zijn boerderij, welke bestond uit: Een huis, een schuur, ca. 15 hectare bouwland en ongeveer 20 hectare hooiland. Deze bevonden zich langs de Regge. Het was dus een welgestelde familie, zodat de economische redenen niet het belangrijkst geweest zullen zijn.

      Bron: J.H. Wissink: Emigrants from the province of Overijssel in 1847 on board of the Phoenix.
    Children 
     1. Berendina Hommers,   b. 06 Jun 1819, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Hendrika Hommers,   b. 23 Sep 1822, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jan 1824, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Hendrikus Hommers,   b. 23 May 1825, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     4. Willemina Hommers,   b. 02 Jan 1829, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (7-6-1838?), Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Gerrit Hommers,   b. 25 Oct 1830, Wierden-Enter Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
    Last Modified 26 Feb 1996 
    Family ID F12495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 25 Dec 1788 - Wierden-Enter Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1818 - Wierden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - 1847 - Enter Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - - Lake Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Nov 1847 - Lake Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. Wissink: Emigrants from the province of Overijssel.

    2. Phoenix documentatie.



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