Teunis Coffers

1795 - 1847  (52 years)

• Name	Teunis Coffers
  Born	15 Jan 1795	Winterswijk   [1]
  Christened	21 Jan 1795	Winterswijk   [2]
  Gender	Male
  	Koffers
  	1847	Aalberink, Kotten 14, Winterswijk   [3]
  	Verenigde Staten
  	landbouwer
  	Willinkkempe, Ratum; Aalberink, Kotten
  Died	21 Nov 1847	Lake Michigan, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I6115	Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
  Last Modified	14 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Theunes Coffers,   b. Ratum
  Mother	Berendina Coffers,   b. 28 Sep 1760, Winterswijk ,   d. 02 Feb 1845, Winterswijk  (Age 84 years)
  	27 Apr 1792	Winterswijk   [5]
  Married	17 May 1792	Winterswijk   [6]
  Family ID	F1840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Berendina Damkot,   b. 16 Jun 1793, Winterswijk ,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1815	Winterswijk   [7]
  Notes	Teunis en Berendina werden op 26 april lidmaat van de Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk en vertrokken in 1847 naar Amerika. De oudste zoons, Gerrit Jan en Tobias, zaten niet op de Phoenix. Zij waren om dienst te ontvluchten eerder vertrokkenvolgens artikel Pas, corresp. van Eyck. Bron: Das aantekeningen Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk
  Children	1. Berend Willem Coffers,   b. 21 Nov 1816, Winterswijk   2. Gerrit Jan Koffers,   b. 18 Jan 1820, Winterswijk   3. Tobias Koffers,   b. 26 Mar 1823, Winterswijk   4. Janna Berendina Koffers,   b. 06 Feb 1826, Winterswijk ,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA  (Age 21 years)   5. Jan Willem Koffers,   b. 03 Oct 1829, Winterswijk ,   d. 21 Feb 1832, Winterswijk  (Age 2 years)   6. Jan Willem Koffers,   b. 21 Nov 1832, Winterswijk ,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA  (Age 15 years)   7. Johanna Hendrika Koffers,   b. 25 May 1835, Winterswijk ,   d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA  (Age 12 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jul 1996
  Family ID	F1873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jan 1795 - Winterswijk Christened - 21 Jan 1795 - Winterswijk Married - 15 Nov 1815 - Winterswijk Died - 21 Nov 1847 - Lake Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Letters

  Letter from Samuel Esselinkpas to William O Van Eyck. Letter by Samuel Esselinkpas of Holland, MI to William O Van Eyck telling the story of how his father survived the Phoenix disaster on Lake Michigan on November 21, 1847. He describes how his father traveled with his brother and his family, all of whom perished in the disaster. It also mentions his mother's sister's family (Koffers).

  
  

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  Wilterdink, doopboek Winterswijk. Doopboek Winterswijk. Lijst emigranten Winterswijk 1837-1851. Phoenix documentatie. Trouwboek Winterswijk. Das Liberale Gifte Kotten rot 2 nr. 25; Aalberink. Huwelijksakte.