Gerrit Vinke (1830 - 1887)

Born 4 Apr 1830 in Kamperveen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Died 27 Jul 1887 at age 57 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Gerrit Vinke was born on April 4, 1830 in Kamperveen.^[1]

On on August 11, 1852 he married Johanna Westerhof in Zalk en Veecaten.^[2]

In 1855 he and Johanna, along with their two children, Egberdina and Jan, emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on the ship Alexander, eventually settling in South Holland IL. His parents and many of his siblings emigrated at the same time on the same ship.^[3]

He died in 1887 and is buried in Illinois.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6S-4CVB : 23 August 2017), Gerrit Vinke, Birth 04 Apr 1830, Kamperveen, Overijssel, Nederland; from database, openarchives (https://www.openarch.nl : 2016); citing Kamperveen, registers van geboorten, archive 0123, inventory number 7995, record number 5; Kamperveen, registers van geboorten; Historisch Centrum Overijssel.
2. ↑ "Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL5T-L6G8 : 6 October 2017), Gerrit Vinke and Johanna Westerhof, Marriage 11 Aug 1852, Zalk-en-Veecaten, Overijssel, Nederland; from database, openarchives (https://www.openarch.nl : 2016); citing Zalk En Veecaten 1811-1932, archive 0123, inventory number 14088, record number 3; Zalk En Veecaten 1811-1932; Historisch Centrum Overijssel.
3. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27RC-YK3 : 12 March 2018), Gerrit Vinke, 1855; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,512.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 November 2020), memorial page for Gerrit Vinke (4 Apr 1830–27 Jul 1887), Find a Grave Memorial no. 115731701, citing Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Peter Hakze (contributor 47703868) .