Person:Willem Goossen (1)

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Willem Catharinus Goossen
b.22 Feb 1826 Goes, Zeeland, NETHERLANDS
d.Bef 1889 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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m. 8 Jun 1815
  1. Willem Catharinus Goossen1826 - Bef 1889
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m. Abt 1850
  1. Alice Natalia Goossen1857 - 1933
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Name Willem Catharinus Goossen
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Feb 1826 Goes, Zeeland, NETHERLANDS
Marriage Abt 1850 South Holland, Cook, Illinoisto Wilhelmina Sophia (Mary) Killewinger
Death? Bef 1889 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Reference Number? 18


BIRTH: Goes parish/public records, LDS library.

MARRIAGE: 1860 federal census for Chicago, Cook Co., IL.

DEATH: About 1874-1882. Last listed in Chicago City Directory 1872 that can be identified as Willem Goossen, the father. Later listings (1882+) show John F. and William Goossen who are his sons.

IMMIGRATION: 1848 per Swieringa books. From National Archives in The Hague - says age 22, reason for leaving is regarding his religion.

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Willem Catharinus Goossen Name: Willem Catharinus Goossen Year: 1848 Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1826 Place: America Source Publication Code: 9081 Primary Immigrant: Goossen, Willem Catharinus Annotation: Date of emigration with intended destination. Extracted from "Staat Der Landverhuizingen Naar Noord-Amerika of Andere Overzeesche Gewesten [ List of Emigrants to North America or other Overseas Places]" which is located in the Algemeen Rijksarchief (Natio Source Bibliography: SWIERENGA, ROBERT P, compiler. Dutch Emigrants to the United States, South Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, 1835-1880: An Alphabetical Listing by Household Heads and Independent Persons. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1983. 346p. Page: 94

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: First Reformed Church of Chicago, Minutes, Book I, 1853-1866; GBirkhoff, "Historische Schiessen."

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