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Illinois, USA



 


Tree: Nederlandse voorouders

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llinois (IPA ˌɪ.lɨˈnɔɪ) is a state of the United States of America and the 21st state admitted to the Union. Illinois is the most populous state in the Midwest and the fifth most populous in the nation, and has a large and cosmopolitan population. Its balance of vast suburbs and the great metropolis of Chicago in the northeast, rural areas, small industrial cities, and renowned agricultural productivity in central and western Illinois, and the coal mines of the south give it a highly diverse economic base. Its central location, connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River, made it a transportation hub for 150 years. It is this mixture of factory and farm, of urban and rural, that makes Illinois a microcosm of the United States.



About 2,000 Native American hunters and a small number of French villagers inhabited the area at the time of the American Revolution. American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s; they achieved statehood in 1818. Yankees arrived a little later and dominated the north, founding the future metropolis of Chicago in the 1830s. The coming of the railroads in the 1850s made highly profitable the rich prairie farmlands in central Illinois, attracting large numbers of immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. Northern Illinois provided major support for Illinoisans Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War. By 1900, factories were being rapidly built in the northern cities, along with coal mines in central and southern areas. This industrialization attracted large numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe, and also led to the state's material contribution as a major arsenal in both world wars. In addition to immigrants from Europe, large numbers of blacks left the cotton fields of the South to come to Chicago, where they developed a famous jazz culture.



The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "s/he speaks normally" (Miami ilenweewa, Proto-Algonquian *elen-, "ordinary" and -wē, "to speak"). Alternately, the name is often associated with the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquian tribes that thrived in the area. The name Illiniwek is frequently (incorrectly) said to mean "tribe of superior men"; in reality, it only means "men".



Pre-Columbian



Cahokia, the urban center of the pre-Columbian Mississippian culture, was located near present-day Collinsville, Illinois. That civilization vanished in the 15th century for unknown reasons. The next major power in the region was the Illiniwek Confederation, or Illini, a political alliance among several tribes. There were about 25,000 Illinois Indians in 1700, but systematic attacks and genocide by the Iroquois reduced their numbers 90%. Members of the Potawatomi, Miami, Sauk, and other tribes came in from the east and north. In the American Revolution, the Illinois and Potawatomi supported the American cause.



European exploration



French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet explored the Illinois River in 1673. As a result of their exploration, Illinois was part of the French empire until 1763, when it passed to the British. The small French settlements continued; a few British soldiers were posted in Illinois but there were no British or American settlers. In 1778 George Rogers Clark claimed the Illinois Country for Virginia. The area was ceded by Virginia to the new United States in 1783 and became part of the Northwest Territory.



19th century



The Illinois-Wabash Company was an early claimant to much of Illinois. The Illinois Territory was created on February 3, 1809, with its capital at Kaskaskia. In 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S. state after exaggerating its population totals. The new state debated slavery then rejected it, as settlers poured into southern Illinois from Kentucky.



Thanks to Nathaniel Pope, the delegate from Illinois, Congress shifting the northern border 41 miles north to 42° 30' north, which added 8,500 square miles to the state, including Chicago, Galena and the lead mining region. The capital remained at Kaskaskia, but in 1819 it was moved to Vandalia. In the 1832 Black Hawk War Indians who had removed to Iowa attempted to return, but were defeated by the militia and forced back to Iowa.



The winter of 1830-1831 is called the "Winter of the Deep Snow". A sudden, deep snowfall blanketed the state, making travel impossible for the rest of the winter. Many travellers perished. Several severe winters followed, including the "Winter of the Sudden Freeze". On December 20, 1836, a fast-moving cold front passed through, freezing puddles in minutes and killing many travelers who could not reach shelter. The adverse weather resulted in crop failures in the northern part of the state. The southern part of the state shipped food north and this may have contributed to its name: "Little Egypt", after the Biblical story of Joseph in Egypt supplying grain to his brothers.



Illinois is known as the "Land of Lincoln" because it is here that the 16th President spent most of his life, practicing law and living in Springfield. In 1837, with Lincoln's support and urging, the General Assembly voted to move the capital to Springfield. As early as 1840, Illinois was called the "Sucker State". Illinois was not a strong anti-slavery state. In 1853, led by Democrat John A. Logan, the legislature passed a Black Code designed to keep free blacks out of the state.



By 1839 the Mormon utopian city of Nauvoo, located on the Mississippi River, was created and settled, and flourished. In 1844 the Mormon leader Joseph Smith was killed in an Illinois jail. After close to six years of rapid development the Mormon city of Nauvoo, which rivaled Chicago as Illinois' largest city, saw a rapid decline. In 1846 the Mormons had left Illinois for the West in a mass exodus.



Chicago gained prominence as a Great Lakes port and then as an Illinois and Michigan Canal port after 1848, and as a rail hub soon afterward. By 1857, Chicago was Illinois' largest city.



American Civil War



During the American Civil War, over 250,000 Illinois men served in the Union Army, more than any other northern state except New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Beginning with President Lincoln's first call for troops and continuing throughout the war, Illinois mustered 150 infantry regiments, which were numbered from the 7th to the 156th regiments. Seventeen cavalry regiments were also gathered, as well as two light artillery regiments.



Twentieth century



In the 20th century, Illinois emerged as one of the most important states in the union with a population of nearly 5 million. By the end of the century, the population would reach 12.4 million. The Century of Progress world's fair was held at Chicago in 1933. Oil strikes in Marion County and Crawford County lead to a boom in 1937, and, by 1939, Illinois ranked 4th in U.S. oil production.



Following World War II, Argonne National Laboratory, near Chicago, activated the first experimental nuclear power generating system in United States in 1957. By 1960, the first privately financed nuclear plant in United States, Dresden 1, was dedicated near Morris. Chicago became an ocean port with the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, in 1959. The seaway and the Illinois Waterway connected Chicago to both the Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean. In 1960, Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald's franchise in Des Plaines.



In 1970, the state's sixth constitutional convention authored a new constitution to replace the 1870 version. It was ratified in December. The first Farm Aid concert was held in Champaign to benefit American farmers, in 1985. The worst upper Mississippi River flood of the century, the Great Flood of 1993, inundated many towns and thousands of acres of farmland.

City/Town : Latitude: 39.78325, Longitude: -89.650373


Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID   Tree 
1 Adeline  Abt 1852Illinois, USA I256383 Geneagraphie 
2 Finettie  Abt 1855Illinois, USA I256381 Geneagraphie 
3 Mary Ann  6 Sep 1834Illinois, USA I349782 Geneagraphie 
4 Mary J.  Abt 1840Illinois, USA I279825 Geneagraphie 
5 Abbas, Ruth  Abt 1915Illinois, USA I344642 Nederlandse voorouders 
6 Ackerman, Catherine  Aug 1861Illinois, USA I217779 Geneagraphie 
7 Afflerbaugh, David J.  Abt 1869Illinois, USA I452684 Nederlandse voorouders 
8 Afflerbaugh, S. Ida  Abt 1865Illinois, USA I452683 Nederlandse voorouders 
9 Allen, Jacob W  1862Illinois, USA I522429 Nederlandse voorouders 
10 Andrews, Abigail  18 Jan 1824Illinois, USA I452739 Nederlandse voorouders 
11 Andrews, Feraba "Phoebe"  15 Nov 1825Illinois, USA I195129 Geneagraphie 
12 Andrews, Martha  Abt 1837Illinois, USA I195139 Geneagraphie 
13 Andrews, Nancy  Abt 1833Illinois, USA I195137 Geneagraphie 
14 Andrews, Samuel  Abt 1838Illinois, USA I195138 Geneagraphie 
15 Andrews, Thomas Jefferson Jr  1839Illinois, USA I195140 Geneagraphie 
16 Appeldorn, Hawelina  1897Illinois, USA I754000 Nederlandse voorouders 
17 Armour, Harry Ellington  10 Jan 1874Illinois, USA I593652 Geneagraphie 
18 Armour, Ruth Lucille  1900Illinois, USA I593632 Geneagraphie 
19 Arnold, Cyrus Matthew  3 Jun 1851Illinois, USA I428437 Geneagraphie 
20 Arnold, Ralph  27 May 1911Illinois, USA I271906 Geneagraphie 
21 Baker, Elizabeth  Jan 1886Illinois, USA I788083 Nederlandse voorouders 
22 Beck, Malinda  1837Illinois, USA I357403 Geneagraphie 
23 Beeson, Orel  10 FebIllinois, USA I311429 Geneagraphie 
24 Bennett, Josephine Maude  25 Dec 1877Illinois, USA I182010 Geneagraphie 
25 Beverly, Betty  18 Sep 1916Illinois, USA I252363 Geneagraphie 
26 Bienroth, Alice C.  Oct 1870Illinois, USA I288019 Geneagraphie 
27 Blakeney, John W.  1824Illinois, USA I288035 Geneagraphie 
28 Blakeney, Melvina  1822Illinois, USA I288033 Geneagraphie 
29 Blakeney, Sally  1826Illinois, USA I288031 Geneagraphie 
30 Boone, Holly Elizabeth  13 Dec 1911Illinois, USA I338426 Geneagraphie 
31 Boyd, Melissa Jane  30 Apr 1835Illinois, USA I287047 Geneagraphie 
32 Brandt, Alfred Wilhelm  01 Jun 1905Illinois, USA I607353 Nederlandse voorouders 
33 Bryan, Ruth  02 Oct 1885Illinois, USA I738920 Nederlandse voorouders 
34 Bryan, William Jennings  19 Mar 1860Illinois, USA I738926 Nederlandse voorouders 
35 Campbell, Landon W.  19 Mar 1854Illinois, USA I286917 Geneagraphie 
36 Carlyle, Frances or Farmusy  Abt 1805Illinois, USA I357583 Geneagraphie 
37 Cason, Elizabeth  1853Illinois, USA I284918 Geneagraphie 
38 Chesebro, Delbert J  22 Feb 1870Illinois, USA I198142 Geneagraphie 
39 Chesebro, George W  9 Jan 1873Illinois, USA I198143 Geneagraphie 
40 Coleman, Issac  Illinois, USA I290566 Geneagraphie 
41 Collins, Caroline  Abt 1845Illinois, USA I252679 Geneagraphie 
42 Collins, Eliza Catherine  Jul 1849Illinois, USA I252681 Geneagraphie 
43 Collins, Emma (Emeline)  Abt 1853Illinois, USA I252902 Geneagraphie 
44 Collins, Harriet Josephine  Abt 1855Illinois, USA I252903 Geneagraphie 
45 Collins, Mary Jane  13 Mar 1847Illinois, USA I252680 Geneagraphie 
46 Coulter, James  1829Illinois, USA I348981 Geneagraphie 
47 Coulter, John Wylie  4 Sep 1830Illinois, USA I349099 Geneagraphie 
48 Delap, John W.  1830Illinois, USA I102063 Geneagraphie 
49 Delap, Sarah A.  6 Aug 1827Illinois, USA I112740 Geneagraphie 
50 Delap, William  1825Illinois, USA I101742 Geneagraphie 

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Death

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID   Tree 
1 Andrews, Thomas Jefferson Jr  1878Illinois, USA I195140 Geneagraphie 
2 Arnold, Ralph  25 Dec 1992Illinois, USA I271906 Geneagraphie 
3 Barber, Polly  23 Oct 1863Illinois, USA I305249 Geneagraphie 
4 Bayfield, Emily  15 Jun 1966Illinois, USA I350579 Geneagraphie 
5 Bevans, Mary  28 Sep 1876Illinois, USA I397276 Geneagraphie 
6 Bieze, Menno  Feb 1979Illinois, USA I199444 Nederlandse voorouders 
7 Borgman, Jan  Jul 1965Illinois, USA I633719 Nederlandse voorouders 
8 Bryan, Silas Lilard  30 Mar 1880Illinois, USA I738955 Nederlandse voorouders 
9 Burton, George W.  11 Feb 1870Illinois, USA I397584 Geneagraphie 
10 Campbell, George Virgil  29 Aug 1930Illinois, USA I403403 Geneagraphie 
11 Campbell, Joseph Lincoln  Abt 1926Illinois, USA I403443 Geneagraphie 
12 Charles, Laura Lee  11 Mar 1959Illinois, USA I358823 Geneagraphie 
13 Collins, John (Thomas)  Abt 1855Illinois, USA I252678 Geneagraphie 
14 Dana, Emma  Abt 1918Illinois, USA I397759 Geneagraphie 
15 Dana, Sarah  Illinois, USA I397769 Geneagraphie 
16 Dannelly, William  Abt 1855Illinois, USA I210263 Geneagraphie 
17 DeVries, Arlene Marie  15 Feb 1997Illinois, USA I703979 Nederlandse voorouders 
18 Dirksen, Gerrit Jan  25 Mar 1942Illinois, USA I206163 Nederlandse voorouders 
19 Dubois, Raymond  20 Oct 1993Illinois, USA I344229 Nederlandse voorouders 
20 Elam, Eliza Ann  1927Illinois, USA I195147 Geneagraphie 
21 England, Mary Jane  1860Illinois, USA I284169 Geneagraphie 
22 Fokkens, Ida  21 Oct 1921Illinois, USA I581978 Nederlandse voorouders 
23 Folger, Lydia  Aft 1900Illinois, USA I209168 Geneagraphie 
24 Franklin, John M.  1857Illinois, USA I361658 Geneagraphie 
25 Gallup, John Adam  16 Jun 1875Illinois, USA I304929 Geneagraphie 
26 Gallup, Sarah L.  24 Oct 1855Illinois, USA I306230 Geneagraphie 
27 Genung, Leroy Dvellin  24 Aug 1864Illinois, USA I434109 Geneagraphie 
28 Goff, Edna  21 Sep 1973Illinois, USA I362263 Geneagraphie 
29 Goff, Pearl  Illinois, USA I362262 Geneagraphie 
30 Haney, Mary Leslie  5 Feb 1946Illinois, USA I376106 Geneagraphie 
31 Hobolt, Hendrieka Marie  08 Feb 1978Illinois, USA I439132 Nederlandse voorouders 
32 Hoekstra, Petronella Wilhelmina  07 Aug 1943Illinois, USA I581720 Nederlandse voorouders 
33 Hoekstra, Sijtske Geerts  Yes, date unknownIllinois, USA I673151 Nederlandse voorouders 
34 Holman, James P.  Aft 1928Illinois, USA I357607 Geneagraphie 
35 Honings, Vincentius  Apr 1968Illinois, USA I768229 Nederlandse voorouders 
36 Hunt, Jonathan  Jan 1849Illinois, USA I402685 Geneagraphie 
37 Jackman, Abner  Illinois, USA I256303 Geneagraphie 
38 Jennings, Maria Elizabeth  17 Jun 1896Illinois, USA I738956 Nederlandse voorouders 
39 Kite, Alden Benjamin  19 Apr 1964Illinois, USA I358810 Geneagraphie 
40 Kite, Eva Julia  2 Jan 1974Illinois, USA I359931 Geneagraphie 
41 Kite, Lazarus Haynes  6 Apr 1937Illinois, USA I358809 Geneagraphie 
42 Kite, Mary Ottie  25 Jan 1951Illinois, USA I359932 Geneagraphie 
43 Kite, Sullivan Illinois  9 Jul 1973Illinois, USA I358815 Geneagraphie 
44 Klimstra, Douwe  31 Jul 1920Illinois, USA I581719 Nederlandse voorouders 
45 Lanenga, Jakob  8 May 1951Illinois, USA I855467 Geneagraphie 
46 Laswell, Harriett  1903Illinois, USA I284429 Geneagraphie 
47 Lubben, Hinderkiena  27 Nov 1980Illinois, USA I384887 Nederlandse voorouders 
48 Lubben, Isabella  03 May 1909Illinois, USA I385073 Nederlandse voorouders 
49 Lusk, Seth  3 Jan 1857Illinois, USA I401739 Geneagraphie 
50 Mech, Emil Charles  5 Mar 1947Illinois, USA I253706 Geneagraphie 

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Address

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Address    Person ID   Tree 
1 Schrik, Albert  25 Jan 1917Illinois, USA I327265 Nederlandse voorouders 

Marriage

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   Family    Marriage    Family ID   Tree 
1 Andrews / Elam  Abt 15 Oct 1862Illinois, USA F79492 Geneagraphie 
2 Arnold / Hayden  1878Illinois, USA F169743 Geneagraphie 
3 Basil / Goff  Abt 1920Illinois, USA F143485 Geneagraphie 
4 Beeman / Andrews  13 Apr 1852Illinois, USA F79489 Geneagraphie 
5 Boone / Harris  Bef 1904Illinois, USA F134153 Geneagraphie 
6 Boone / Milligan  14 Mar 1888Illinois, USA F134151 Geneagraphie 
7 DeVoss / Norris  15 Mar 1908Illinois, USA F131126 Geneagraphie 
8 Doty / Tipsword  9 Dec 1890Illinois, USA F141348 Geneagraphie 
9 Ellendorp / Brouwer  1897Illinois, USA F96345 Nederlandse voorouders 
10 Force / Tipsword  10 May 1866Illinois, USA F141319 Geneagraphie 
11 Garner / Biggs  12 Aug 1877Illinois, USA F44640 Geneagraphie 
12 Grima / Kraai  1891Illinois, USA F135115 Nederlandse voorouders 
13 Holman / Tipsword  24 Feb 1878Illinois, USA F141337 Geneagraphie 
14 Kennedy / Boone  Bef 1947Illinois, USA F134157 Geneagraphie 
15 Lancester / Tipsword  26 Nov 1885Illinois, USA F141338 Geneagraphie 
16 Lennox / Dana  Abt 1874Illinois, USA F158837 Geneagraphie 
17 Lyerly / Tipsword  24 Nov 1859Illinois, USA F141342 Geneagraphie 
18 Milton / Tipsword  17 Jun 1879Illinois, USA F141336 Geneagraphie 
19 Monical / McCollum  16 Sep 1869Illinois, USA F117678 Geneagraphie 
20 Regnier / Lebert  Illinois, USA F94053 Geneagraphie 
21 Regnier / Moiller  1847Illinois, USA F93951 Geneagraphie 
22 Rock / Cox  Bef 1919Illinois, USA F134156 Geneagraphie 
23 Sappenfield / Neff  15 Nov 1857Illinois, USA F117659 Geneagraphie 
24 Scoles / Tipsword  1 Nov 1865Illinois, USA F141317 Geneagraphie 
25 Scoles / Tipsword  2 Sep 1869Illinois, USA F141318 Geneagraphie 
26 Tipsword / Canull  30 Nov 1899Illinois, USA F141340 Geneagraphie 
27 Tipsword / Doty  4 Jul 1861Illinois, USA F141315 Geneagraphie 
28 Tipsword / Reed  3 Oct 1895Illinois, USA F141339 Geneagraphie 
29 Tipsword / Webb  Abt 1875Illinois, USA F141283 Geneagraphie 
30 Verhaagh / Baughman  29 Apr 1936Illinois, USA F36415 Nederlandse voorouders 

Huwelijksfeit

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   Family    Huwelijksfeit    Family ID   Tree 
1 Schrik / Jonge  1916Illinois, USA F267357 Nederlandse voorouders 
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