Ebben, John

Other Events:

• Alt. Birth: Abt 1843; Alt. Birth
• Immigration: 11 May 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; on the America from Rotterdam Line 16
• 1850 Census: 1850, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

Alt. Birth:
Beugen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Immigration:
1848 Listed on the register of the Ship America; A. Ebben age 43, farmer f rom Beugen, Johanna Emers age 47, Peter Ebben age 11, Hermanus age 10, Wil lem age 8, Hendrina age 7, Johannes age 5, Hendricus aged 6 Months
The "America" was termed a "Hambro Barque" which might refer to the compa ny that made the bark or barque. The crew was under the leadership of Cap tain M. Haushele. A priest by the name of Father van der Poel was o ne of the nine-four passengers aboard. John Coenen, the son of Theodore C oenen and Johanna van den Berg wrote this account. He was fourteen years o ld at the time he journeyed with his family to America.About 1848, seeing that his children could have better opportunities in t he United States, Theodore Coenen sold his little property in Boekel and s ailed with his family from Rotterdam in a vessel bound for Philadelphi a. They landed in that city after a voyage of 48 days and then their dest ination being in Brown County, Wisconsin, proceeded at once by rail to Alb any, New York, thence via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, New York, and from th ere by the old steamer "Michigan" to Green Bay, Wisconsin where they land ed in early June of 1848

1850 Census:
Arnoldas Ebben46
Hannah Ebben50
Peter Ebben17
Harmonius Ebben15
Wilhelm Ebben13
Amenia Ebben11
Joh Ebben9
Hendrick Ebben6
Cradena Johnson2