Vandenbroek, Reverend Theodore J. O.P.

1783 - 1851  (68 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Vandenbroek, Theodore J.
  Prefix	Reverend
  Suffix	O.P.
  Born	5 Nov 1783	Amsterdam, , Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Religious Vows	Aft 1801
  Immigration	Abt Sep 1832	Baltimore, Baltimore (City), Maryland, USA
  Stationed at	Between Jul 1834 and Apr 1851	St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Pastor
  	St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, Wisconsin
  Moved	4 Jul 1834	, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
  1846 Census	1846	Kaukalin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Page 02, Line 01
  38 Males 8 females
  	1846 Census Wisconsin Territory, Page 2 Brown County
  Naturalization	28 Jun 1847	, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
  	VandenBroek, Rev. Theodore Naturalization Record (Documents)
  Immigration	9 May 1848	New York, New York, New York, USA
  on the Maria Magdelena from Rotterdam Line 139 on 3/29/1848
  This is not technically Rev. VandenBroek immigration record, but is included to show him on the Maria Magdelena as a passenger leading this group of Dutch Immigrants to Little Chute Wisconsin. His original immigration from the Netherlands to the United States was in Sept of 1832.
  1850 Census	1850	Kaukalin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  page 145, line 17
  	1850 Census Kaukalin Page 145 Brown County, Wisconsin
  Biography		First Dutch Catholics in Brown County History
  Died	5 Nov 1851	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 5 Nov 1851	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  News Mention	6 Jan 1898
  Kaukauna Times
  Kaukauna Times Kaukauna, WI January 6, 1898 J. C. VAN NEIL DEADThe death of J. C. VAN NIEL, one of the oldest settlers in this section,occurred Friday last, at his home in Little chute, aged 83 years. Mr. VANNEIL had been gradually failing for the pat year. he came to Little Chutewith the three sail shop loads of Hollanders brought to America by Fath er VANDEN BROCK, the early pioneer priest of the Fox River Valley He was quire ascholar, having once prepared himself for the priesthood, and was also not edas an antiquarian. in the early days of Little Chute Mr. VAN NEIL was quit eprominent in a business way in that place. He opened up an extensive stonequarry about the time of the construction of the canal and locks of the Fo xRiver Improvement company. A large wood yard where he handled many thousan dsof cords each year was also run by him. Another enterprise was a warehou se toaccommodate the traffic of the steamboats then plying up and down the Fox river. In after years, however, his time was taken up with more congenialemployments. At one time he owned the only Catholic book store in the stat e,having in stock several thousand volumes of books. This was destroyed by f irein 1872, only a few books about 100 being saved. These, however, were amon gthe choicest of his collection, on of which is now over 250 years old. Theloss of his books was a sad blow to Mr. VAN NEIL and to the day of his dea th he had not ceased to mourn the loss. At one side of his home and just in front stands an altar which has beenviewed by perhaps hundreds of people, many of whom however failed to learnmuch of it's origin. According to the Latin inscription which surmounts it ,it was built over two score years ago, by Mr. VAN NEIL under the directi on ofFather T. J. VAN DEN BROCK. here the native Indian was led by this Hollandpriest to worship, and also here came processions from St. John's church f orthe same purpose. This custom however has long since give way to more mode rnusages. Leading out from the cellar of his house is an underground passagewhich ends in what was at an early day a distillery. The cobblestone chimn eyinto which led the iron pipes of the still yet stands. The building for ma nyyears has been used by it's owner as a curiosity shop. Here are stored qua intand curious articles, old books, relics, etc., too numerous to mention. Th ewhip saw, once used by Father VAN DEN BROCK's own hands to cut boards fromthe logs of the forest, with the assistance of his only companions, thenative Indians; the draw shave used by him in making shingles, and othertools used in the construction of the first primitive church in Little Chu te,have been religiously preserved by this lifelong friend of the early pione er priest. Among the treasures kept by him of those early days is a high silk hatpurchased by Father VAN DEN BROCK in Holland just before starting for Amer icathe first time in 1833. It has a wide rim and bell crown, the material bei ngvery fine, and enough of the same to make two high hats of today's styl e. Hehas also other old style silk hates of several later dates, and a longbroadcloth cloak reaching to the ground, which also was a gift from his ol dfriend the Holland priest. Mr. VAN NEIL has often proudly worn these ancie ntarticles in public, and has more than once been photographed while thus arrayed. The story of those early days, as told by J. C. VAN NEIL to a representati veof The Times during the last year of his life sounds like a romance, andcould it all have been written, it would be intensely interesting. When helanded at Little Chute dense forests covered he whole country. A trip toAppleton and return often took his pioneer two days by the only road, anIndian trail. The way led in and out through the forests, wading at timesthrough deep marshes and woods, climbing over windfalls, which often almos tentirely blocked the way, the few miles intervening was a serious job toundertake. A widow, the second wife of Mr. VAN NEIL survives him. The deceased was buried Monday morning at nine o'clock from St. John's chu rch Father KNEGTEL conducting the ceremonies
  News Mention	10 Feb 1906
  Appleton Post Crescent
  	Vandenbroek, Father Theodore Appleton Crescent News dated 2/10/1906 1 of 3
  	Vandenbroek, Father Theodore Appleton Crescent News dated 2/10/1906 2 of 3
  	Vandenbroek, Father Theodore Appleton Crescent News dated 2/10/1906 3 of 3
  Reference Number	4291
  Person ID	I312161	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Vandenbroek, Abraham,   b. Bef 1765, , , , Netherlands ,   d. Bef 1865, , , , Netherlands  (Age ~ 100 years)
  Mother	Demeyne, Elizabeth,   b. Bef 1765, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 4 Apr 1844, Amsterdam, , Noord-Holland, Netherlands  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F205005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 5 Nov 1783 - Amsterdam, , Noord-Holland, Netherlands Immigration - Abt Sep 1832 - Baltimore, Baltimore (City), Maryland, USA Stationed at - Pastor - Between Jul 1834 and Apr 1851 - St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA Moved - 4 Jul 1834 - , Brown County, Wisconsin, USA 1846 Census - Page 02, Line 01 - 1846 - Kaukalin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Naturalization - 28 Jun 1847 - , Brown County, Wisconsin, USA Immigration - on the Maria Magdelena from Rotterdam Line 139 on 3/29/1848 - 9 May 1848 - New York, New York, New York, USA 1850 Census - page 145, line 17 - 1850 - Kaukalin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Died - 5 Nov 1851 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 5 Nov 1851 - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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