Illinois, USA: Veenkoloniale Genealogieën

Notes:
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 immigrarant 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.

Birth

Matches 1 to 43 of 43

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Abbas, Ruth	About 1915	Illinois, USA	I344642	Veenkoloniale voorouders
2	Afflerbaugh, David J.	About 1869	Illinois, USA	I452672	Veenkoloniale voorouders
3	Afflerbaugh, S. Ida	About 1865	Illinois, USA	I452671	Veenkoloniale voorouders
4	Allen, Jacob W	1862	Illinois, USA	I522429	Veenkoloniale voorouders
5	Andrews, Abigail	Sunday 18 January 1824	Illinois, USA	I452727	Veenkoloniale voorouders
6	Appeldorn, Hawelina	1897	Illinois, USA	I754000	Veenkoloniale voorouders
7	Baker, Elizabeth	January 1886	Illinois, USA	I788083	Veenkoloniale voorouders
8	Brandt, Alfred Wilhelm	Thursday 01 June 1905	Illinois, USA	I607353	Veenkoloniale voorouders
9	Bryan, Ruth	Friday 02 October 1885	Illinois, USA	I738920	Veenkoloniale voorouders
10	Bryan, William Jennings	Monday 19 March 1860	Illinois, USA	I738926	Veenkoloniale voorouders
11	Dexter, Richard C.	1915	Illinois, USA	I385071	Veenkoloniale voorouders
12	Dornbos, Harry	November 1889	Illinois, USA	I788125	Veenkoloniale voorouders
13	Fielder, David	About 1810	Illinois, USA	I451338	Veenkoloniale voorouders
14	Fritz, George	Monday 28 December 1896	Illinois, USA	I344517	Veenkoloniale voorouders
15	Grimberg, Susan	October 1896	Illinois, USA	I763357	Veenkoloniale voorouders
16	Groenwold, Geraldine Christina	About 1886	Illinois, USA	I754281	Veenkoloniale voorouders
17	Huitsing, John	Sunday 12 March 1893	Illinois, USA	I194769	Veenkoloniale voorouders
18	Jennings, Maria Elizabeth	Saturday 24 May 1834	Illinois, USA	I738956	Veenkoloniale voorouders
19	Keenan, Grace	Wednesday 24 August 1910	Illinois, USA	I223671	Veenkoloniale voorouders
20	Linder, Gertrude	About 1892	Illinois, USA	I344639	Veenkoloniale voorouders
21	Louws, John	Tuesday 10 March 1903	Illinois, USA	I149842	Veenkoloniale voorouders
22	Lubben, David	Monday 24 February 1930	Illinois, USA	I385089	Veenkoloniale voorouders
23	Lubben, Isabella	Sunday 02 May 1909	Illinois, USA	I385073	Veenkoloniale voorouders
24	Lubben, Jean	Friday 25 April 1924	Illinois, USA	I385088	Veenkoloniale voorouders
25	Lubben, Marion	Saturday 18 January 1919	Illinois, USA	I385085	Veenkoloniale voorouders
26	McGrath, James J	1891	Illinois, USA	I522434	Veenkoloniale voorouders
27	Rusthoven, Nicholas	Friday 04 July 1890	Illinois, USA	I763356	Veenkoloniale voorouders
28	Sprang, Bertha E.	About 1907	Illinois, USA	I754298	Veenkoloniale voorouders
29	Sprang, Hendrick	Thursday 02 January 1896	Illinois, USA	I754276	Veenkoloniale voorouders
30	Sprang, Henry E.	About 1909	Illinois, USA	I754299	Veenkoloniale voorouders
31	Sprang, Hillechien	Sunday 20 June 1897	Illinois, USA	I754277	Veenkoloniale voorouders
32	Sprang, Klaas	Wednesday 10 January 1894	Illinois, USA	I754275	Veenkoloniale voorouders
33	Sprang, Wolter	Friday 26 April 1901	Illinois, USA	I754279	Veenkoloniale voorouders
34	Stevens, Arthur J.	Tuesday 21 May 1895	Illinois, USA	I321119	Veenkoloniale voorouders
35	Stevens, John Adrian	Sunday 18 June 1905	Illinois, USA	I321121	Veenkoloniale voorouders
36	Stolts, Elsie	About 1902	Illinois, USA	I344515	Veenkoloniale voorouders
37	Story, Laura Elizabeth	Thursday 24 March 1870	Illinois, USA	I451193	Veenkoloniale voorouders
38	Teninga, Jennie	1884	Illinois, USA	I246235	Veenkoloniale voorouders
39	Williams, Mona A.	About 1906	Illinois, USA	I450808	Veenkoloniale voorouders
40	Yates, William J.	About January 1853	Illinois, USA	I450147	Veenkoloniale voorouders
41	Zubert, Walter P.	Thursday 01 December 1910	Illinois, USA	I607514	Veenkoloniale voorouders
42	Zwart, George	Sunday 22 June 1919	Illinois, USA	I385098	Veenkoloniale voorouders
43	Zwart, Richard Ben	Friday 09 February 1917	Illinois, USA	I385090	Veenkoloniale voorouders

Death

Matches 1 to 22 of 22

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Bieze, Menno	February 1979	Illinois, USA	I199444	Veenkoloniale voorouders
2	Borgman, Jan	July 1965	Illinois, USA	I633719	Veenkoloniale voorouders
3	Bryan, Silas Lilard	Tuesday 30 March 1880	Illinois, USA	I738955	Veenkoloniale voorouders
4	DeVries, Arlene Marie	Saturday 15 February 1997	Illinois, USA	I703979	Veenkoloniale voorouders
5	Dirksen, Gerrit Jan	Wednesday 25 March 1942	Illinois, USA	I206163	Veenkoloniale voorouders
6	Dubois, Raymond	Wednesday 20 October 1993	Illinois, USA	I344229	Veenkoloniale voorouders
7	Fokkens, Ida	Friday 21 October 1921	Illinois, USA	I581978	Veenkoloniale voorouders
8	Hobolt, Hendrieka Marie	Wednesday 08 February 1978	Illinois, USA	I439121	Veenkoloniale voorouders
9	Hoekstra, Petronella Wilhelmina	Saturday 07 August 1943	Illinois, USA	I581720	Veenkoloniale voorouders
10	Hoekstra, Sijtske Geerts	Date unknown	Illinois, USA	I673151	Veenkoloniale voorouders
11	Honings, Vincentius	April 1968	Illinois, USA	I768229	Veenkoloniale voorouders
12	Jennings, Maria Elizabeth	Wednesday 17 June 1896	Illinois, USA	I738956	Veenkoloniale voorouders
13	Klimstra, Douwe	Saturday 31 July 1920	Illinois, USA	I581719	Veenkoloniale voorouders
14	Lubben, Hinderkiena	Thursday 27 November 1980	Illinois, USA	I384887	Veenkoloniale voorouders
15	Lubben, Isabella	Monday 03 May 1909	Illinois, USA	I385073	Veenkoloniale voorouders
16	Merriam, James Wright	February 1972	Illinois, USA	I385060	Veenkoloniale voorouders
17	Sunken, Ida Mae	Tuesday 01 December 1992	Illinois, USA	I429242	Veenkoloniale voorouders
18	Vogel, Jantje Jennis	Monday 01 September 1919	Illinois, USA	I582100	Veenkoloniale voorouders
19	Wesselius, Durk Gerrits	Date unknown	Illinois, USA	I673150	Veenkoloniale voorouders
20	Zwart, Berend	Saturday 24 July 1982	Illinois, USA	I385054	Veenkoloniale voorouders
21	Zwart, George	December 1974	Illinois, USA	I385098	Veenkoloniale voorouders
22	Zwart, Richard Ben	November 1975	Illinois, USA	I385090	Veenkoloniale voorouders

	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Bryan / Jennings	Thursday 04 November 1852	Illinois, USA	F279334	Veenkoloniale voorouders
2	Ellendorp / Brouwer	1897	Illinois, USA	F96345	Veenkoloniale voorouders
3	Grima / Kraai	1891	Illinois, USA	F135115	Veenkoloniale voorouders
4	Verhaagh / Baughman	Wednesday 29 April 1936	Illinois, USA	F36415	Veenkoloniale voorouders

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