Johannes Braschler, son of Hendrik Braschler and Antje Timmer, was born on 4 Aug 1803 in Breukelen, Utrecht, NLD, died on 13 Nov 1891 in Chicago, Cook, IL at age 88, and was buried in Oak Land Cemetery. He was a baker by profession, and lived in Breukelen.
Johannes married Antje (Anna) Masmeyer, daughter of Hendrik Masmeyer and Leena Vander Mey, on 17 May 1829 in Loosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD. Antje was born on 1 Jan 1807 in Oud Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, died before 1880 in USA, and was buried in Oakland Memory Lane, Dolton, Cook, IL.
Loosdrecht is a village in the municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands. Loosdrecht consists of two small villages, Nieuw- (new) and Oud- (old) Loosdrecht. Nieuw Loosdrecht is a densely populated urbanization; Oud-Loosdrecht consists mainly of lakeside villas. Until 2002 Loosdrecht was a separate municipality in the province of Utrecht, covering the villages of Oud-Loosdrecht and Nieuw-Loosdrecht, and the hamlets Breukeleveen, Muyeveld, and Boomhoek.
During the summer of 1847, Johannes and Antje (with 8 children) emigrated to the US traveling on the SS Preciosa under the command of Captain Jacobse. The Preciosa departed Rotterdam about June 8, 1847, and arrived NY on June 30.
In 1850 they were living in Franklin, Bergen, New Jersey with six of their children. Only three of their 13 children survived to adulthood, son Hendrik and daughters Helena and Antje (Anna). They all eventually settled south of Chicago in the area of Thornton Twp/Lansing/Dolton/South Holland IL
The children of Johannes and Antje were:
i. Lena Braschler was born on 24 Mar 1830 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD and died on 31 Mar 1830.
ii. Helena Braschler was born on 6 Oct 1831 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, died on 10 Nov 1908 in Chicago, Cook, IL at age 77, and was buried on 13 Nov 1908 in First Christian Reformed Church, Munster, IN. Helena married Nickolas Van Heest, son of Jan Van Heest and Pieternella Leenas, in 1851 in Pasaic, New Jersey.
iii. Hendrik (Henry) Jan Braschler was born on 14 Oct 1832 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, was baptized on 11 Nov 1832, died on 10 Feb 1909 in Lansing, Cook, IL at age 76, and was buried in Oakland Memory Lanes, Lansing, Cook, IL. Hendrik married Mary Witte, daughter of Cornelius de Witte and Johanna Hoogheim, before 1856. Hendrik next married Gertrude Gorter Pyle, daughter of Pieter Gorter and Aaltje Schoon, between 1885 and 1892. And finally, Hendrik married Elizabeth Dunhill Stamp, daughter of Leonard Dunhill and Jane Leaper, on 29 Oct 1904 in Chicago, Cook, IL.
iv. Antje Braschler was born on 2 Feb 1834 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, was baptized on 23 Feb 1834, died on 4 Jan 1841 in Oud Loosdrecht, at age 6, and was buried there on 7 Jan 1841.
v. Maria Braschler was born on 24 Aug 1836 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, was baptized on 18 Sep 1836 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, and died on 25 Dec 1861 in USA at age 25. Maria married Leendert Van Dreal on 2 Mar 1878 in 1st Reformed Church, Roseland.
vi. Nicolaas Braschler was born on 16 Oct 1837 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD and died on 25 Dec 1861 in South Holland, Cook, IL at age 24 of Tuberculosis.
vii. Jannetje Braschler was born on 4 Dec 1839 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died on 19 Sep 1852 in Vincent at age 12, and was buried on 21 Sep 1852 in Vincent.
viii. Martinus Jacobus Braschler was born on 9 Dec 1840 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD and died on 30 Aug 1858 in USA at age 17. The cause of his death was Cholera.
ix. Jasper Braschler was born on 10 May 1842 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died on 22 Jun 1842 in Loosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, and was buried on 25 Jun 1842.
x. Antje (Anna) Braschler was born on 10 Dec 1843 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died before 1910, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Dolton, Cook, IL. Antje married Jan L. Steenbergen, son of Jan Steenbergen and Maria Verrijp, on 22 Feb 1866 in Cook Co., IL.
xi. Jasper Braschler was born on 23 Apr 1845 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD and died on 16 Jul 1847 at Sea, On The Precosa at age 2.
xii. Dirk Braschler was born on 16 Mar 1846 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died on 16 Jul 1846 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, and was buried on 20 Jul 1846.
xiii. Joseph Braschler was born on 7 Sep 1847 in "Cadwijk," USA and died there on 21 Sep 1847.
Johannes married Antje (Anna) Masmeyer, daughter of Hendrik Masmeyer and Leena Vander Mey, on 17 May 1829 in Loosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD. Antje was born on 1 Jan 1807 in Oud Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, died before 1880 in USA, and was buried in Oakland Memory Lane, Dolton, Cook, IL.
Loosdrecht is a village in the municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands. Loosdrecht consists of two small villages, Nieuw- (new) and Oud- (old) Loosdrecht. Nieuw Loosdrecht is a densely populated urbanization; Oud-Loosdrecht consists mainly of lakeside villas. Until 2002 Loosdrecht was a separate municipality in the province of Utrecht, covering the villages of Oud-Loosdrecht and Nieuw-Loosdrecht, and the hamlets Breukeleveen, Muyeveld, and Boomhoek.
During the summer of 1847, Johannes and Antje (with 8 children) emigrated to the US traveling on the SS Preciosa under the command of Captain Jacobse. The Preciosa departed Rotterdam about June 8, 1847, and arrived NY on June 30.
In 1850 they were living in Franklin, Bergen, New Jersey with six of their children. Only three of their 13 children survived to adulthood, son Hendrik and daughters Helena and Antje (Anna). They all eventually settled south of Chicago in the area of Thornton Twp/Lansing/Dolton/South Holland IL
The children of Johannes and Antje were:
i. Lena Braschler was born on 24 Mar 1830 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD and died on 31 Mar 1830.
ii. Helena Braschler was born on 6 Oct 1831 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, died on 10 Nov 1908 in Chicago, Cook, IL at age 77, and was buried on 13 Nov 1908 in First Christian Reformed Church, Munster, IN. Helena married Nickolas Van Heest, son of Jan Van Heest and Pieternella Leenas, in 1851 in Pasaic, New Jersey.
iii. Hendrik (Henry) Jan Braschler was born on 14 Oct 1832 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, was baptized on 11 Nov 1832, died on 10 Feb 1909 in Lansing, Cook, IL at age 76, and was buried in Oakland Memory Lanes, Lansing, Cook, IL. Hendrik married Mary Witte, daughter of Cornelius de Witte and Johanna Hoogheim, before 1856. Hendrik next married Gertrude Gorter Pyle, daughter of Pieter Gorter and Aaltje Schoon, between 1885 and 1892. And finally, Hendrik married Elizabeth Dunhill Stamp, daughter of Leonard Dunhill and Jane Leaper, on 29 Oct 1904 in Chicago, Cook, IL.
iv. Antje Braschler was born on 2 Feb 1834 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, was baptized on 23 Feb 1834, died on 4 Jan 1841 in Oud Loosdrecht, at age 6, and was buried there on 7 Jan 1841.
v. Maria Braschler was born on 24 Aug 1836 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD, was baptized on 18 Sep 1836 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, and died on 25 Dec 1861 in USA at age 25. Maria married Leendert Van Dreal on 2 Mar 1878 in 1st Reformed Church, Roseland.
vi. Nicolaas Braschler was born on 16 Oct 1837 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Wijdemeren, Noord Holland, NLD and died on 25 Dec 1861 in South Holland, Cook, IL at age 24 of Tuberculosis.
vii. Jannetje Braschler was born on 4 Dec 1839 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died on 19 Sep 1852 in Vincent at age 12, and was buried on 21 Sep 1852 in Vincent.
viii. Martinus Jacobus Braschler was born on 9 Dec 1840 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD and died on 30 Aug 1858 in USA at age 17. The cause of his death was Cholera.
ix. Jasper Braschler was born on 10 May 1842 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died on 22 Jun 1842 in Loosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, and was buried on 25 Jun 1842.
x. Antje (Anna) Braschler was born on 10 Dec 1843 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died before 1910, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Dolton, Cook, IL. Antje married Jan L. Steenbergen, son of Jan Steenbergen and Maria Verrijp, on 22 Feb 1866 in Cook Co., IL.
xi. Jasper Braschler was born on 23 Apr 1845 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD and died on 16 Jul 1847 at Sea, On The Precosa at age 2.
xii. Dirk Braschler was born on 16 Mar 1846 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, died on 16 Jul 1846 in Oudloosdrecht, Utrecht, NLD, and was buried on 20 Jul 1846.
xiii. Joseph Braschler was born on 7 Sep 1847 in "Cadwijk," USA and died there on 21 Sep 1847.