Coenraad Smit

A mason, he is included on Zwolle's emigrant list for 1847, which describes him as a Seceder of modest means leaving with his wife and children. He was still in Zwolle in 1845 and was in Holland, Michigan by the 1850 census. The list gives no ship or sailing date.

From Dylan Slagh's research. Treat details marked probable or unconfirmed as leads.

Born

31 Dec 1804, Zwolle, Zwolle Municipality, Overijssel, Netherlands

Died

30 Jan 1876, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America

Buried

Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America

Emigrated

1847, Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Father

Jan Smit (1770–1830)

Mother

Hendrikje Mooij (born 1784)

Spouse

Huberta Pieters Gorter (1805–1869)Married 3 Aug 1826, Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Children

• Hendrikje Smit (1832–1910)

• 1848: Handwritten Zwolle emigrant list page (heads of households), Netherlands, emigrating to Michigan
• 1848: Handwritten Zwolle emigrant list page, signed by the Zwolle city officials, dated 10 January 1848

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