Teunis Klein (1815-1854) - immigrant to Marion County

HEIKOOP, KLEIN, KLIJN

Posted By: Jeff Klein (email)
Date: 8/22/2004 at 10:26:14

This is genealogical information I have gathered on Teunis Klein, the brother of my direct ancestor, Gerrit Klein (Gerrit Klein was my grandfather Arnold Joshua Klein's grandfather). A large clan of Kleins came over from the Netherlands on the same ship in 1847.

On the voyage, three out of four of Teunis Klein's children died. The likely cause was an outbreak of measles or similar childhood disease that spread quickly among the children from living in such close quarters on the ship, which was a totally different environment from their farm in Leerdam. Teunis Klein died in a cholera outbreak in Iowa in 1854.

My family certainly loved the name Gerrit. Sorting them out is quite a challenge. The family of my grandfather Arnold Joshua Klein's father Henry G. Klein takes the prize for being the most confusing:

Henry G. Klein's father's name was Gerrit, his grandfather's name was Gerrit, and Henry G. Klein had not one but TWO older brothers named Gerrit - Gerrit H. and Gerrit John!

ID: I582090647
Name: Teunis KLEIN
Given Name: Teunis
Surname: Klein
Sex: M
Birth: 16 March 1815 in Leerdam, Province of South Holland, Netherlands
Death: 1854 in Lake Prairie, Marion County, Iowa

Notes:

1815 - Born in Leerdam, Province of South Holland, Netherlands

1831 - Married Pleuntje Klijn in Leerbroek, Province of South Holland, Netherlands

1838 - First son Gerrit born

1840 - Second son Arie born

1842 - Third son Hendrik born

1845 - First daughter Adriantje born

1847 - Immigrated to the USA with immediate family and extended family members, including father Gerrit, and brother Gerrit. 3 out of 4 children of Teunis Klein died on the ship; only the oldest son Gerrit survived. Shipping records show they traveled on the "Maasstroom", which left Rotterdam and arrived in Baltimore on June 2, 1847. The immediate family members arriving in Baltimore are listed as:
Klein, Teunis - M 32 (born about 1814)
-----, Pleuntje - F 33 (born about 1813)
-----, Gerrit - M 9 (born about 1838)

1847 - settled in Holland colony in Lake Prairie Township, Marion County, Iowa. Wife Pleuntje Americanized her name to "Blanche".

1847 - Had another son, Arie, born 25 November 1847

1850 - US Census for Lake Prairie Township, Marion County, Iowa shows:
Klein, Teunis - M 35 (born about 1815) - occupation Butcher
------, Pleuntje - F 36 (born about 1813)
------, Gerrit - M 13 (born about 1838)
------, Arie - M 2 (born 1847)

1851 - Had another daughter, Hendrika, born 12 March 1851.

1854 - Teunis Klein died in the cholera outbreak of 1854.

Father: Gerrit KLEIN, KLEIJN b: 30 May 1793 in Leerdam, Province of South Holland, Netherlands

Mother: Hendrika HEIKOOP, HEIJKOOP b: 17 December 1791 in Leerdam, Province of South Holland, Netherlands

Marriage 1 Pleuntje "Blanche" KLIJN b: 1813 in South Holland, Netherlands

Married: 1831 in Leerdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Children:

Gerrit KLEIN b: 1838 in Leerdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ancestry.com info on Teunis Klein
 

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