VanLaanen, John Adrian

1836 - 1912  (75 years)

• Name	VanLaanen, John Adrian
  Birth	26 Jul 1836	Boekel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Family History Researcher	Researcher on this line Mike Van Laanen Email Vanlanen@abq.com
  Immigration	5 Aug 1851	New York, New York, New York, USA
  on the Leita
  	VanLanen, John Immigration Record On the Leita,
  Naturalization	1 Mar 1852
  Declaration of Intent
  STATE OF WISCONSIN, County of Brown: SS Johann Van Laanen personally ca me before the subscriber, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County, b eing a Court of Record, and made oath that he was born in Holland on or ab out the year eighteen hundred and thirty (NOTE; thirtywhich is writt en in is crossed out with a line and twenty is written innext to it) twent y; that he emigrated to the United States, and landedat the Port of New Yo rk on or about the month of May in the yeareighteen hundred and fifty; th at it is bona fide his intentionto become a Citizen of the United States, and to forever renounce allalleg iance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State orSovereignty whatever, and particularly to William King of Holland where of he is a subject. Subscribed and sworn to, the first of March 1852s/E Guthwaite Clerk Statement of intention to become a citizen. "STATE OF WISCONSIN, Coun ty of Brown: SS: Johann Van Laanen personally came before the subscribe r, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County, being a Court of Recor d, and made an oath that he was born in Holland; that he emigrated to t he United States, and landed at the Port of New York on or about the mon th of May in the year eighteen hundred and fifty; that it is his bona fi de intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to forever reno unce all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, Sta te or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly WILLIAM KING OF HOLLAND where of he is a subject. s/JOHANNES VAN LAANEN. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO, The fi rst day of November A.D. 1852 s/E GUTHWAITE & JOHN SANDEF"
  Death	26 Feb 1912	Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  	Cause: Old age and dropsy (heart failure).
  Obituary	Aft 26 Feb 1912
  JOHN VAN LAANEN FUNERAL AT BAY SETTLEMENT FRIDAY----heading of newspap er article which reads as follows: "Services for late BaySettlement pione er to take place at Holy Cross Church. ---(From Thursday's Daily)---. T he funeral of John Van Laanen, whosedeath occurred at the home of son at Bay Settlement on Monday evening, wi ll be held tomorrow morning from the Holy Cross church at BaySettlement and the body will be interred at the Bay Settlement cemetary. T he services will be conducted by Rev. Mickers.Deceased was one of the pioneer settlers of the county. He was born in Hol land (Nord Brabant province) on July 25, 1836. He came to thiscountry and county with his parents in 1849 and has lived here ever sinc e. He followed farming for about fifty-six years, having retiredabout three years ago. He was married in the year 1861 to Miss Sophia Leya nois whose death occurred in 1907. He is the father of nine children, thr ee daughters and six sons. Mrs John Van Ess of Bay Settlement, Mrs Mary V an Vegal of Bay Settlement and Mrs John Ver Baten of Wrightstown; Albe rt of Iron Mountain, Edward of Fond du Lac, John, George and Hugh of Bay S ettlement and F J Van Laanen of this city. He is survived by fifty-five gr andchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Other relatives are locat ed in Portland, Oregon, Little Chute and Stiles. He has been a member of t he Catholic Knights of Wisconsin for a good number of years and had many f riends in this city and the surrounding country.
  Obituary	27 Feb 1912
  JOHN VAN LAANEN, SR. SUCCOMBS TO DROPSY (NOTE: Heading of a newspaper arti cle) Aged Resident of Brown County Passes Away at Advanced Age -Funeral Ar rangements Incomplete. Note:The death of John Van Laanen, Sr., a well-known resident of Bay Settleme nt for the past fifty years, occurred last night at 9 o'clockat the home of his son, John, on the Benderville road. The cause of his de ath was dropsy. He had been ailing for the past six months.He was the father of a large family and leaves a large number of grand-chi ldren and also great grand-children. As yet the funeral arrangements have not been made.
  Burial	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Bay Settlement, Wisconsin, USA
  Notes	Came to the USA in 1850. His father, mother and 5 brothers & sisters ca me over on the ship LEILA in 1847. John is not listed on the ship's manifest. Note:The note states that John Van Laanen (Sr)...to identify him from other chi ldren named John Van Laanen or John Van Lanen...is recorded as having co me to America with his parents. (NOTE; John did not come with his paren ts on the ship Leila). John was born in 1836 and thus he was 15 when he ca me to this country. Later (after 1851) he met and married Domitel. Jo hn & Domitel had eleven (11) children.. (NOTE: John is not list ed as a passenger on the ship Leila that brought his parents and siblin gs to the United States. He came to the USA in 185l at age 15.) John Van Laanen Sr had at least one brother and one sister: Sister marri ed Joston (?) and moved to Oregon and had a family. The brothermarried a woman who was part indian. John Van Laanen, Scott Townshi p, is a native of Holland. At the age of fifteen he came here with his par ents in 1851. (NOTE: John did not come with his parents. The earliest V an Laanen's came to Bay Settlement was in 1848 so John could have come a f ew years earlier or a few years later than his parents) For the first t en years of his life here he followed farming through different parts of t he State, where he acquired a knowledge of the people and language which h as helped him so well in his after life.Note: In 1861 he married Miss Domitil Layianas who was born here.He has 184 Acres of nice land. Mr and Mrs Van Laanen have six sons and t wo daughters. His father lives with them. His mother is buried in Wequio ck Cemetary. He also had a brick yard just below the ledge on the ba ck of the farm. Bricks were used to build the farm house that is there today.
  Person ID	I11086	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	VanLannen, Gerardus Laurentii,   b. 28 Jan 1807, Boekel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 25 Aug 1882, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	VandenElsen, Anna Marie,   b. 3 Sep 1814, Boekel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 18 Jan 1879, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F15427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lyonnais, Dometil Sophia,   b. 18 Apr 1842, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 Aug 1907, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1861	Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Marriage Record (Family)	1861
  Alt. Marriage
  Bay Settlement, Brown Co, Wisconsin
  Children	+ 1. VanLanen, Julia Johanna,   b. 29 Jul 1862, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Jun 1946, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 83 years) + 2. VanLaanen, George A.,   b. Abt 1865, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1936, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 71 years)   3. VanLanen, Albert Peter,   b. 17 May 1866, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Jun 1913, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, USA (Age 47 years) + 4. VanLaanen, Francis John,   b. 11 Jun 1868, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Jun 1953, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years) + 5. VanLaanen, Hugh,   b. 5 Apr 1869, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Aug 1944, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)   6. VanLanen, Joseph,   b. Abt Apr 1870, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1940, Scott, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 69 years) + 7. VanLaanen, Mary,   b. 29 Feb 1872, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Oct 1951, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 79 years)   8. VanLanen, Edward John,   b. 11 Mar 1874, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 11 Mar 1874, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 0 years)   9. VanLaanen, Elisabeth,   b. Abt 1878, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1878, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 0 years) + 10. VanLaanen, John Adrian,   b. 30 Jun 1883, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Apr 1945, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years)   11. VanLanen, Elizabeth,   b. 11 Sep 1885, Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 May 1959, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 73 years) + 12. VanLaanen, Susan,   b. 12 Jul 1897, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 16 Dec 1981, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F8763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

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