Denessen, Johannes

1836 - 1898  (61 years)

• Name	Denessen, Johannes
  Birth	21 Apr 1836	Uden, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	5 May 1848	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  on the Libra from Rotterdam Line 03
  passenger #03 Name:Johannes Denissen Arrival Date:8 May 1848 Port of Arrival:Boston, Massachusetts Destination:U.S.A. (no specific place stated) Age:11 Gender:Male Occupation:Children under 14 Relationship to Head of Household:Son Port of Departure:Rotterdam, Netherlands Ship Name:Libra Of Rotterdam Microfilm series:M-277 Microfilm Roll:25
  	Denissen, Johannes Immigration
  1850 Census	1850	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Nicholas Denny44 John Denny14 Catharine Denny12 Theodore Denny10 Mina Denny8 Cornelius Denny5
  1860 Census	1860	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  John Dennison24 Antonette Dennison24 Johanna Dennison1
  1870 Census	1870	Fort Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  John Denison34 Nettie Denison35 Anna Denison11 William Denison8 Joseph Denison6 Theodore Denison4 Cornelius Denison3 Josephine Denison1
  1880 Census	1880	Fort Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  John Dennison44 Nettie Dennison45 Anna Dennison21 William Dennison17 Joseph Dennison16 Theodore Dennison14 Cornelius Dennison12 Josephine Dennison10 Henry Dennison9 Mary Dennison7 John Dennison2m
  Obituary	Captain John Denessen died at his home, corner fo Maple Avenue and Elmore St. at 12 o'clock last night of pneumonia. Mr. Denessen had not been in good health for about a year and last fall he was taken quite sick and since that time has grown gradually worse until last night when he died surrounded by his wife and children. Mr. Denessen, who was on of the pioneer steamboat men of Wisconsin, was born in Holland, April 26, 1836. When he was twelve years of age his parents immigrated to this country going to Buffalo, New York. From that city, the family moved to Wisconsin, settling at Little Chute where they remained for some time and then moved to this city. When a young man, Mr. Denessen learned how to operate an engine and worked as a steamboat engineer. He operated the steam ferry across the Fox River where the present Walnut Street bridge now is before that bridge was built. This ferry was operated by means of a chain across the river that was would about a spool on the boat. After the Walnut Street Bridge was built, Mr. Denessen ran a ferry for Elmore & Kelley, who were then operating the elevator, the ferry running between that point and the Beaumont house dock. He afterward operated the ferry for himself and his business increased to such an extent that he built a small steam ferry which he kept up until the present Main Street Bridge was built. The first steamboat owned by him was the "William Denessen" which he sold to Julius Van Dycke who changed the name of it to the "Julius". Mr. Denessen then built a larger boat which he again called the "William Denessen". He used this boat to carry passengers between this city and De Pere and for excursion purposes. He afterwards traded this boat off and shortly afterwards built the steamboat "Arrow" which he operated for some time. In 1883, he built the "John Denessen" which he rebuilt three years afterwards. In 1889, he purchased the present "Nettie Denessen" from L.G. Schiller. About three years ago Mr. Denessen sold his two boats to his sons, William, Joseph, Theodore and Cornelius, who still operate them. Mr. Denessen was married in 1858 to Miss Nettie DeGreff, who at the time live in Allouez, and by who he had nine children, who survive him. They are William, Joseph, Theodore, Cornelius, Henry, John and Mr. Henry Berendsen, Mrs. E. Schwartz and Mrs. L. Rondou. After the death of his first wife, about five years ago, he married Mrs. Elizabeth Prince of this city by whom he has one child. The funeral will be held from St. Willebrod's Church Wednesday morning with interment at Allouez Cemetery.
  Death	13 Mar 1898	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I164077	1FamilyTree | LuanVandenElzenF163666
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Denissen, Nicholas,   b. 7 Mar 1813, Uden, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 23 Jul 1893, Preble, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	VandenElsen, Wilhelmina,   b. 17 Jul 1814, Boekel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. Abt May 1848, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F54272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	deGreef, Antonette,   b. 24 Apr 1835, Oud-Heverlee, Vlaams, Brabant, Belgium d. 18 Jul 1893, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1858
  Children	1. Denessen, Anna,   b. 15 Jun 1859, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Dec 1927, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 68 years)   2. Denessen, Philomena,   b. 13 Dec 1860   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Denessen, William,   b. 13 Oct 1862, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1929, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 66 years) + 4. Denessen, Joseph,   b. Abt Mar 1864, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1935 (Age ~ 70 years)   5. Denessen, Theodore J.,   b. Abt 1866, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1921 (Age ~ 55 years) + 6. Denessen, Cornelius,   b. 7 Oct 1867, Fort Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 25 Dec 1928, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years)   7. Denessen, Josephine,   b. 19 Jul 1869, Fort Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 22 Oct 1945, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 76 years) + 8. Denessen, Henry,   b. 29 Mar 1871, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Jan 1935, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA (Age 63 years)   9. Denessen, Mary,   b. 29 Apr 1873, Fort Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1932, , , Michigan, USA (Age 58 years)   10. Denessen, John,   b. 11 Mar 1880, Fort Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1919 (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F61492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014

  
  

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