Johannus Van Lanen &
Allegonda Van Den Berk
Johannus VAN LANEN was born on October 20th, 1820, in Boekel, Noord Brabant, Holland the third son of Gerardus VAN LANEN and Johanna Adriaan Giele VANDER HIEJDEN.
Allegonda VAN DEN BERK was born on 16 march 1810, in Boekel, Noord Brabant, Holland the daughter of Willem VAN DEN BERK and Anna Maria VAN DEN BOGAART.
Johannus married Allegonda in Boekel, Holland, on February 2nd, 1842. Their first child Anna Maria was born in late 1842 and their second Peternetta was born in 1850. Like his brother Bernard (Gerardus) Johannus followed the rest of the family in immigrating to the Untied States.
Johannus and Allegonda together with their two daughters Anna Maria and Peternetta immigrated to Brown County, Wisconsin in the United States. They boarded the ship "South Carlina in Rotterdam and arrived at the Port of New York on May 2nd, 1851. Its probably that they followed in the footsteps of many before them to reach the rest of their family who had arrived before them in 1849, by taking the train to Syracuse, New York, then the Erie Canal to Buffalo and onboard another ship to cross the Great Lakes to end up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In the book "Dutch Immigrants to the United States 18-35 to 1880" Robert Swierenga documented the families departure based upon the records in Holland as follows:
On the Dutch side he found this record of the families departure:
- Van Lanen, Johannes, occupation weaver, male, age 31, Roman Catholic, class: less well to do, assessed taxes: yes, number of women accompanying: 1, number of children: 2, reason: to join family, province: Noord Brabant, Municipality: Boekel
On the U.S. side the passenger list was found as follows:
- Van Laan Johannes, head of household, male, age 31, occupation weaver, destination U.S., origin: the Netherlands, ship: "South Carolina", date of arrival May 2nd, 1851, Embarkation from: Rotterdam, port: New York, accommodations: steerage.
- Van Laan Allegonda, wife, female, age 27, occupation: housewife
- Van Laan Anna Maria, female child, age 9, child under age 14
- Van Laan Peternetta, female child, age 1, child under age 14.
Currently, little more is known about this family.
VAN LANEN Ancestry 
The VAN LANEN surname originates in the towns of Boekel and
Uden, Noord Brabant, Holland and means "from the
lanes". The earliest Van Lanen identified to date is Peter VAN LAANEN who was
married to Wilhelmina VAN DEN
ANKER. This couple had at least one son Gerardus VAN LANEN (1788 -
<1870) who married Johanna
Adriaan Giele VAN DER HEIJDEN (1790 - <1870).
Gerardus and Johanna had seven children (Gerardus Van Lanen Family
History). Their third son was Johannus VAN LANEN who
married Allegonda VAN DEN
BERK, this couple is described above.
VAN DER HEIJDEN Ancestry
The VAN DER HEIJDEN surname originates in Holland, and is the
subject of on-going research. At present the oldest known Vander
Heijden is Adriaan VANDER HEIJDEN (?) who married Anna Maria
PETERS (?). They had at least one daughter Johanna Adriaan Giele VAN DER
HEIJDEN (1790 - <1870) who married Gerardus VAN LANEN (1788 -
<1870). Gerardus and Johanna had seven children (Gerardus Van Lanen Family
History). Their third son was Johannus VAN LANEN who
married Allegonda VAN DEN
BERK, this couple is described above.
VAN DEN BERK Ancestry
The VAN DEN BERK surname is still a subject of research. The oldest known Van den Berk is Willem VAN DEN BERK (?) who married Johanna VAN DEN BOGAART (?). They had at least one daughter Allegonda VAN DEN BERK who is discussed above.
VAN DEN BOGAART Ancestry
The VAN DEN BOGAART surname is still a subject for research.
The oldest known Van den Bogaart is Johanna VAN DEN BOGAART
(?) who married Willem VAN DEN BERK (?). Together they had
at least one daughter Allegonda VAN DEN BERK who is discussed
above.
Last updated: November 27th, 1999
Copyright, Richard M. Balza, 1999
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