van den Elsen, Wilhelmina^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1814 - 1848  (33 years)

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• Name	van den Elsen, Wilhelmina
  Nickname	Maria
  Birth	17 Jul 1814	Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands
  Gender	Female
  Death	Between 7 May 1848 and 11 May 1848	Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States
  	Wilhelmina Denissen *possibly" died between 7 May 1848 and 11 May 1848, according to father Adrianus Dominicus Godthardt's journal regarding the groups travels and locations (somewhere between Boston and Buffalo). Possibly Albany as that is close to Buffalo where Nicolaas was said to have stayed behind in. *NOTE: What's curious is that father Godthardt mentions the families (though not by name) who stayed behind in Boston due to lack of money to continue on. He mentions some of the people he met and stayed with along the way. But he doesn't mention that Wilhelmina died on the trip. He does, however, mention that old Mother Gerrits died after they arrived in Little Chute. He later mentions that a baby of 10 months died (in Little Chute) and was buried in their new cemetery. Her husband, Nicolaas, was one of the main organizers of the trip amongst the farmers. Why no mention of her death? Maybe she was too sick to continue with the main group at the time, but several days (or a week) later, she and her family continued on from Buffalo, only to die somewhere later on shortly after? Perhaps Mackinac, Michigan? Perhaps even Green Bay or somewhere in Brown County? Green Bay Diocese - Email from Brother Steve Herro (Tuesday, August 8, 2023 3:17 PM) regarding inquiry to see if Wilhelmina might have died in the Green Bay/surrounding area: I could not verify the death of Wilhelmina Denissen, 1848-1852, in Brown, Kewaunee, or Door Counties (Bay Settlement is in proximity to these county borders). The only church in that three county region that we hold death records for those years is St. John the Evangelist (Green Bay). The record was not there. I checked St. John Nepomucene (Little Chute, which is a distance from Bay Settlement, but was also Dutch; there was no evidence of Wilhelmina being buried from St. John Nepomucene). Update (02.15.2025): Possible scenario to look into. Maybe Nicolaas didn't remarry until 1952 because Wilhelmina didn't die until then? Being an, apparently, devoute Catholic, he couldn't remarry unless his wife had died. So if she died in 1848, why did he wait 4 years to remarry...when he had children to take care of? Check records in Buffalo again, index here has a couple of possibilities: https://archive.org/details/Buffalo_NY_Death_Index_1852-1884/page/n400/mode/1up As of 20 March 2026 - There were 3 Catholic churches in service in Buffalo in May of 1848: (1) St. Louis church - I got the death records from this church from FamilySearch look up service. Negative search results for Maria. (2) St. Mary's church - Batavia Street, now Broadway. TO LOOK INTO (3) St. Patrick's Church - Broadway and Ellicott. TO LOOK INTO
  Burial	Aft 11 May 1848
  Person ID	I3436	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	van den Elzen, Cornelis Peter,   b. 18 Jul 1786, Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands d. 22 Nov 1870, Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Age 84 years)
  Mother	van den Heuvel, Johanna Willem,   b. 2 Oct 1790, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 10 Feb 1864, Boekel, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1812	Uden, Nederland
  Family ID	F841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Denissen, Nicolaas,   b. 7 Mar 1813, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 23 Jan 1896, Preble, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1835	Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands   [6, 7, 8]
  	BS Huwelijk met Nicolaas Dinnissen Groom Nicolaas Dinnissen Birth date 07-03-1813 Place of birth Uden Bride Wilhelmina van den Elsen Birth date 17-07-1814 Place of birth Boekel Father of the groom Theodorus Dinnissen Mother of the groom Lucia Timmers Father of the bride Cornelis Peter van den Elsen Mother of the bride Johanna van den Heuvel Event Huwelijk Event date 21-02-1835 Event place Uden Document type BS Huwelijk Heritage institution Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum Institution place 's-Hertogenbosch Collection region Noord-Brabant Archive 50 Registration number 8034 Sourcenumber 9 Registration date 21-02-1835 Document place Uden Collection Bron: boek, Deel: 8034, Periode: 1835 Book Huwelijksregister Uden 1835
  Children	1. Denessen, Johannes,   b. 21 Apr 1836, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 13 Mar 1898, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States (Age 61 years)   2. Denessen, Catherine,   b. 15 Mar 1838, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 9 Oct 1880, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States (Age 42 years)   3. Denissen, Theodore,   b. 5 Jun 1839, Volkel, North Brabant, Netherlands d. 20 Dec 1917, Allouez, Brown, Wisconsin, United States (Age 78 years)   4. Denissen, Wilhelmina Menia,   b. 29 Aug 1841, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 22 Feb 1883, Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 41 years)   5. Denessen, Cornelius,   b. 23 May 1844, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 17 Feb 1924, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, United States (Age 79 years)   6. Denessen, Petrus,   b. 8 Jan 1846, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 20 Dec 1917, Brown, Wisconsin, United States (Age 71 years)   7. Denessen, Daniel,   b. 1847, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d. 3 Sep 1848, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  She is listed as Maria Van Den Elzen on the immigration record for her family, with her husband and children all using Denissen as the spelling for their last names.

  
  

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  [S393] Netherlands, Civil Births, 1811-1915. Wilhelmina van den Elzen&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Aug 29 1841 - Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands&lt;br&gt;Source: <br>Book: Geboorteregister Uden 1841<br>Institution: Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum<br>Archive: 50<br>Document #: 104<br>Source place: Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands<br>Source date: 1841-08-29<br>Volume date: 1841-08-29<br>Source: <a>View full record on bhic.nl</a> [S394] Roche, https://www.myheritage.com/person-2500023_662725491_662725491/wilhelmina-van-den-elsen (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S395] van den Elzen Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500126_385522502_385522502/wilhelmina-van-den-elsen (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S397] Netherlands, Civil Marriages, 1811-1940. Unknown&lt;br&gt;Groom: Wilhelmina van den Elsen&lt;br&gt;Source: <br>Book: Huwelijksregister Uden 1835<br>Institution: Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum<br>Archive: 50<br>Document #: 9 [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Wilhelmina Denessen (born Van Den Elsen)&lt;br&gt;Birth name: Wilhelmina Van Den Elsen&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: July 17 1814 - Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Feb 21 1835 - Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands&lt;br&gt;Immigration: 1848 Libra - 1848&lt;br&gt;Death: May 1848 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: 1848&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Cornelis Peter van den Elsen</a>, <a>Johanna van den Elsen (born van den Heuvel)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Nicolaas Denessen</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Johannes Denessen</a>, <a>Catherine Wynen (born Denessen)</a>, <a>Theodore Dennissen</a>, <a>Wilhelmina Denessen</a>, <a>Cornelius Denissen</a>, <a>Petrus Denessen</a>, <a>Daniel Denessen</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Anna Maria Van den Heuvel (born Van den Elsen)</a>, <a>Cornelis van den Elsen</a>, <a>Petronella van den Elsen</a>, <a>Johannes van den Elzen</a>, <a>Cornelis van de Elzen</a>, <a>Antonetta Verwegen (born van de Elsen)</a>, <a>Petronella van Alphen (born van den Elzen)</a>&lt;br&gt;This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7G-83RH. [S677] WieWasWie, https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/detail/7837182. Child Wilhelmina Denissen Birth date 29-08-1841 Gender Vrouw Father Nicolaas Denissen Mother Wilhelmina van den Elzen Event Geboorte Event date 29-08-1841 Document type BS Geboorte Heritage institution Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum Institution place 's-Hertogenbosch Collection region Noord-Brabant Archive 50 Registration number 8011 Sourcenumber 104 Registration date 01-01-1841 Document place Uden Collection Bron: boek, Deel: 8011, Periode: 1841 Book Geboorteregister Uden 1841 [S677] WieWasWie, https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/detail/7953933.