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....In 1847 April 27, Harmon K. Bouwman arrived with his family aboard the 470 ton Dutch ....ship Yssel. .The ship under the command of C.I.Verburg, arrived at the port in New York ....harbor from Rotterdam. There were 162 other passengers who went many different directions. ..........The Bouwmans were: .............................................father: Harmon K. Carpenter 43 .............................................mother: Antje 36 .............................................son: Cornelis 5 .............................................daughter: Jantje 4 .............................................son: JACOB 1 ...........They settled in South Holland, Illinois .... .... |