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John Henry Vandehey (1813-1888) was the second son and child of Henry van de Heij and Petronella van Bree, and was born in Zeeland, Holland, The Netherlands. John married Johanna Maria van der Rijdt in 1841, and in 1848 they immigrated from The Netherlands (via New York City) to Hollandtown (near Green Bay), Wisconsin. They later moved to land near Center, Nebraska. Descendants and relatives lived in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oregon, California and elsewhere.