The sailing ship ‘Hector’ (1846)

In 1846, a large group of emigrants from Aalten emigrated to the United States by ship. They were part of a larger emigration flow from the Achterhoek in the 19th century. One of the ships on which these emigrants travelled to America was the sailing ship Hector, which departed from Rotterdam in that year.

The ship sailed at the end of August 1846 and had 190 passengers on board. According to the passenger list, 114 passengers were from the Netherlands, including at least 43 from Aalten. In addition, 72 passengers from Germany, three from France and one from Denmark were on board.

The captain of the ship was Alfred G. Spencer. On 17 September 1846, the Hector arrived in New York City.