Frank de Jong

Brief Life History of Frank

When Frank de Jong was born on 9 August 1848, in Zeeland, Netherlands, his father, Jan de Jonge, was 38 and his mother, Johanna Vermet, was 34. He married Nellie Cole on 31 December 1885, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1870 and Ottawa, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 7 August 1928, in Jamestown, Ottawa, Michigan, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, Ottawa, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank de Jong
1848–1928
Nellie Cole
1859–1935
Marriage: 31 December 1885
Johanna Anna De Jonge
1886–1984
John De Jonge
1890–about 1913
Peter Frank DeYoung
1888–1970
James De Yang
1890–
Nellie De Jonge
1891–
Antoinette De Jonge
1891–1962
Mary E De Jonge
1893–1945
Edward Levi De Jonge
1896–1969
Elizabeth De Jonge
1898–1971
Franklin Roosevelt "Frank" DeYoung
1900–1994

Sources (31)

  • Francis De Young, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Frank De Yang, "Michigan, Births, 1867-1902"
  • Frank Dejong, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

World Events (8)

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.

Indian: variant of Dey .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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