John Kleÿn Kleyn

Male29 September 1877–23 November 1964

Brief Life History of John

When John Kleÿn Kleyn was born on 29 September 1877, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Willem William Cornelisz Kleijn Kleyn, was 38 and his mother, Neeltje Nultje Waal, was 36. He married Marie Mary Cornelia Henke H Kleyn on 13 September 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to United States in 1908 and lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 23 November 1964, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Kleÿn Kleyn
1877–1964
Margo Jongejan
1878–1967
Marriage: 25 October 1934

Sources (23)

  • John Kleyn, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John Kleyn, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • John Kleyn, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 October 1934Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1880 · Second Golden Age

    Age 3

    The period during the end of the 19th Century is often referred to as Amsterdam's Second Golden age. The industrial revolution began, new museums were built, and a railway station was constructed.

    1890

    Age 13

    Death by suicide of van Gogh.

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    Age 23

    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Russian Aleksandr, Boris, Gennady, Grigory, Maryana, Mikhail, Svetlana, Veniamin, Yelena, Yeva. Jewish Arie, Mendel, Yakov. Dutch Dirk, Cornelis. German Florian, Hans, Otto.

    Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Klein .

    Dutch: variant, mainly archaic, Flemish, or Americanized, of Kleijn, itself a variant of Klein .

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

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