Brief Life History of Nanno Haijkens
When Nanno Haijkens Elzinga was born on 5 December 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Ewe Elzinga, was 39 and his mother, Nellie Pietertje Haijkens, was 29. He married Emma Carolyn Anderson on 8 May 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and World for about 25 years. He died on 1 April 1989, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Nanno Haykens Elzinga in household of John Ewe Elzinga, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Nanno Haikens Elsinge, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1912 · The Capitol Building
As time passed, smaller buildings became inadequate to house the local leaders and the territory legislator, so a call for a new permanent capitol building became an item of discussion. Several of people requested that Salt Lake City donate 20 acres of land for the construction of a new Capitol building, but plans were put on hold until Utah gained statehood in 1896. After the new state legislature passed the approval for the building of the Capitol, funding was secured and the search for a site was underway. One of the more popular sites considered was located on Fort Douglas property, but it was decided to construct it on the original 20 acres site now known as Capitol Hill. The Capitol has been renovated multiple times since its original construction, to better stabilize the structure to be able to withstand a 7.3 magnitude earthquake and to demonstrate the history of the state. The Capitol was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Martinus, Pieter, Roelof.
West Frisian:
habitational name from an estate or farm so named, once owned by a certain Elze and his kin. Elze is a personal name derived from an ancient Germanic name with the element adel ‘noble’. The surname is formed with the patronymic suffix -ing and genitive plural ending -a.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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ELZINGA Anna (b 1909) The Ewe and Pietertje Elzinga Family
The Ewe and Pietertje Elzinga Family was a close loving family. They all spoke Dutch in the home environment. Throughout their lives, Anna, Nanno, Lyda and Andrew were extremely devoted to one anoth …
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