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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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.
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
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.
Possible Related NamesThe 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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