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Kent County, Michigan

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Profiles

  • Antje / Anna Thomasma (1860 - 1941)
    Immigration : 1869* Immigration : 1872* Residence : 1880 - Manlius, Allegan, Michigan, United States* Residence : 1900 - ED 18 Manilus township Fennville village, Allegan, Michigan, United States* Resi...
  • Leuntje Van Kuiken (1868 - 1948)
  • Alle Van Kuiken (1870 - 1964)
    Immigration : 1880* Residence : 1910 - Grand Rapids Ward 6, Kent, Michigan, United States* Residence : 1930 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan* Residence : Apr 6 1950 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United...
  • Frouwke / Flora Van Kuiken (1872 - 1952)
    Netherlands Birth Record *Note name and dates: Name Frouwke Zeldenrust Birth Date 7 dec. 1871 (7 Dec 1871) Birth Place Warffum Father Klaas Hielkes Zeldenrust Mother Hilje Huizinga .........
  • Jan / John Tymensz Stap (1865 - 1920)

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kent County, Michigan.

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The county was set off in 1831, and organized in 1836. It was named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent, who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip.

Adjacent Counties

Cities & Villages

  • Caledonia
  • Casnovia
  • Cedar Springs
  • East Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids (County Seat)
  • Grandville
  • Kent City
  • Kentwood
  • Lowell
  • Rockford
  • Sand Lake
  • Sparta
  • Walker
  • Wyoming

Other Townships & Communities: Ada, Alaska, Algoma, Alpine, Alto, Belmont, Bowne, Byron, Byron Center, Cannon, Cascade, Comstock Park, Courtland, Cutlerville, Dutton, Englishville, Forest Hills, Gaines, Grattan, Nelson, Northview, Oakfield, Plainfield, Solon, Spencer, Tyrone and Vergennes

These corporations are headquartered in Kent County, in the following communities:

  • Amway, Ada
  • American Seating, Grand Rapids
  • Bissell Homecare, Walker
  • Gordon Food Service, Wyoming
  • Meijer, Walker
  • Old Orchard, Sparta
  • Spartan Stores, Byron Township
  • Steelcase, Grand Rapids
  • Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids Township
  • Wolverine Worldwide, Rockford
  • X-Rite, Kentwood
  • Zondervan, Cascade Township

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Michigan

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

MI Gen Web

Genealogy Trails

MI Family History

RAOGK

USGW Archives

Forebears.io



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