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Kent County

County

in Michigan, United States of America
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Kent County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 657,974, making it the fourth most populous county in Michigan, and the largest outside of the Detroit area. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county was set off in 1831, and organized in 1836. It is named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent, who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip.

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The Chicago Tribune, 1879-03-31, page 7
The Chicago Tribune, 1879-03-31, page 7
The Detroit Free Press, 1879-04-08, page 8
The Detroit Free Press, 1879-04-08, page 8
The Chicago Tribune, 1877-03-29, page 2
The Chicago Tribune, 1877-03-29, page 2
The Chicago Tribune, 1876-04-04, page 1
The Chicago Tribune, 1876-04-04, page 1
The Chicago Tribune, 1880-04-06, page 2
The Chicago Tribune, 1880-04-06, page 2
The Detroit Free Press, 1880-04-06, page 8
The Detroit Free Press, 1880-04-06, page 8
The Telegram Herald, 1891-11-06, page 3
The Telegram Herald, 1891-11-06, page 3
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-01-16, page 3
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-01-16, page 3
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-02-21, page 7
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-02-21, page 7
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-10-17, page 2
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-10-17, page 2
Grand Rapids Herald, 1893-01-31, page 5
Grand Rapids Herald, 1893-01-31, page 5
Death record for David Lankester
Death record for David Lankester

References

  1. "Grave of Pieter Lankester". Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grave of Pieter Lankester.
  2. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1879-03-31, page 7, column 2.
  3. "The Detroit Free Press". Detroit, The Detroit Free Press, 1879-04-08, page 8, column 3.
  4. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1877-03-29, page 2, column 4.
  5. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1876-04-04, page 1, column 7.
  6. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1880-04-06, page 2, column 6.
  7. "The Detroit Free Press". Detroit, The Detroit Free Press, 1880-04-06, page 8, column 3.
  8. "The Telegram Herald". Grand Rapids, MI, The Telegram Herald, 1891-11-06, page 3.
  9. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-01-16, page 3, column 1.
  10. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-02-21, page 7, column 3.
  11. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-10-17, page 2, column 4.
  12. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1893-01-31, page 5, column 1.
  13. Michigan Department of State. "Michigan Department of State, Division of Vital Statistics". Michigan, Death record for David Lankester.
  14. "Grave of Francina Goossen". Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grave of Francina Goossen.
  15. "Grave of David Lankester". Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grave of David Lankester.
  16. "Grave of Maria Lankester". Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grave of Maria Lankester.

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