Kent County

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Kent County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 602,622, making it the fourth-most populous county in Michigan. 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.

Kent County is part of the Grand Rapids–Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area and is West Michigan's economic and manufacturing center. It is home of the Frederik Meijer Gardens, a significant cultural landmark of the Midwest. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the county's primary location for regional and international airline traffic.

Traditionally a massive stronghold for the Republican Party, the Democratic Party has received increased support since the 2000s, with Grand Rapids and nearby suburbs supporting the Democratic Party while more rural areas support the Republican Party. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county since 1964. After Republican candidates Mitt Romney and Donald Trump carried the county in 2012 and 2016, respectively, another Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, carried the county in 2020 with the highest margin since 1964.

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• Burial of Pieter Lankester
  sometime after June 30, 1871 in

  Grand Rapids

  [1]
• Occupation (Superintendent of the poor) of David Lankester
  from around 1876 until around December 21, 1899[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
• Burial of Francina Goossen
  sometime after April 24, 1879 in

  Grand Rapids

  [14]
• Death of David Lankester
  December 21, 1899 in

  Grand Rapids

  [13]
• Burial of David Lankester
  sometime after December 21, 1899 in

  Grand Rapids

  [13][15]
• Burial of Maria Lankester
  sometime after 1918 in

  Grand Rapids

  [16]

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• Kent County, Michigan
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1. Grave of Pieter LankesterGrand Rapids, MichiganGrave of Pieter Lankester
2. The Chicago TribuneChicagoThe Chicago Tribune, 1879-03-31, page 7, column 2
3. The Detroit Free PressDetroitThe Detroit Free Press, 1879-04-08, page 8, column 3
4. The Chicago TribuneChicagoThe Chicago Tribune, 1877-03-29, page 2, column 4
5. The Chicago TribuneChicagoThe Chicago Tribune, 1876-04-04, page 1, column 7
6. The Chicago TribuneChicagoThe Chicago Tribune, 1880-04-06, page 2, column 6
7. The Detroit Free PressDetroitThe Detroit Free Press, 1880-04-06, page 8, column 3
8. The Telegram HeraldGrand Rapids, MIThe Telegram Herald, 1891-11-06, page 3
9. Grand Rapids HeraldGrand RapidsGrand Rapids Herald, 1892-01-16, page 3, column 1
10. Grand Rapids HeraldGrand RapidsGrand Rapids Herald, 1892-02-21, page 7, column 3
11. Grand Rapids HeraldGrand RapidsGrand Rapids Herald, 1892-10-17, page 2, column 4
12. Grand Rapids HeraldGrand RapidsGrand Rapids Herald, 1893-01-31, page 5, column 1
13. Michigan Department of State Michigan Department of State, Division of Vital StatisticsMichiganDeath record for David Lankester
14. Grave of Francina GoossenGrand Rapids, MichiganGrave of Francina Goossen
15. Grave of David LankesterGrand Rapids, MichiganGrave of David Lankester
16. Grave of Maria LankesterGrand Rapids, MichiganGrave of Maria Lankester