Family tree Steinmeier/De Vries » Henry Griffioen (1902-1959)

Personal data Henry Griffioen 

Source 1
  • He was born on October 24, 1902 in Nederland.
  • Occupations:
    • At Time of Marriage, Worked as Papermill Worker.
    • Mason Contractor, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
  • He died on January 12, 1959 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 56), he was 56 years old.
  • He is buried on January 14, 1959 in Riverside Cemetery (Section 14-121), Kalamazoo, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.

Household of Henry Griffioen

He is married to Cornelia van Dalen.

They got married on June 10, 1926 at Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, by William VanVliet, Witnesses were Arie Bakar and Grace Zichterman, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John Griffioen  1927-1990


Notes about Henry Griffioen

[DeWitte.FTW]
 
Arrangements by Langeland Funeral Home, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Memorial service on January 14, 1959, Rev. Harri Zegerius officiating.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Henry Griffioen?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!

Ancestors (and descendant) of Henry Griffioen

Henry Griffioen
1902-1959

1926

Cornelia van Dalen
1905-1980

John Griffioen
1927-1990

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday October 24, 1902

  • The temperature on October 24, 1902 was between 4.4 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
    • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
    • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
    • March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
    • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
    • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.

Day of marriage June 10, 1926

  • The temperature on June 10, 1926 was between 9.5 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
    • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
    • August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
    • August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
    • October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
    • November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

Day of death January 12, 1959

  • The temperature on January 12, 1959 was between -0.8 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
    • February 20 » The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
    • July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
    • July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
    • October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.
    • November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.

Day of burial January 14, 1959

  • The temperature on January 14, 1959 was between -1.4 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
    • January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
    • July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
    • October 21 » President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.
    • December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
    • December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Griffioen


The Family tree Steinmeier/De Vries publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Herman Steinmeier, "Family tree Steinmeier/De Vries", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-steinmeier/R2098.php : accessed January 19, 2026), "Henry Griffioen (1902-1959)".