Isaak VAN KERKVOORT

                   Jan van Kerkvoort had a brother Izaak who went to America in 1869 and settled in Grand Rapids, MI. He was a tailor and came to America with his wife and 2 children and his sister-in-law. Izaak died on 23 November 1891 in Grand Rapids, MI and is buried in the Fulton Street Cemetery in Grand Rapids.

Izaak van KerkvoortBridegroom on Friday, September 23, 1853 ZaamslagAktenummer (document number) : 14Aktedatum (date) : 23-09-1853Bruidegom (bridegroom) : Izaak van KerkvoortLeeftijd (age) : 29 jaarGeboorteplaats (place of birth) : ZaamslagBeroep (occupation) : Kleermaker (Clothes maker)Bruid (bride) : Cornelia van den BergeLeeftijd (age) : 24 jaarGeboorteplaats (place of birth) : ZaamslagBeroep (occupation) : DienstmeidVader bruidegom (father bridegroom) : Isaac van KerkvoortMoeder bruidegom (mother bridegroom) : Janna de PooterVader bruid (father bride) : Jacob van den BergeBeroep (occupation) : WerkmanMoeder bruid (mother bride) : Dingetje WillemsenBeroep (occupation) : Werkvrouw

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Isaac van Kerkvoort
Emigrant in 1869 Zaamslag
Isaac van KerkvoortLeeftijd (age) : 45Beroep (occupation) : kleermaker (tailor)Kerkgenootschap (religion) : Christelijk Gereformeerd (Christian Reformed)Jaar vertrek (year of departure) : 1869Plaats van vertrek (place of departure) : ZaamslagVetrekt met zijn (departes with his) vrouw (wife)Aantal kinderen (number of children) : 2Reden van vertrek (reason of departure) : Verbetering van bestaan (Amelioration of existence)Bestemming (destination) : Verenigde Staten van Noord-AmerikaBron (source) : Staten van landverhuizingen (archief Provinciaal Bestuur Zeeland)In: Genealogische Afschriften 810/3, pagina (page) 136
Source:	Emigranten 1839-1900
Archive:	Emigranten Noord- en Zuid-Amerika en Zuid-Afrika inventarisnummer [toegevoegd 3 april 2006]
	Zeeuws Archief: Staten van Landverhuizers en Bevolkingsregisters
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______________________________________________________1870 Census, Grand Rapids, MI.-Isaack VanKerkvoort, age 46, tailor-Kate, wife, age 42-Dena, daughter, age 8, born in Holland-Isaac, son, age 15, born in Holland-John, son, age 8 months, born in Michigan-VanBergen, Kate, age 41, born in Holland, seamstress (I believe she is a sister to Isaak's wife, their last name being "van den Berge".)In the 1880 Census, Izaak is a widower living with his daughter "Dinget", age 18. Their last name is recorded as "Van Herkvoort".**Note** Dena is a cousin to Frances van Kerkvoort.Then I find a "Dena Churchford" being married to a William B. Bigelow between 1877-1883 (it was probably 1880-1881). This marriage would be found in Marriage book number 6, page 264.In the 1900 census, William Biegelow and Dena van Kerkvoort were living in Grand Rapids and had 8 children:-Caroline, born in June 1882-Katie, born in January 1885-Jennie, born in November 1886-William, born 15 January 1889 died April 1973 in Pennsyl.-Louis, born in January 1891-Edgar, born in August 1893-Issac, born in September 1895-Dena, born in December 1897