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Paulus Steketee, geb. te Borssele 24 feb 1834, ovl. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 12 mrt 1899, zoon van Jan Cornelisse Steketee en Maria Janse Fraanje Paul Steketee, a Dutch immigrant, came to Grand Rapids in 1850. In 1862 Steketee and John H. Doornich formed a dry goods operation that would become one of West Michigan's oldest retailers. The two ran the store for 10 years before a fire devastated the business. Following the fire, Doornich sold out to Steketee, who brought his family on board to help run and rebuild the operation. With the growth of Grand Rapids the family decided to build a larger 8 story flagship store on Monroe Avenue, the city's retail hub. The store opened with much fanfare in 1915. The draw of Steketee's Grand Rapids store was big enough that the family decided to expand its operations in the 1950s opening its first satellite store in 1958. Gehuwd ± 1856 met: Pieternella Meeuwsen, geb. te 's Heer Hendrikskinderen 29 okt 1832, ovl. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 20 mei 1905, dochter van Pieter Meeuwsen en Maartje Veerhoek De ouders erkennen Pieternella bij hun huwelijk in 1837. |
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1) John Paul Steketee, geb. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 26 apr 1856, ovl. 1934
met:
Adriana Louwerse, geb. 1856, ovl. 1926 |
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2) Peter Paul Steketee, geb. te MI, US 25 okt 1857, ovl. 22 jan 1911
Gehuwd te Grand Rapids, MI, US 14 mei 1879 met: Mina de Graaf, geb. 1858, ovl. 1941 |
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3) Nellie M. Steketee, geb. 16 mrt 1861, ovl. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 12 jul 1948
Gehuwd 30 jan 1889 met: Cornelius Dosker, geb. 29 jul 1858, ovl. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 9 jul 1935 |
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4) Paul James Steketee, geb. 25 mei 1862, ovl. 29 sep 1929
Gehuwd 10 mei 1883 met: Mary Dykema |
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5) Daniel Cornelius Steketee, geb. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 22 apr 1868, ovl. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 28 mrt 1948
Gehuwd te Milwaukee, WI, US 1890 met: Gertrude Ann Doornink, geb. 17 sep 1867, ovl. te Grand Rapids, MI, US 12 sep 1954 |