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The First Reformed Church has its roots in the early Dutch tradition
of Muskegon. The services for the first 50 years were conducted in the Dutch
language. The church was organized June 22, 1859 and Rev W. A. Houbolt of
Albany, N.Y. was the first pastor. The first church was on Spring Street and
completed and dedicated in 1866. The church moved to Ada and Wilson in
October, 1951 and was closed in 2000. The first records were in Dutch, and
unfortunately the first volume cannot be found
Churches that have grown out of First Reformed are First Christian
Reformed, Central Reformed, Fellowship Reformed, Unity and Covenant Reformed.
Two missions, Forest Home and Eastlawn, were organized by First Reformed and
eventually became churches and later merged with Hope Reformed Church. An ‘*’
in the child column means that the parent was the person being baptised.
Baptisms at First Reformed Church
|
PARENT(S) |
CHILD |
PG |
DATE |
BIRTH
DATE |
|
ANDERSON
ALVIN |
ARLENE
JUNE |
6 |
8/29/1926 |
05 JUN
1926 |
|
ANDERSON
ALVIN |
ERVIN
ROGER |
1 |
11/2/1919 |
07 SEP
1919 |
|
ANDERSON
ALVIN |
HARLEY
NORMAN |
8 |
9/7/30 |
11 APR
1930 |
|
ANDERSON
AMIL |
LOUIS
JAMES |
3 |
2/5/1922 |
07 JUL
1921 |
|
ANDERSON
AMIL |
ROBERT
AMIL |
1 |
3/7/1920 |
21 SEP
1919 |
|
ANDERSON
PAUL & FRANCINE |
PAULA
MARIE |
3 |
1/23/55 |
25 AUG
1954 |
|
ANDERSON
ROBERT |
* |
8 |
6/20/65 |
23 DEC
1929 |
|
ANDERSON
ROBERT M/M |
DEBRA
LYNN |
8 |
6/21/64 |
27 SEP
1957 |
|
ANDERSON
ROBERT M/M |
KATHRYN
LOUISE |
8 |
6/21/64 |
06 JUL
1952 |
|
ANDERSON
ROBERT M/M |
SANDRA
KAY |
8 |
6/21/64 |
02 MAY
1955 |
|
ARCHAMBAULT FLOYD & ANNA |
JACK
ALLEN |
3 |
5/23/54 |
30 JUL
1953 |
|
ARNOUTS
JAMES M/M |
JAMES
ROBERT |
9 |
5/12/68 |
22 NOV
1967 |
|
ASHCRAFT
ERIC M/M |
BRENT
LINDEN |
9 |
5/25/69 |
18 APR
1969 |
|
BAKER
ELMER M/M |
BAKER
ELMER |
6 |
3/15/59 |
21 SEP
1936 |
|
BAKER
ELMER M/M |
JOHN
RAYMOND |
7 |
10/14/62 |
24 JUL
1962 |
|
BAKER
ELMER M/M |
VICKI
LYNN |
6 |
3/15/59 |
25 NOV
1958 |
|
BAKER
GLADYS DIANNA |
* |
9 |
12/8/68 |
- |
|
BAKER
JACOB |
MARGARET
ANN |
2 |
9/11/1921 |
05 JUN
1921 |
|
BAKER
JACOB J |
JAMES
FREDERICK |
8 |
6/1/30 |
04 APR
1930 |
|
BAKER
JAKE |
MARION
ELOISE |
5 |
5/4/1924 |
01 APR
1924 |
|
BAKER
MARVIN & MILDRED |
LARRY
ROGER |
2 |
12/14/52 |
27 JAN
1949 |
|
BAKER
MARVIN & MILDRED |
STEVEN
NICHOLAS |
2 |
12/14/52 |
30 AUG
1950 |
|
BAKER
RANDY M/M |
DENISE
ANN |
9 |
10/17/71 |
10 JUL
1971 |
|
BAKER
RAY & SHARON |
KYLE
RAYMOND |
13 |
5/5/91 |
21 AUG
1990 |
|
BAKER
RICHARD D M/M |
TIMOTHY
RICHARD |
9 |
12/15/68 |
27 JUL
1968 |
|
BAKER
RICHARD M/M |
ANDREA
KAY |
10 |
4/23/72 |
25 NOV
1971 |
|
BAKER
RUSSELL & MAXINE |
RAYMOND
JOEL |
1 |
7/8/51 |
28 MAR
1951 |
|
BAKER
RUSSELL Mr & Mrs |
CYNTHIA
KAY |
5 |
4/20/58 |
17 MAR
1958 |
|
BANNINGA
BRIAN & KARAN |
BRIE ANN |
10 |
1/11/76 |
24 NOV
1975 |
|
BANNINGA
IRA |
MARVA
IRIS |
4 |
12/2/1923 |
14 OCT
1923 |
|
BANNINGA
IRA H |
GENEVIEVE PEARL |
7 |
2/5/1928 |
22 DEC
1927 |
|
BANNINGA
IRA H |
LEONORA
MARY |
1 |
5/30/1920 |
19 APR
1920 |
|
BANNINGA
IRA H |
PAUL
HENRY |
10 |
12/1/35 |
30 OCT
1935 |
|
BANNINGA
NELIS W & DOROTHY |
GARY LEE |
3 |
11/15/53 |
20 SEP
1950 |
|
BANNINGA
PAUL M/M |
SCOTT
PAUL |
6 |
1/11/59 |
26 NOV
1958 |
|
BANNINGA
WILLIAM H |
WILLIAM
Jr |
2 |
9/11/1921 |
10 AUG
1921 |
|
BANNINGA
WILLIAM J & IRMA |
RUTH
ELLYN |
2 |
12/14/52 |
11 NOV
1952 |
|
BANNINGA
WM H |
NELIS
WILLIAM |
4 |
6/3/1923 |
25 APR
1923 |
|
BARKEL
HENRY |
HENRY
JOHN Jr |
2 |
10/3/1920 |
13 JAN
1920 |
|
BARKEL
HENRY |
LUELLA
MAY |
2 |
10/3/1920 |
03 JUL
1917 |
|
BATTEN
JOHN |
AGNES
MARIE |
5 |
12/6/1925 |
30 AUG
1925 |
|
BATTEN
JOHN |
ALICE
ELAINE |
6 |
11/7/1926 |
19 JUL
1926 |
|
BEACHUM
RICK & CINDY |
BETHANY
ANN |
12 |
5/14/89 |
12 JAN
1989 |
|
BEACHUM
RICK & CINDY |
BRYAN
RICHARD |
12 |
5/12/85 |
13 FEB
1985 |
|
BEACHUM
RICK & CINDY |
KRISTI
ANNE |
11 |
11/25/79 |
10 JUL
1979 |
|
BEACHUM
RICK & CINDY |
SCOTT
RYAN |
12 |
4/24/83 |
07 FEB
1983 |
|
BERGHUIS
JACOB |
THERESABELLE L |
3 |
9/3/1922 |
25 JUL
1922 |
|
BETHKE
RICHARD M/M |
JULIANNE |
8 |
3/7/65 |
13 DEC
1964 |
|
BISHOP
ROBERT & LOIS |
LAURIE
JO |
1 |
11/11/51 |
06 SEP
1951 |
|
BOS BRAD
& BONNIE |
BRENTON
DOYLE |
12 |
3/23/86 |
17 MAY
1985 |
|
BOS BRAD
& BONNIE |
LINDSEY
LEA |
12 |
3/20/88 |
03 DEC
1987 |
|
BOS
DAVID M/M |
BRADLEY
DAVID |
7 |
9/8/63 |
27 MAY
1963 |
|
BOS
DAVID M/M |
CYNTHIA
DAWN |
6 |
3/15/59 |
07 JAN
1959 |
|
BOS H
CLIFFORD |
BURTON
DAVID |
10 |
7/8/34 |
03 MAY
1934 |
|
BOS H
CLIFFORD |
CLIFFORD
ADDISON |
8 |
6/1/30 |
06 APR
1930 |
|
BOS
SHERMAN & GERALDINE |
BRUCE
EDWARD |
5 |
12/16/56 |
29 OCT
1956 |
|
BOS
SHERMAN & GERALDINE |
JAMES
RANDALL |
3 |
2/14/54 |
15 NOV
1953 |
|
BOS
SHERMAN & GERALDINE |
SUSAN
ELIZABETH |
1 |
4/8/51 |
08 FEB
1951 |
|
BOS
SIDNEY |
SHERMAN
BURGESS |
3 |
2/5/1922 |
06 DEC
1921 |
|
BOUWMAN
WM & BRENDA |
GREGORY
JOHN |
10 |
11/3/74 |
02 AUG
1974 |
|
BOUWMAN
WM & BRENDA |
KEVIN WM |
11 |
6/25/78 |
07 APR
1978 |
|
BOUWSMA
IRVING |
ANNABELLE RUTH |
7 |
9/4/1927 |
29 JUN
1927 |
|
BOUWSMA
IRVING |
KENNETH
IRVING |
6 |
3/7/1926 |
26 DEC
1925 |
|
BOVENKERK JAMES M/M |
CATHLEEN
ANN |
7 |
4/12/64 |
29 FEB
1964 |
|
BOVENKERK JANICE |
* |
7 |
4/12/64 |
|
|
BOVENKERK JOHN |
HAROLD
PAUL |
2 |
6/26/1921 |
20 MAY
1921 |
|
BOVENKERK JOHN |
ROBERT
ARTHUR |
6 |
7/4/1926 |
25 MAY
1926 |
|
BOVENKERK ROBERT A &
BEVERLY |
BETH ANN |
4 |
11/27/55 |
23 AUG
1955 |
|
BOX
HENRY CLIFFORD |
LOIS
HAZEL |
5 |
9/7/1924 |
17 MAY
1924 |
|
BRINK
BRUCE & LOIS |
DANIEL
BRUCE |
2 |
12/14/52 |
17 SEP
1952 |
|
BRINK
BRUCE & LOIS |
REBECCA
LYNN |
4 |
11/18/56 |
15 JUN
1956 |
|
BRINK
BRUCE J & LOIS E |
PAMELA
SUE |
3 |
12/20/53 |
06 SEP
1953 |
|
BRINK
BRUCE JERRY & LOIS E |
GARY
ROGER |
4 |
12/25/55 |
24 MAY
1955 |
|
BRINK
BRUCE M/M |
SHERRI
ANN |
6 |
2/9/58 |
22 JUN
1957 |
|
BRINK
DANIEL & DEBORAH |
JENIFER
ELIZABETH |
11 |
4/26/81 |
09 JAN
1981 |
|
BRINK
DANIEL & DEBORAH |
MATTHEW
DANIEL |
11 |
10/14/79 |
25 AUG
1978 |
|
BRINK
DEBORAH |
* |
10 |
1/30/77 |
- |
|
BRINK
GARRY |
BRUCE
JERRY |
8 |
7/27/30 |
28 JUN
1930 |
|
BRINK
GERRIT |
MARILYN
DAWN |
10 |
9/16/34 |
05 AUG
1934 |
|
BROWN
HUNTER & BETSY |
BRITTANY
ANNE |
12 |
8/1/82 |
24 JAN
1981 |
|
BROWN
WILLIAM & CAROLINE |
DEBRA
LYNN |
5 |
7/7/57 |
20 MAR
1955 |
|
BROWN
WILLIAM & CAROLINE |
LAURIE
ANN |
5 |
7/7/57 |
02 JUN
1956 |
|
BROWN
WILLIAM & PEARL |
BROWN
WILLIAM L |
5 |
6/30/57 |
25 FEB
1935 |
|
BRUFLADT
RUDOLPH |
PHILIS
MAE |
7 |
9/2/1928 |
20 MAY
1928 |
|
BUIT
DERK |
DALE
MARVIN |
5 |
10/4/1925 |
02 SEP
1925 |
|
BUIT
DERK |
JEAN
GEORGIA |
7 |
2/5/1928 |
09 DEC
1927 |
|
BUIT
DERK |
SHIRLEY
JEAN |
2 |
11/7/1920 |
13 SEP
1920 |
|
BUIT
RALPH |
ANNA MAE |
3 |
7/16/1922 |
27 MAY
1922 |
|
BURGESS
JOHN |
ADELL
LEOTA |
3 |
1/14/1923 |
23 OCT
1922 |
|
BURGESS
JOHN |
JOHN
HERMAN |
8 |
5/12/1929 |
24 MAR
1929 |
|
BYTWERK
ENNO |
GARRETT
JOHN |
5 |
7/13/1924 |
30 APR
1924 |
|
BYTWERK
ENNO |
GRACE
CATHERINE |
4 |
4/8/1923 |
11 JAN
1923 |
|
BYTWERK
ENNO |
SENA
HARMENA |
2 |
5/1/1921 |
24 MAR
1921 |
|
BYTWERK
ENNS |
ANNA
ELIZABETH |
1 |
2/1/1920 |
18 NOV
1919 |
|
CARLSON
GEORGE |
CHARLES
GEORGE * |
10 |
12/2/34 |
25 AUG
1934 |
|
CARLSON
GEORGE |
LOIS
JEAN |
8 |
3/9/30 |
03 JAN
1930 |
|
CHAPIN
LORN E |
ANNA
ROSE |
7 |
3/3/1929 |
13 DEC
1924 |
|
CHAPIN
LORN E |
ELMER
ELLSWORTH |
7 |
3/3/1929 |
27 AUG
1926 |
|
CHRISTMAS CHARLES &
BELINDA |
PHYLLIS
ROBERTA VANDERMOLEN |
4 |
3/25/56 |
16 MAY
1935 |
|
COLLINE
BERNARD |
RAYMOND
ALBERT |
9 |
9/6/31 |
20 JUN
1931 |
|
COLLINS
BERNARD L |
BERNARD
Jr |
8 |
1/12/30 |
06 NOV
1929 |
|
COLLINS
BERNARD L |
JACK
CLARENCE |
10 |
12/2/34 |
14 JUL
1932 |
|
COOPER
ERNEST |
CAROL
JEAN |
10 |
3/10/35 |
08 JAN
1935 |
|
CRAMER
RHYNE |
ALICE
MARGUERITE |
6 |
6/6/1926 |
15 FEB
1926 |
|
CRAMER
RHYNE |
RUSSELL
LEE |
7 |
3/4/1928 |
03 AUG
1927 |
|
CRAMER
RHYNE |
RUTH
MARY |
8 |
11/10/1929 |
09 JUL
1929 |
|
DEBOER
FRANK |
FRANCIS
ARTHUR |
5 |
5/3/1925 |
15 DEC
1924 |
|
DEBOER
FRANK |
HAROLD
JOHN |
7 |
3/4/1928 |
13 DEC
1927 |
|
DEBOER
FRANK |
JULIUS
ROBERT |
4 |
5/20/1923 |
24 DEC
1922 |
|
DEBOER
HENRY |
ANGIE
CORNELIA |
5 |
7/13/1924 |
09 JUN
1924 |
|
DEBOER
HENRY |
JEANETTE
GRACE |
2 |
11/7/1920 |
25 SEP
1920 |
|
DEBOER
HENRY |
JOHN
HERMAN |
7 |
7/3/1927 |
07 JUN
1927 |
|
DEBOER
NEIL |
LOIS
JANE |
5 |
5/3/1925 |
11 JAN
1925 |
|
DEBOER
NEIL |
WILLIAM
GENE |
3 |
11/5/1922 |
02 SEP
1922 |
|
DEBOER
WILLIAM |
CORA
JEAN |
9 |
7/3/32 |
23 APR
1932 |
|
DEBOER
WILLIAM |
FRANK
JOHN |
5 |
4/5/1925 |
13 SEP
1924 |
|
DEBOER
WILLIAM |
JULIUS
RALPH |
2 |
11/6/1921 |
26 AUG
1921 |
|
DEBOER
WILLIAM |
RALPH
WILLIAM |
4 |
5/20/1923 |
04 APR
1923 |
|
DEBOER
WILLIAM |
WILLIAM
Jr |
7 |
12/2/1928 |
01 AUG
1928 |
|
DEGROOT
JOHN |
DONNA
IDA |
4 |
7/15/1923 |
13 MAR
1923 |
|
DEGROOT
JOHN |
HELEN
MARGARET |
3 |
1/8/1922 |
25 MAR
1921 |
|
DEHORN
JOHN & EVELYN |
BETTY
ANN |
1 |
11/11/51 |
31 AUG
1951 |
|
DELONG
HENRY |
BERDEAN
DELORAS |
1 |
4/13/1919 |
11 JAN
1919 |
|
DELONG
HENRY |
GERALD
THOMAS |
2 |
5/1/1921 |
23 MAR
1921 |
|
DELONG
HENRY |
HENRY |
5 |
7/13/1924 |
29 APR
1924 |
|
DEVRIES
JOHN M |
ALIDA |
2 |
9/11/1921 |
14 FEB
1914 |
|
DEVRIES
MARTIN Mrs |
* |
7 |
6/16/63 |
- |
|
DEYOUNG
ABEL |
ABEL Jr |
4 |
9/9/1923 |
12 JUL
1923 |
|
DEYOUNG
ABEL |
HAROLD
ABEL |
3 |
1/8/1922 |
13 NOV
1921 |
|
DEYOUNG
ABEL |
JOHN
ALBERT |
6 |
2/7/1926 |
04 DEC
1925 |
|
DEYOUNG
ABEL |
MARION |
1 |
10/5/1919 |
11 AUG
1919 |
|
DEYOUNG
ABEL & CORNELIA |
DAVID
WILLIAM |
5 |
7/7/57 |
13 JUN
1957 |
|
DEYOUNG
ABEL & CORNELIA |
JAMES
ABEL |
1 |
9/7/52 |
30 JUL
1952 |
|
DEYOUNG
JAMES & KATHY |
CYNTHIA
LEIGH |
11 |
6/25/78 |
18 FEB
1978 |
|
DEYOUNG
JAMES & KATHY |
TIMOTHY
JAMES |
10 |
8/1/76 |
20 MAY
1976 |
|
DEYOUNG
JAY & CORNELIA |
PAUL
ALAN |
4 |
7/24/55 |
07 JUN
1955 |
|
DEYOUNG
JOHN & CORENA |
BARBARA
KAY |
2 |
10/11/53 |
11 SEP
1953 |
|
DEYOUNG
JOHN & CORINA |
DONALD
WAYNE |
5 |
4/7/57 |
10 MAR
1957 |
|
DEYOUNG
KEITH M/M |
ALBERT
LEWIS |
7 |
2/11/62 |
09 MAR
1958 |
|
DEYOUNG
KEITH M/M |
DANIEL
WESLEY |
8 |
7/7/68 |
14 APR
1961 |
|
DEYOUNG
TILLY |
JACK
CHARLES |
8 |
7/6/30 |
26 MAR
1930 |
|
DICK
HENRY |
ROBERT
HENRY |
5 |
4/5/1925 |
31 JUL
1920 |
|
DIEPEN
JOHN |
ANGELINE |
4 |
7/15/1923 |
02 APR
1923 |
|
DIEPEN
JOHN |
JOHN
HAROLD |
6 |
5/1/1927 |
27 FEB
1927 |
|
DIEPEN
JOHN |
RAYMOND |
1 |
5/2/1920 |
22 JAN
1920 |
|
DOBB
ALBERT |
JEAN
MARIE |
7 |
7/3/1927 |
13 MAY
1927 |
|
DOBB
ALBERT |
JOHN
ALBERT |
5 |
5/4/1924 |
05 MAR
1924 |
|
DOORN
ANDREW M/M |
VANBURGEL JEAN |
6 |
3/15/59 |
14 APR
1936 |
|
DOORNBOS
PETER |
|