THE TOREN FAMILY




FIRST GENERATION

1. WILLEM HINDRIKS TOREN\TOOREN died on 7 Feb 1811.

WILLEM HINDRIKS TOREN\TOOREN and HINDRIKJE KLASENS had the following children:
  1. +2i.HINDRIK WILLEMS TOREN.


SECOND GENERATION

2. HINDRIK WILLEMS TOREN was born on 20 May 1797 in ULRUM, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS.

He was married to REMKE ROELFS BOERSEMA (daughter of ROELOF EISSES BOERSEMA and GEERTJE JACOBS) on 1 Dec 1822 in ULRUM, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS. REMKE ROELFS BOERSEMA was born on 8 Sep 1802 in ISLE of SCHIERMONNIKOOG, FRIESLAND, NETHERLANDS. HINDRIK WILLEMS TOREN and REMKE ROELFS BOERSEMA had the following children:
  1. +3i.RALPH\ROELF TOREN\TORREN.


THIRD GENERATION

3. RALPH\ROELF TOREN\TORREN was born about 19 Dec 1829 in ULRUM, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS. He immigrated on 26 Jun 1856 to Ship: ARNOLD BONINGER OF PRUSSIA arrived NYC. He was a Raftsman in 1870 in SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO, MI. He appeared on the census in 1870 in SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO, MI. He died on 28 Feb 1878 in SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO, MI.

He was married to GRETJE ZOMERLEI (daughter of JOCHEM JOZEF ZOMERLEI and ANJE JACOBS MEDEMA) on 8 Sep 1853 in LEENS, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS. GRETJE ZOMERLEI was born about 1828 in WEHE, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS. She died by 1868. RALPH\ROELF TOREN\TORREN and GRETJE ZOMERLEI had the following children:
  1. 4i.ANJE\AAYE TORREN.
  +5 ii. FRANCES TORREN.
  +6 iii. HENRIETTA "ETTIE" TORREN.
  7 iv. MACKY TORREN was born in MICHIGAN.

He was married to CLARA\CARREY CLOVER on 7 Mar 1868 in OttAWA CO, MI. CLARA\CARREY CLOVER was born about 1844 in NETHERLANDS.



FOURTH GENERATION

5. FRANCES TORREN was born on 10 Dec 1855 in HOLLAND. She appeared on the census in 1900 in GRAND RAPIDS, KENT CO, MI. She was buried in 1932 in GREENMONT CEMETERY, FREEPORT, HARRISON CO, OH. She died on 7 Aug 1932 in FREEPORT, HARRISON CO, OH. She was a Hospital Cook in Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH.

She was married to CHARLES MARTINEAU (son of ANNACLET JEROME MARTINEAU and HONORINE DEMERISE MOREL) about 1878 in p MI. CHARLES MARTINEAU was born about 1855 in KANKAKEE CO, IL. He appeared on the census in 1860 in KANKAKEE CITY, KANKAKEE CO, IL. He appeared on the census in 1870 in SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO, MI. He was a Sawmill worker in 1880 in SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO, MI. He appeared on the census in 1880 in SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO, MI. He appeared on the census in 1884 in SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO, MI. He was an Elevator man in store in 1888 in ST PAUL, RAMSEY CO, MN. He resided 644 L'Orient in 1888 in ST PAUL, RAMSEY CO, MN. He died on 5 Apr 1888 in ST PAUL, RAMSEY CO, MN. FRANCES TORREN and CHARLES MARTINEAU had the following children:
  1. +8i.MAUDE E. MARTINEAUX.
  +9 ii. MELFORD JEROME MARTINEAUX.
  +10 iii. CHARLOTTE FRANCES MARTINEAUX.

6. HENRIETTA "ETTIE" TORREN was born about 1860 in MICHIGAN. She appeared on the census in 1910 in GRAND RAPIDS, KENT CO, MI. She died in 1923 in KENT CO, MI.

She was married to WILLIAM E. "Will" GUILD about 1885. WILLIAM E. "Will" GUILD was born about 1860 in MICHIGAN. He was a Truck Driver - livery in 1910 in GRAND RAPIDS, KENT CO, MI. HENRIETTA "ETTIE" TORREN and WILLIAM E. "Will" GUILD had the following children:
  1. +11i.VIVIAN GUILD.
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