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Plantinga's great-grandfather was Jan Aukes, his great-grandmother was Baukje Annes (birth and death dates both unknown). Plantinga's grandfather was Klaas Jans (1747 – April 16, 1809), who married Binke
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The (likely apocryphal) story is that Klaas and Ytje learned to know each other better, but his ambitions led him to going to the United States. Ytje stayed behind, but they kept writing letters. In the end love conquered all and he came back to the
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Klaas and Ytje had six children: Pieter (December 21, 1871 – January 17, 1928), Gerard Herman (October 7, 1873 – November 19, 1874), Gerrit Herman (January 9, 1876 – November 30, 1962), Jan Auke (January 21, 1878 – August 4, 1896), Sicco
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Plantinga was set to be what today would be called a pharmacist's assistant. After he graduated he started his career in the
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Pieter Klazes married Gertje
Cornelis Prosé (February 12, 1823 - December 18, 1891) from Bergum in Tietjerkstradeel on October 19, 1845. They had six children: Aukje (1848 – 1848), Aukje (1849 – ?), Attje (1851 – ?), Cornelia Johanna (1854 – ?), Jan (1856 – ?) and Klaas Pieter.
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On 29 September 1900 his son Gerrit Herman (January 9, 1876 – November 30, 1962) joined Klaas
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Ytje Keizer had been born in
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in 1865, for some reason came back in 1869, and founded the Plantinga company on July 14, 1870. Klaas and Ytje married on January 15, 1871.
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