Christiaan Frederik van Raaphorst (1852-1941)
Portrait
Christiaan in his Dutch Army uniform
Individual Facts
- Name: Chistiaan Frederik van Raaphorst
- Sex: Male
- Also Known As: Chris
- Birth: 24 Mar 1852, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Migration (Domestic): 1874, Amsterdam to Utrecht
- Migration (Foreign): 1910, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- Death: 23 Jan 1941, Eloise, Wayne, Michigan, USA
- Burial: Detroit, Michigan, USA, Forest Lawn Cemetery

Netherlands, Chris's birthplace
Shared Facts
- Marriage: (Elisabeth Johanna Maria Metsch) 17 Mar 1880, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Children: 1 daughter, 6 sons

Chris and Elisabeth van Raaphorst
Relationships
- Father: Theodorus Leonardus van Raaphorst (1825-1907)
- Mother: Agatha Christiaansdr Bisson (1820-1880)
- Spouse: Elisabeth Johanna Maria Metsch (1854-1939)
- Daughter: Elisabeth Johanna Maria van Raaphorst (1881-1981)
- Son: Christiaan Gottfried van Raaphorst (1883-1965)
- Son: Adam Friedrich van Raaphorst (1884-1966)
- Son: Antonius Theodorus van Raaphorst (1887-1969)
- Son: Hendricus Marinus van Raaphorst (1891-1965)
- Son: Wilhelmus Leonardus van Raaphorst (1893-1908)
- Son: Johan Nicolaas van Raaphorst (1896-1986)
For more information
Key sources of information included here, and where to get additional information.
- Ancestry Member Tree: "vanRaaphorst-Riedel-1" (Tree ID 104917897, ancestry.com), owned by avanraaphorst; access requires appropriate sharing/permissions
- van Raaphorst-Metsch Family History Book (PDF)
- van Raaphorst Family Page (PDF)
- Untangling the Tangled Tale of my Dutch Immigrant Ancestors (PDF)
- German and Dutch history and geography (PDF)