Difference between revisions of "Bestvater (Bestvader) family"
| [checked revision] | [checked revision] |
GameoAdmin (talk | contribs) (CSV import - 20130820) |
m (Added category.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Bestvater (Bestvader) is a Mennonite family name in the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] congregations of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], first mentioned at [[Orlofferfelde (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Orlofferfelde]] in 1601. Nineteen families of this name were counted in West Prussia (without [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]]) in 1776, and 28 persons (including [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]) in 1935. The family also spread to [[Russia|Russia]] and subsequently to America. | Bestvater (Bestvader) is a Mennonite family name in the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] congregations of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], first mentioned at [[Orlofferfelde (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Orlofferfelde]] in 1601. Nineteen families of this name were counted in West Prussia (without [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]]) in 1776, and 28 persons (including [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]) in 1935. The family also spread to [[Russia|Russia]] and subsequently to America. | ||
{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 300|date=1953|a1_last=Reimer|a1_first=Gustav|a2_last= |a2_first= }} | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 300|date=1953|a1_last=Reimer|a1_first=Gustav|a2_last= |a2_first= }} | ||
| + | [[Category:Family Names]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:25, 12 April 2014
Bestvater (Bestvader) is a Mennonite family name in the Frisian congregations of West Prussia, first mentioned at Orlofferfelde in 1601. Nineteen families of this name were counted in West Prussia (without Danzig) in 1776, and 28 persons (including Elbing) in 1935. The family also spread to Russia and subsequently to America.
| Author(s) | Gustav Reimer |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Reimer, Gustav. "Bestvater (Bestvader) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bestvater_(Bestvader)_family&oldid=119814.
APA style
Reimer, Gustav. (1953). Bestvater (Bestvader) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bestvater_(Bestvader)_family&oldid=119814.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 300. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.