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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. | ||
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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 |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Reimer, Gustav. "Bestvater (Bestvader) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 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 22 November 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.
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