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Hoekstra is the name of two Mennonite families in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], many members of which have served as preachers. The ancestor of the one family was Sytse Benedictus Hoekstra (1698-1768), whose biography and descendants are given in the article under his name. Important members of the other Hoekstra family were [[Hoekstra, Freerk (1760-1837)|Freerk]] (1760-1837), and his grandson Johannes (1836-1908), preacher at [[Middelstum (Groningen, Netherlands)|Middelstum]] (1861-1874) and Wolvega (1874-1879), where he promoted the restoration of the meetinghouse and dedicated it in 1875. In 1879 he retired to [[Apeldoorn (Gelderland, Netherlands)|Apeldoorn]] where he organized a chapter of the [[Nederlandse Protestantenbond|Nederlandsch Protestantenbond]] and shared in the founding of the Mennonite congregation. | Hoekstra is the name of two Mennonite families in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], many members of which have served as preachers. The ancestor of the one family was Sytse Benedictus Hoekstra (1698-1768), whose biography and descendants are given in the article under his name. Important members of the other Hoekstra family were [[Hoekstra, Freerk (1760-1837)|Freerk]] (1760-1837), and his grandson Johannes (1836-1908), preacher at [[Middelstum (Groningen, Netherlands)|Middelstum]] (1861-1874) and Wolvega (1874-1879), where he promoted the restoration of the meetinghouse and dedicated it in 1875. In 1879 he retired to [[Apeldoorn (Gelderland, Netherlands)|Apeldoorn]] where he organized a chapter of the [[Nederlandse Protestantenbond|Nederlandsch Protestantenbond]] and shared in the founding of the Mennonite congregation. | ||
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Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. <em>Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.</em> Leiden, 1911-1937: I, 1120 f. | Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. <em>Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.</em> Leiden, 1911-1937: I, 1120 f. | ||
Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em>Het protestantsche vaderland: biographisch woordenboek van protestantsche godgeleerden in Nederland</em><em>, </em>8 vols.<em> </em>Utrecht, 1903-1918: IV, 87. | Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em>Het protestantsche vaderland: biographisch woordenboek van protestantsche godgeleerden in Nederland</em><em>, </em>8 vols.<em> </em>Utrecht, 1903-1918: IV, 87. | ||
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Revision as of 19:18, 20 August 2013
Hoekstra is the name of two Mennonite families in the Netherlands, many members of which have served as preachers. The ancestor of the one family was Sytse Benedictus Hoekstra (1698-1768), whose biography and descendants are given in the article under his name. Important members of the other Hoekstra family were Freerk (1760-1837), and his grandson Johannes (1836-1908), preacher at Middelstum (1861-1874) and Wolvega (1874-1879), where he promoted the restoration of the meetinghouse and dedicated it in 1875. In 1879 he retired to Apeldoorn where he organized a chapter of the Nederlandsch Protestantenbond and shared in the founding of the Mennonite congregation.
Bibliography
Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. Leiden, 1911-1937: I, 1120 f.
Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. Het protestantsche vaderland: biographisch woordenboek van protestantsche godgeleerden in Nederland, 8 vols. Utrecht, 1903-1918: IV, 87.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Hoekstra family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoekstra_family&oldid=82123.
APA style
van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Hoekstra family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoekstra_family&oldid=82123.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 773. All rights reserved.
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