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Kopper is a Mennonite family of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], [[Germany|Germany]], particularly in the [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau]]-[[Gruppe (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Gruppe]] congregation. They were mostly farmers living in the adjacent villages of Klein Sanskau and [[Dragass (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Dragass]]. Some of them served the church as preachers and elders; e.g., Hans Kopper, preacher 1774 until after 1802; Isaak Kopper (1809-1856), preacher from 1831, elder 1850-1856; Gerhard Kopper (b. 1840), preacher from 1871, elder from 1881; Bernhard Kopper (1851-1916), preacher 1880-1916; Bernhard Kopper (b. 1893), preacher 1924, elder 1934, serving until the catastrophe of 1945, and after that in West Germany. | Kopper is a Mennonite family of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], [[Germany|Germany]], particularly in the [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau]]-[[Gruppe (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Gruppe]] congregation. They were mostly farmers living in the adjacent villages of Klein Sanskau and [[Dragass (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Dragass]]. Some of them served the church as preachers and elders; e.g., Hans Kopper, preacher 1774 until after 1802; Isaak Kopper (1809-1856), preacher from 1831, elder 1850-1856; Gerhard Kopper (b. 1840), preacher from 1871, elder from 1881; Bernhard Kopper (1851-1916), preacher 1880-1916; Bernhard Kopper (b. 1893), preacher 1924, elder 1934, serving until the catastrophe of 1945, and after that in West Germany. | ||
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<em>Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> Several issues. | <em>Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> Several issues. | ||
Stobbe, L. <em>Montau-Gruppe, ein Gedenkblatt</em>. Montau, 1918. | Stobbe, L. <em>Montau-Gruppe, ein Gedenkblatt</em>. Montau, 1918. | ||
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Revision as of 19:22, 20 August 2013
Kopper is a Mennonite family of West Prussia, Germany, particularly in the Montau-Gruppe congregation. They were mostly farmers living in the adjacent villages of Klein Sanskau and Dragass. Some of them served the church as preachers and elders; e.g., Hans Kopper, preacher 1774 until after 1802; Isaak Kopper (1809-1856), preacher from 1831, elder 1850-1856; Gerhard Kopper (b. 1840), preacher from 1871, elder from 1881; Bernhard Kopper (1851-1916), preacher 1880-1916; Bernhard Kopper (b. 1893), preacher 1924, elder 1934, serving until the catastrophe of 1945, and after that in West Germany.
Bibliography
Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender Several issues.
Stobbe, L. Montau-Gruppe, ein Gedenkblatt. Montau, 1918.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Kopper family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kopper_family&oldid=82878.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Kopper family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kopper_family&oldid=82878.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 226. All rights reserved.
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