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Goossen is a Mennonite family found in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]]. Near [[Doornik (Hainaut, Belgium)|Doornik]] in [[Belgium|Belgium]] a [[Goossen de Hoedemaecker (d. 1558)|hatmaker Goossen]] died for his faith in 1558. Four decades later, 30 September 1598, an Abraham Gooss of the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] entered the preparatory school of the [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]] Gymnasium. In 1658 a Heinrich Goossen was living in [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]. As early as 1621 a Gert Gosen was one of a number of Mennonites living in Beyershorst in the very low [[Scharpau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Scharpau]] in the Gross-Werder. | Goossen is a Mennonite family found in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]]. Near [[Doornik (Hainaut, Belgium)|Doornik]] in [[Belgium|Belgium]] a [[Goossen de Hoedemaecker (d. 1558)|hatmaker Goossen]] died for his faith in 1558. Four decades later, 30 September 1598, an Abraham Gooss of the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] entered the preparatory school of the [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]] Gymnasium. In 1658 a Heinrich Goossen was living in [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]. As early as 1621 a Gert Gosen was one of a number of Mennonites living in Beyershorst in the very low [[Scharpau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Scharpau]] in the Gross-Werder. | ||
| − | In the [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]] and Danzig congregations, as well as in several Gross-Werder congregations there were once members with this name. In 1789 the Gosens were listed in the Mennonite directory, a number of whom | + | In the [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]] and Danzig congregations, as well as in several Gross-Werder congregations there were once members with this name. In 1789 the Gosens were listed in the Mennonite directory, a number of whom immigrated to [[Russia|Russia]]; just before World War II there were no Gosens left. This name was transplanted from Prussia and Russia to the [[United States of America|United States]] (e.g., [[Beatrice (Nebraska, USA)|Beatrice, Nebraska]]) and [[Canada|Canada]]. |
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Reimer, G. E. <em>Die Familennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten</em>. Weierhof, 1940. | Reimer, G. E. <em>Die Familennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten</em>. Weierhof, 1940. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:33, 20 November 2016
Goossen is a Mennonite family found in West Prussia. Near Doornik in Belgium a hatmaker Goossen died for his faith in 1558. Four decades later, 30 September 1598, an Abraham Gooss of the Netherlands entered the preparatory school of the Elbing Gymnasium. In 1658 a Heinrich Goossen was living in Elbing. As early as 1621 a Gert Gosen was one of a number of Mennonites living in Beyershorst in the very low Scharpau in the Gross-Werder.
In the Elbing and Danzig congregations, as well as in several Gross-Werder congregations there were once members with this name. In 1789 the Gosens were listed in the Mennonite directory, a number of whom immigrated to Russia; just before World War II there were no Gosens left. This name was transplanted from Prussia and Russia to the United States (e.g., Beatrice, Nebraska) and Canada.
Bibliography
Reimer, G. E. Die Familennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten. Weierhof, 1940.
| Author(s) | Henry Poettcker |
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| Date Published | 1955 |
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Poettcker, Henry. "Goossen (Gosen, Gossen, Gooss) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goossen_(Gosen,_Gossen,_Gooss)_family&oldid=141137.
APA style
Poettcker, Henry. (1955). Goossen (Gosen, Gossen, Gooss) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goossen_(Gosen,_Gossen,_Gooss)_family&oldid=141137.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 542. All rights reserved.
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