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Timmerman, a common Dutch family name, "timmerman" meaning carpenter. In Mennonite history a number of Timmermans are found, in many cases not related to one another. [[Herman Timmerman (d. 1569)|Herman (de) Timmerman]] was a well-known Mennonite elder in [[Flanders (Belgium)|Flanders]]. Cornelis Jentjes Timmerman was a Mennonite lay preacher at Harlingen in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]] 1713 - d. 1765, who is said to have possessed a considerable library, which was auctioned after his death. In [[Prussia|Prussia]] and particularly in the towns of [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] and [[Königsberg (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)|Königsberg]], there lived also a number of Mennonite Timmermans, from the 18th century usually called [[Zimmermann family name|Zimmerman(n)]]. This Prussian Timmerman-Zimmerman family is obviously of Dutch descent. | Timmerman, a common Dutch family name, "timmerman" meaning carpenter. In Mennonite history a number of Timmermans are found, in many cases not related to one another. [[Herman Timmerman (d. 1569)|Herman (de) Timmerman]] was a well-known Mennonite elder in [[Flanders (Belgium)|Flanders]]. Cornelis Jentjes Timmerman was a Mennonite lay preacher at Harlingen in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]] 1713 - d. 1765, who is said to have possessed a considerable library, which was auctioned after his death. In [[Prussia|Prussia]] and particularly in the towns of [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] and [[Königsberg (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)|Königsberg]], there lived also a number of Mennonite Timmermans, from the 18th century usually called [[Zimmermann family name|Zimmerman(n)]]. This Prussian Timmerman-Zimmerman family is obviously of Dutch descent. | ||
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Timmerman, a common Dutch family name, "timmerman" meaning carpenter. In Mennonite history a number of Timmermans are found, in many cases not related to one another. Herman (de) Timmerman was a well-known Mennonite elder in Flanders. Cornelis Jentjes Timmerman was a Mennonite lay preacher at Harlingen in Friesland 1713 - d. 1765, who is said to have possessed a considerable library, which was auctioned after his death. In Prussia and particularly in the towns of Danzig and Königsberg, there lived also a number of Mennonite Timmermans, from the 18th century usually called Zimmerman(n). This Prussian Timmerman-Zimmerman family is obviously of Dutch descent.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Timmerman family name." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Timmerman_family_name&oldid=120488.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Timmerman family name. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Timmerman_family_name&oldid=120488.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 724. All rights reserved.
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