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Abraham Jacobs Fries (years of birth and death unknown), a son of Jacob Fries (de Vries) and Maria van Heyningen, was a member of the [[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Lamist Mennonite congregation]] of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] and belonged to a family of which many members served the Amsterdam church as deacons. Fries was four times a deacon (1677-1682, 1687-1692, 1697-1702, 1707-1712). He is of special interest as a member of the [[Fonds voor Buitenlandsche Nooden (Dutch Relief Fund for Foreign Needs) |Dutch Committee of Foreign Needs]], serving from 1680 to 1714 as its secretary. He wrote and received a number of letters which are found in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde | Abraham Jacobs Fries (years of birth and death unknown), a son of Jacob Fries (de Vries) and Maria van Heyningen, was a member of the [[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Lamist Mennonite congregation]] of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] and belonged to a family of which many members served the Amsterdam church as deacons. Fries was four times a deacon (1677-1682, 1687-1692, 1697-1702, 1707-1712). He is of special interest as a member of the [[Fonds voor Buitenlandsche Nooden (Dutch Relief Fund for Foreign Needs) |Dutch Committee of Foreign Needs]], serving from 1680 to 1714 as its secretary. He wrote and received a number of letters which are found in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde | ||
Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam)|Amsterdam Mennonite archives]] and which not only bear witness of his activity, but are of great importance to the history of Mennonites in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland]], [[Poland|Poland]], and [[Prussia|Prussia]]. | Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam)|Amsterdam Mennonite archives]] and which not only bear witness of his activity, but are of great importance to the history of Mennonites in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland]], [[Poland|Poland]], and [[Prussia|Prussia]]. | ||
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Abraham Jacobs Fries (years of birth and death unknown), a son of Jacob Fries (de Vries) and Maria van Heyningen, was a member of the Lamist Mennonite congregation of Amsterdam and belonged to a family of which many members served the Amsterdam church as deacons. Fries was four times a deacon (1677-1682, 1687-1692, 1697-1702, 1707-1712). He is of special interest as a member of the Dutch Committee of Foreign Needs, serving from 1680 to 1714 as its secretary. He wrote and received a number of letters which are found in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam)|Amsterdam Mennonite archives]] and which not only bear witness of his activity, but are of great importance to the history of Mennonites in the Palatinate, Switzerland, Poland, and Prussia.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Fries, Abraham Jacobs (17th/18th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fries,_Abraham_Jacobs_(17th/18th_century)&oldid=81040.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Fries, Abraham Jacobs (17th/18th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fries,_Abraham_Jacobs_(17th/18th_century)&oldid=81040.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 402. All rights reserved.
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