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| − | Meneest or Meneese, a name by which 19th-century Mennonites were sometimes known in the areas in which they lived in eastern [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio ( | + | Meneest or Meneese, a name by which 19th-century Mennonites were sometimes known in the areas in which they lived in eastern [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], and possibly elsewhere. Theodore Bean, historian of [[Montgomery County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Montgomery County]], PA, stated that the Mennonites called themselves "Meneest." This was evidently a corruption of the Dutch and German <em>Mennist</em>. |
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Bean, T. W. <em class="gameo_bibliography">History of Montgomery County.</em> Philadelphia 1884: 369. | Bean, T. W. <em class="gameo_bibliography">History of Montgomery County.</em> Philadelphia 1884: 369. | ||
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Meneest or Meneese, a name by which 19th-century Mennonites were sometimes known in the areas in which they lived in eastern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and possibly elsewhere. Theodore Bean, historian of Montgomery County, PA, stated that the Mennonites called themselves "Meneest." This was evidently a corruption of the Dutch and German Mennist.
Bibliography
Bean, T. W. History of Montgomery County. Philadelphia 1884: 369.
| Author(s) | John C Wenger |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Wenger, John C. "Meneest." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Meneest&oldid=113490.
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Wenger, John C. (1957). Meneest. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Meneest&oldid=113490.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 572. All rights reserved.
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