Cleeff, van, family
Van Cleeff was a Dutch Mennonite family, of which the following members went into the ministry: Laurens van Cleeff of Zwolle, serving at Borne 1809-1859; his Afscheids-rede of 15 November 1857 was published at Zwolle in 1858. Three of his sons also went into the ministry: Anthony Doyer van Cleeff, at Makkum 1835-1876; Hendrik Arnoldus van Cleeff, at Rottevalle 1846-1851, and Beemster 1851-1885; Laurens van Cleeff, at Huizinge 1848-1854, Warns-Staveren 1854-1857, and Uithuizen 1857-1894, author of a paper on the significance of the congregation in <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> 1893, and a sermon commemorating his 25th year of service in this congregation of Uithuizen; Laurens van Cleeff J. Jzn, a cousin of Laurens, at Hallum 1876-1882, Tjalleberd 1882-1887, and Aalsmeer 1887-1905; he published (1901) a sermon on Psalm 16:6, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his ministerial service.
Bibliography
Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 320, 322.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1893), (1907): 184.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Cleeff, van, family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cleeff,_van,_family&oldid=62927.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1953). Cleeff, van, family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cleeff,_van,_family&oldid=62927.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 620. All rights reserved.
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