Schagen

Schagen, a Mennonite family, formerly of Alkmaar, Dutch province of North Holland, members of the Waterlander and later the united congregation. Pieter Gerrits Schagen was a deacon in 1674; Pieter Schagen was four times a deacon in 1737-54; Pieter Schagen Jr. 1749-51, and Jan Regter Schagen four times in 1777-1814. Members of this family are the preachers Marten Schagen and his son Petrus Schagen. There was also a Reformed branch of this family at Alkmaar.

Bibliography

Church records of Alkmaar.

Author(s)	Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published	1959

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Schagen." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schagen&oldid=77462.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Schagen. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schagen&oldid=77462.

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