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Personal data Reiner Klaasen Fontein 

• He was born on January 18, 1654 in Harlingen (doopsgezind).Source 1

  Spellingvariant: Reyner Claesen Fontein, Reijner Claeses Fontein, Reinder Klases Fontein, Reyner Claessen Fonteyn of Reyner Claeses Fontein.

• (Levensloop) from 1673 till 1727.Source 2

  Reijner Claeses Fontein (1655-1727) was zoutzieder, koopman, reder en leraar bij de Waterlandse doopsgezinden.
  
  Reyner Claesen Fontein, born 1654 at Harlingen, died there 1727. He was a well-to-do merchant and owner of a salt work. Besides this he served his home church (Flemish and Waterlander congregation) as a preacher. He was among the founders (1695) of the Friesche Societeit (Conference of Friesland). The address delivered by Reyner Claesen in 1719 at Leeuwarden to make peace between the proponents and opponents of baptism by immersion in the Mennonite congregation of Leeuwarden is found in Blaupot ten Cate, Friesland, 319-320. Reyner Claesen was rather liberal, an adherent of Collegiant principles (Doopsgezinde Bijdragen 1878, 79-86, 90-91). Reyner Claesen Fontein had no sons; his daughter Auckje was married to Dirk Pietersz (1686-1737), a member of the congregation, sheriff of Harlingen, and a saltmaker. This Dirk Pietersz adopted his wife's family name.
  
  Hij was zoutzieder, koopman en reder, grondbezitter, leraar doopsgezinden te Harlingen, mede-oprichter Friese Doopsgezinde Socičeteit in 1695.
  
  "1727 den 20 september is gestorven den eerwaardigen Reiner Klaasen Fontein, leeraar ders doopsgezinden te dezer stede, oud 73 jaren 8 maanden 2 dagen, en ligt alhier begraven."
  
  Genoemd:
  Reinder Klases Fontein leeftijd 73 jaar, geboren 18-01-1654, overleden op 20-09-1727
  Diversen: doopsgezind leraar Religie: D.G.
  Kind van: Klaas Jurjens Fontein en Antje Reinders Jeddema

• He died on September 20, 1727 in Harlingen, he was 73 years old.Source 3
• A child of Claes Jurjens Fontein and Antje Reijners Jeddema
• This information was last updated on January 14, 2024.

Household of Reiner Klaasen Fontein

(1) He is married to Ybeltje Pieters Hoogstra.

They were married in church on October 5, 1673 at Harlingen, he was 19 years old.Source 4

Child(ren):

1. Antje Reijners Fontein  1676-1707 
2. Auckje Reyniers Fontein  1678-1723 
3. Aafke Reijners Fontein  ± 1682-> 1747

(2) He is married to Tettje Dirks.

They were married in church on December 24, 1686 at Harlingen, he was 32 years old.Source 5

Child(ren):

1. Ybeltie Reiners Fontein  ± 1695-1742

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