Arend van Gelder was a Dutch Mennonite minister, son of Preacher Hendrik van Gelder and Maria Smidt, b. 1756 at Ouddorp, d. 1798 at Groningen. He was baptized at West-Zaandam in 1783. Having been trained for the ministry by his father, he passed his examination to become a ministerial candidate in 1785 before the board of the Mennonite church of West-Zaandam. Thereupon he served the congregations of Norden, East Friesland, Germany, 1785-1795, and Groningen (United Waterlanders and New-Flemish in the Pelsterstraat) 1795-1798. Then he resigned because of bad health and died soon after. He was married first to Dirkje Bakker of Norden and afterwards to Catharina Vissering of Leer.
Arend van Gelder, van Norden beroepen, heeft 25 December 1795 zijn intrede gedaan (bij de Verenigde Waterlandse en Vlaamse gemeente te Groningen), doch (hij) overleed reeds in 1798.
Hij was doopsgezind leraar.
(1) He is married to Dirkje Claassen Bakker.
They were married in church on September 13, 1786 at Norden, Nedersaksen, Duitsland, he was 21 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Catharina Jacobus Vissering.
Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Groningen on April 8, 1797.Source 4
They were married in church on May 14, 1797 at Leer, Nedersaksen, Duitsland, he was 32 years old.Source 1Huwelijkscontract 19-7-1797 te Groningen van Arend Hendriks van Gelder en Catharina Jacobus Vissering
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Ondertrouwboek 1792-1798
Bron: Registraties vóór 1811
Soort registratie: trouwakte (tot 1811)
(Akte)datum: 08-04-1797
Plaats: Kerkelijke gemeente - Groningen
Soort akte: registratie
Bruidegom
Arend van Gelder
Diversen: van Goeree
Bruid
Catharina Visseringh
Diversen: van Leer
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Catharina Jacobus Vissering |
"Archiv für Stamm- und Wappenkunde" van Lorenz Rheude
www.gameo.org
Alle Groningers; www.gameo.org; "Menno's volk in Groningen" van H. Dassel senior
Ondertrouwboek 1792-1798, archiefnummer 124, Doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken enz. in de provincie Groningen, inventarisnummer 186, blad 257v. Gemeente: Kerkelijke gemeente - Groningen.