Brouwer, Jelle (ca. 1725-1782)

Jelle Brouwer, b. at Franeker about 1725; in 1749 ministerial candidate, then preacher in Kleve, Germany, chosen with the approval of the church council of the Mennonite congregation in Amsterdam, from 1 January 1750, to his death, 9 January 1782. He delivered the funeral address for Abraham Alders, preacher at Goch, which was published in 1774. He was succeeded by his son Pieter Brouwer.

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: 253.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 439. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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