Teenstra family
Teenstra, a Dutch Mennonite family, originally from the hamlet of Teerns near Leeuwarden in Friesland, where they were farmers. Later this family is found in the province of Groningen. Some of its members were pioneers in agriculture, as was Marten Dirks Teenstra (Teerns 1742-Zuurdijk 1806). His sons Douwe Teenstra (1768-1823) and Aedsge Teenstra (1776-1813, married to Fokeltje de Waard) in 1795 reclaimed the Ruigezandster polder near Zoutkamp in northwestern Groningen. Douwe is also named for inventing a new way of threshing rapeseed (canola). In the 19th century some of the Teenstras were farmers near Grijpskerk, where they were also deacons of the Mennonite congregation. In this century they traded in grains.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Teenstra family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Teenstra_family&oldid=120532.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Teenstra family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Teenstra_family&oldid=120532.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 691. All rights reserved.
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