biography
| name: |
Frelinghuysen, Theodorus Jacobus
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pronunciation:
[freelinghiyzn]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1691–1748)
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| biography:
| Protestant clergyman, born in Lingen, NW Germany. He received a classical education and was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1717. Sent to America in 1719 as a missionary, he established several churches in the Raritan Valley of New Jersey, and is considered a leading force in the establishment of the Dutch Reformed faith in the New World. All five of his sons became ministers. |
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