Albertus van Raalte
Albertus van Raalte | |
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Born | Albertus Christiaan van Raalte 17 October 1811 |
Died | 27 July 1876 | (aged 64)
Occupation | Reformed minister |
Spouse | Christina De Moen |
Children | 10, including Dirk Van Raalte |
Albertus Christiaan van Raalte (17 October 1811 – 27 July 1876) was a 19th-century Dutch Reformed clergyman.[1]
Early life and education
Van Raalte did not set out to follow in his father's footsteps and become a clergyman. He was initially attracted to medicine, but he enrolled in the theological school at the University of Leiden to please his father.[1][2] After being spared by cholera, which ravaged the Netherlands, van Raalte was inspired to devote his life to preaching.[2]
Emigration to America
Van Raalte was first ordained in the
Van Raalte himself was the spiritual leader for the Protestant Reformed
In addition to settling Holland, Van Raalte also later started a Dutch colony in Amelia Court House, Virginia.[2]
Personal life
Van Raalte married Christina De Moen in 1836. He was the father of ten total children; seven of those ten children survived into adulthood: three boys and four girls. One of these children was future Union soldier and politician Dirk Van Raalte.[2]
Legacy
Van Raalte's personal papers are housed at the Heritage Hall Archives of Calvin University.
References
- ^ a b c Douma, Michael (Fall 2010). "Memory and the Myth of Albertus C. Van Raalte: How Holland, Michigan, Remembers Its Founding Father". Michigan Historical Review. 36 (2): 41 – via JSTOR.
- ^ ISBN 0-9634061-1-6.
- OCLC 183327308.
External links
Further reading
- "Memory and the Myth of Albertus C. Van Raalte: How Holland, Michigan, Remembers Its Founding Father". Michigan Historical Review. 36 (2): 37–61. 2010. ISSN 2327-9672.