Source |
Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970 |
Coverage
Place |
United States |
Year range |
1856 - 1970 |
Subject |
Church records |
Religion |
Dutch Reformed |
Publication information
Type |
Government / Church records |
Citation
United States. Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970. |
Repositories
Usage Tips
Original data: Christian Reformed Church Records. Archives of Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
See also
About Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970
[From Ancestry.com]
This collection contains membership lists, transfer documents, family registers, and meeting minutes from the Christian Reformed Church of America. Most records are in English, some are in Dutch, and a few are in German. Details in the registers vary but may include the following:
- name
- address
- parents’ names
- congregation
- birth date
- baptism date
- children’s names (which may include birth, baptism, marriage, and similar data)
- date of transfer from one congregation to another
The Christian Reformed Church (CRC) traces its theological roots back to the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. A break with the Dutch Reformed Church led to the organization of the CRC in 1857 in Michigan.
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