Researching Klaas Horst
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 66 people with the Horst surname? In that year Horst was ranked number 3513 for popularity in the UK. |
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Klaas Horst and the Horst Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Horst surname in the USA? Horst is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Klaas Horst
Klaas van der Horst
Klaas van der Horst (Amsterdam, 15 September 1731 - Haarlem, 1 May 1825) was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister.
Klaas was trained at the Mennonite seminary in Amsterdam, and served in Goes 1752-1757, Zwolle 1757, and Leiden 1757-1761 before moving to the Doopsgezinde kerk, Haarlem where he served 1761-1825. During his service the congregations of the Haarlem Mennonite community were united (the largest were Vlaamse Blok and Waterlanders) in 1784 and the sermon he gave on this occasion based on John 15:14 was published by his friend Adriaan Loosjes.
He had been friends with Pieter Teyler van der Hulst and was named in his will as member of the Teylers First Society, a position which he filled from 1778-1825. He lived to a great age.
Other names that sound a bit like Horst
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