Guide to the Glossary of Jacob H. Schoon maker ca. 1801 MG 835
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 ca. 1801 The New Jersey Historical Society Finding aid encoded by Danielle Kovacs. March 2004. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Biographical NoteJacob Schoonmaker was born in Acquackanonck (present-day Passaic), New Jersey on May 11, 1777, son of Henricus Schoonmaker, a Dutch Reformed minister in Acquackanonck from 1774-1799 (and both Acquackanonck and Totowa from 1799-1816). Jacob received his A.B. from Columbia College (1799), graduated from the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Dutch Church in America at New Brunswick (1801), and later received his Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) from Dickinson College (1831). He was licensed as a clergy at Paramus, New Jersey in 1801 and was ordained in New York in 1802. He served as the pastor of First Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown, Long Island (later known as Elmhurst, and now part of the Borough of Queens in the city of New York) and the Queens First Reformed (Dutch) Church in Jamaica, New York from 1802-1849, and solely for Jamaica from 1849-1850. He was President of the General Synod in 1828. His son, Richard L. Schoonmaker, was also a Dutch Reformed minister, serving the Glen Reformed Church in upstate New York. Jacob Schoonmaker died on April 10, 1852. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteA Dutch glossary of religious words and personal and place names drawn from scriptural, theological, and historical works. Many of the entries cite Biblical scripture, as well as other religious texts. In some cases several definitions of a word are provided; all of the entries are in Dutch. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on this collection. Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Use RestrictionsResearchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission. The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialFor materials related to the Dutch Reformed Church at the New Jersey Historical Society, see: Manuscript Group 644, Reformed Church of Jesus Christ (Totowa, N.J.) Record Book Manuscript Group 682, Lloyd Family (Belleville, N.J.) Papers Manuscript Group 959, John Nelson Abeel Papers (Dutch Reformed Minister) Manuscript Group 1045, Aaron Lloyd Registry Book (Dutch Reformed Minister) Manuscript Group 1228, Jacob Chamberlain Papers (Theology Student) Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCustodial HistoryThe source of this collection is unknown. Preferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 835, Jacob H. Schoonmaker Glossary, The New Jersey Historical Society. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyVanderberge, Peter N., ed. Historical Directory of the Reformed Church in America, S.l.: s.n., 1966, 154. Weis, Frederick Lewis. “The Colonial Clergy of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania,” Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, 66:2 (1956), 309. Return to the Table of Contents |
