Archibald Laidlie
Archibald Laidlie (4 December 1727 – 1779) was a clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church in the United States.[1]
Archibald Laidlie | |
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Archibald Laidlie D.D. | |
Born | 4 December 1727 Kelso, Scotland |
Died | 1779 United States |
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation | pastor Scottish Church, Vlissingen (Flushing), the Netherlands (?-1764); pastor Dutch-Reformed Church in New York City (1764-1779) |
Known for | being the first English-speaking pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in America |
He married Maria Hoffman (1743–1825), sister of State Senator Anthony Hoffman (1739–1790), and they had five children.[2]
References
- "Laidlie, Archibald". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. Subscription needed.
- Genealogy of the Hoffman Family by Eugene Augustus Hoffman (Dodd, Mead & Co., NYC; pg. 153f)
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