THE

COUNTY OF BENTHEIM

AND

HER EMIGRANTS TO

NORTH AMERICA

  1. Front Matter

  2. Introduction

  3. Were the Bentheimers
     Dutch of German?

  4. Birth, Marriage and 
     Burial Customs

  5. Marriage Contracts and
     Inheritance Customs

  6. Weaving, the Foremost
     Industry in Bentheim

  7. Under Napoleon Bonaparte

  8. Unrest in Church and Stare

  9. Passenger Lists

 10. A New Land and a New 
     Beginning

 11. Emigrants Who Became
     Ministers of the Gospel

 12. Dr. Jellema Visits Bentheim

 13. Dr. Terwey Welcomes
     Visitors from America

 14. A Declaration of the
     Evangelic Reformed Church

 15. Emigrant Records

 16. Outline of Bentheim History

 17. Errata

BY 

SWEENA HARGER
LOREN LEMMEN