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Edzard Rengers

1658–1694

Life

  1. 1658
    Born
  2. 28 March 1658
    Baptised
  3. 1683
    Memorial stone in the church of Oldenzijl: as collator, had the tower, bell and clock installed with Egbert Clant and Gerard Horenken
  4. 1685–1688
    Curator of the university (for the province)
  5. 1691–1692
    Provincial audit office (rekenkamer)
  6. 1693–1694
    Bought the house Farmsum from Ephraim van Welvelt in 1693 for f 30,000
  7. 5 April 1693–1694
    Was welcomed with festivities into Farmsum with his wife on 5 April 1693 and lived at the house
  8. 1694
    Died
  9. Named (as late husband) in the inscription on the organ of Farmsum
  10. Named (as late husband) on the bell of Garrelsweer (1695)
  11. Weathervane of Meedhuizen with the arms Rengers and Van der Noot
  12. Memorial stone with alliance arms in the tower of Weiwerd

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