Jacob Casper Metzlar

Life

1. 10 June 1751
   Born

   Hulst[1]
2. 13 June 1751
   Baptised

   Hulst[1]
3. 4 May 1774–16 June 1784
   Minister in VOC service; sailed out on 4 May 1774 on the Morgenster (Amsterdam chamber), arrived at the roads of Batavia on 13 December 1774; first served on Onrust, from 1777 at the Dutch congregation at Batavia; returned on the Java (left Batavia 17 November 1783, arrived 16 June 1784)

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4. 1776–1780
   As minister at Batavia made church visitation journeys to Cheribon (1776, 1780) and Padang (1778); secretary of the Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen

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5. 1785–1820
   Minister at Beusichem (1785), Klundert (1790), Harlingen (1793), Schiermonnikoog (1810) and Aduard (1813-1820); afterwards emeritus in Groningen

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6. 13 January 1796
   Published 'De getrouwe slaaf' (The Faithful Slave), a short piece about the mutiny of Chinese sailors on the return ship Java (24-12-1783), in which his wife was murdered. He praises July van Makassar, an enslaved man, who saved his wounded enslaver, Mrs Radermacher, from the attackers.

   Harlingen[1]
7. 23 August 1822
   Adult baptism after profession of faith, in a solemn morning service; received the first name Christiaan. Metzlar, retired minister of Aduard and former minister in the Indies, had been specially invited for it (Voorganger)

   Nieuwe Kerk, Groningen[1]
8. 14 September 1824
   Died

   Groningen[1]

Family and ties

Partners

Aletta Margaretha van Kervel · Petronella Weppelman

Children

Alexander Jan Metzlar · Anna Metzlar · Henrietta Coenradina Metzlar · Hans Hendrik Metzlar · Adrianus Gysbertus Metzlar · Adrianus Gijsbertus Metzlar · Johan Jacob Metzlar