Coenraad Zijtsema
Coenraad Zijtsema (* July 15, 1702 in Leer ; † April 28, 1788 ibid) was a line owner and ship owner in Leer.
Life
Zijtsema was born in 1702 as the son of master weaver Kaspar Conrads Zijtsema. The family probably came from the province of Groningen and belonged to the Mennonites in Leer. By marrying his second wife, the Mennonite Maria van Hoorn, Zijtsema became related to the reputable Leeraner linen shipping companies van Hoorn and Vissering.
Zijtsema was a co-founder of Zijtsema & Companie. The company imported linseed from the Baltic States. Later, the range was expanded to include brandy, coffee and tobacco and the company became a shipowner.
The car park in Leer is still a reminder of the entrepreneur and his family today.
literature
- JP Müller: The Mennonites in East Frisia from the 16th to the 18th century. Emden / Borkum / Amsterdam 1887
- Wolfgang Henninger: The Leeraner linen shipping company Coenraad Zijtsema 1702–1788. In: Hajo van Lengen (Ed.): Collectanea Frisica. Contributions to the historical regional studies of East Frisia. Walter Deeters on his 65th birthday (= treatises and lectures on the history of East Frisia, Volume 74). Aurich 1995, pp. 311-339.
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| SURNAME | Zijtsema, Coenraad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Line owners and ship owners |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Empty |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1788 |
| Place of death | Empty |