Archibald Laidlie
| Archibald Laidlie | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Archibald Laidlie (4 December 1727 – 1779) was a clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church in the United States.[1]
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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