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	Bentheim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bentheim (German: Grafschaft Bentheim; English: County of Bentheim) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
		Bentheim was a small medieval state, for that see: Bentheim (county).
		Bentheim became an earldom as early as 1050.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bentheim (216 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Bentheim (county) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The borders of the County correspond with the modern borders of the District of Bentheim.
		Bentheim-Steinfurt was mediatised to Berg and Prussia in 1806, with the former gaining Bentheim and the latter Steinfurt.
		Bentheim was annexed by France in 1810 with the Kingdom of Holland and many northwest German regions.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Bentheim_(county) (439 words)

	German Mediatisation: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bentheim: Count of Bentheim-Bentheim Bentheim-bentheim was a county of southeastern lower saxony, germany....
		Schönborn: Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid Schönborn-wiesentheid was a county of northwestern bavaria, germany, comprising of various isolated districts spanning from the regnitz river to the main river east of würzburg....
		Solms: Prince of Solms-Braunfels Solms-braunfels was a county of northern baden-württemberg and eastern rhineland-palatinate, germany....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /g/german_mediatisation (4472 words)

	“Emigration – a catastrophe for the Old Reformed Church and a blessing for the Christian Reformed Church
		Religiously and geographically, it was isolated: the population of neighboring counties was Catholic; and the area was surrounded by marshland.
		In the county of Bentheim the church of Hoogstede had to be closed, because nearly all of her members had emigrated.
		Born in the county of Bentheim and emigrating as ordained ministers were Jan Hindrik Vos 1881 from Uelsen, Jan Plescher 1885 from Neermoor, Hermann J. Potgeter 1889 from Neermoor, Jan Hindrik Schultz 1892 from Uelsen, Jan Robbert 1893 from the Netherlands, Henricus Beuker 1893 also from the Netherlands and Frederik Schüürmann coming 1912 from Campen.
	www.altreformiert.de /beuker/v-emigra.htm (8018 words)

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		Gerrit Bremmer, born July 1763 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim; died October 17, 1825 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Kingdom of Hannover; married (1) Gerritdina Van Tubbergen 1791 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim; born June 1767 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim; died June 01, 1808 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim; married (2) Berendina Braakman Bef.
		Gesina Bremmer, born 1769 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim; died January 04, 1838 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Kingdom of Hannover; married Gerrit Jan Jacobs 1808 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim; born 1774 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim.
		Hermina Arends, born September 1779 in Wilsum, Grafschaft Bentheim; married Gerrit Ottink 1814 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim; born 1768 in Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim.
	www.genealogy.com /users/j/a/c/Nelson-James-Jacobs/FILE/0011text.txt (3931 words)

	Bentheim-Steinfurt: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bentheim-Steinfurt was a partition of Bentheim-Bentheim Bentheim-bentheim was a county of southeastern lower saxony, germany....
		It was partitioned: between itself and Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda Bentheim-tecklenburg-rheda was a county of northwestern north rhine-westphalia and southwestern lower saxony, germany....
		Louis (Count of Bentheim-Bentheim Bentheim-bentheim was a county of southeastern lower saxony, germany....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /b/bentheim-steinfurt (264 words)

	Lucas Family Roots
		This county is where the Lucas family ancestors emigrated from in 1848 to escape religious persecution (typical American story).
		The county is along the German-Netherlands border, directly east of Amsterdam, directly west of Hannover.
		This county is perhaps only 100 miles from the North See so the weather can be somewhat cool and damp, this is evident in the morning fog seen in many of the pictures.
	www.nathanlucas.com /LucasRoots/Lucas-Roots.html (1026 words)

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		The rights to the county of Limburg with the fortress Hohenlimburg were inherited by Arnold in 1573 from his brother-in-law Adolf, the last Graf von Neuenahr.
		The occupation of the county of Tecklenburg by the then most important military power forced Graf Moritz-Casimir I in 1729 to agree to a settlement to the long-standing inheritance quarrel that had started in 1577.
		The house of Bentheim -Tecklenburg kept its regional rooting and responsibility for the welfare of the population.
	www.fuerstenhaus-bentheim.de /history/print/print.html (2734 words)

	Constitution of the Holy Roman Empire
		- 1436 the Counties of Cilli and Ortenburg to a Principality;
		- 1719 the Lordship of Schellenberg and County of Vaduz to the Principality of Liechtenstein;
		Hereditary Banner-Lord of the Principality of Gelderland and the County of Zütphen
	www.geocities.com /vrozn/Constit.html (7918 words)

	Holiday Destination Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) - Grafschaft Bentheim
		Bentheim Castle was first mentioned in official documents in the year 1116 and is nowadays the symbol of Bad Bentheim.
		In the interior of the castle, there is a museum of alchemy and a stone crucifix, the "Lord God of Bentheim", considered emblematic for the county, is one of the oldest monuments bearing witness to Christian life in the region.
		Because the county is situated directly on the border with the Netherlands, the term "Fietse" is also common here.
	www.niedersachsen-tourism.com /en/regionen-staedte/regionen/grafschaft-bentheim/index.php (600 words)

	Basic Course Lesson 4
		This was settled and officially introduced in Tecklenburg and in the County of Bentheim in 1588, and from 1591 was also valid for Steinfurt.
		As a result, the church in the county was caught in a difficult crisis.
		Already in 1709, a new “Church Constitution of Bentheim” was issued (on the model of the Church Constitution of the County of Lingen of 1678), which lasted officially into the year of 1971.
	www.reformiert-online.net:8080 /t/eng/bildung/grundkurs/gesch/lek4/lek4_4.jsp (956 words)

	Holland from 993 - 1299 The history of the Lowlands during the reign of the Counts of the house of Holland
		The result was that Dirk was not merely confirmed in his possession of Dordrecht and the Merweda Bushland (the later Holland) but also of the territory of a vassal of the Utrecht See, Dirk Bavo by name, which he conquered.
		This victory of 1018 is often regarded as of the the true starting-point of the history of the County of Holland.
		With his death without descendents, the heirs to the County of Holland were his cousins of Hainault, sons of John's great-aunt Adelaide of Holland.
	www.geerts.com /holland/holland-2.htm (4516 words)

	10. Grafschafter Fietsentour/ art trails/Vechtel Valley Cycle Route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In Bentheim County (and beyond) the main route (220km) and 16 extension routes make up a total network of more than 550 kilometres.
		Many of the trails run from the Upper to the Lower County (the northern part of Bentheim County); many go on into Holland.
		The delights of cycling through Bentheim County include woodland, heathland and charming fields and meadowland.
	www.germany-tourism.de /biking/05_route10.html (594 words)

	Women in power 1600-1640 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1613 the emperor confirmed the title for her son, Count Friedrich-Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg (1598-1657), who lost his entire estates 1622 for siding with the Elector Palatine, but was reinstated by the Treaty of Westpahlia 1648.
		After her death, the county was disputed and some territories were occupied by foreign powers.
		After the death of her uncle, Johann Wilhelm zu Jülich in 1609, a succession-dispute followed with the Pfalz-Newburg's until a division was agreed upon in 1614, and the counties of Kleve, Mark, Ravensberg and Ravenstein went to Brandenburg, though she primarily considered it as her personal possessions.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /womeninpower/Womeninpower1600.htm (4776 words)

	The Beernink Family
		Bentheim is an isolated county within Germany that had been under independent rule by the Counts of Bentheim for about 1000 years.
		The history and character of Bentheim is an interesting topic, which I'll address in a separate article.
		For now let me just say that the people of Bentheim spoke (and some speak today) a Dutch-like langage (plattdeutsch) that is also spoken in the nearby Dutch Provinces.
	www.beernink.com /articles/beerning.htm (3041 words)

	Website Design Portfolio of DesignForProfit, Web Design Company, London, UK
		County Marquees wanted an application that would set them apart from rival marquee companies and provide real functionality for customers.
		Bentheim was chosen as the Sapling site of the month for March 2005, commended as an “impressive site” with an “eye catching, intuitive interface and excellent quality content”
		The Bentheim website was also optimised for search engines and now has page 1 rankings for a number of key search terms in Google, Yahoo and MSN.
	www.designforprofit.co.uk /projects.html (934 words)

	Emigration from Uelsen and Surroundings
		Many inhabitants of the Grafschaft (County of Bentheim) as well "yearningly let their minds wander towards faraway lands where milk and honey are said to flow", reported the Bentheim newspaper in 1882.
		Bentheim, Allegan County, Michigan, USA: 42°42’34“ North, 85°55’8“ West.
		I was born in Holland, Michigan in 1932 and was raised on a combination of Dutch, Fries, and English.
	www.uelsen-und-umgebung.de /geschichten/auswanderer_en.html (849 words)

	Eighth Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fannie (Fenna) LUCAS (daughter of George L. LUCAS and Fredrika ????) was born on 25 Nov 1907 in Bentheim, Germany.
		She was buried in Prosper Cemetery, Missaukee County, Falmouth, Michigan.
		She came from Bentheim, Germany on April 21, 1921 with her parents, brothers and sisters.
	home.cinci.rr.com /thebaasfamily/b328.htm (180 words)

	Germany Fotos
		1500-23 Hereditary Countess Elisabeth von Hessen-Marburg of ¼ of the County of Diez and of
		1500-23 Hereditary Countess Elisabeth von Hessen-Marburg of Katzenelnbogen and ¼ of the County of Diez
		The county was occupied by the Landgrave of Hessen, and in 1565 the daughters were granted the fief (des Lehens erneut belehnt).
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Germany_fotos.htm (9704 words)

	Firehouse.Com News - 11/7/00 - Top Off-Site Emergency Service News Headlines - Updated Daily
		Knoxnews.com: Police have arrested two Grainger County men in connection with an arson fire set during the recent rash of fires in the county.
		The Atlanta Journal: The Newton County man accused of setting a fire that killed his three children last summer was indicted Monday on three counts of felony murder and two counts of arson.
		Washington Post.com: A Prince George's County Circuit Court judge yesterday ordered the county fire department to hire every applicant whose employment offer was rescinded last week just days before training of emergency response technicians was to begin.
	www.firehouse.com /news/offsite/newsheadlines_1107.html (1052 words)

	Englisch \| A Premium Business Location: Nordhorn \| Stadt Nordhorn - avant:cms
		The city of Nordhorn, district town of the county shire Bentheim, is located directly at the boarder between Neatherlands and Germany, close to the frontier to the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
		Bentheim features easy access to Germany´s fully developed railway system.
		To companies, which are planning to settle, the district town of the county shire Bentheim offers favourable real estate conditions.
	now.nordhorn.de /avant.cms/content/artikel.php?sw=1&lang=gb (538 words)

	Law and Goverment
		From the end of the 16th century the Roman Emporors from the Habsburg house tried to promoted non-immediate territorial noble families that played important roles at the court of Vienna to the level of the immediate houses.
		- The County of Bentheim, owned by the house of Bentheim-Bentheim, was mortgaged until 1804 to Brunswick-Hanover, which had the Bentheim voice in the Circle of Lower Rhine-Westphalia.
		The Bentheim family preserved its voice in the the Westphalian College of Imperial Counts.
	sam_smith1_07755.tripod.com /The.Holy.Roman.Empire/id19.html (4901 words)

	Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen Kreiswappen) - BAD BENTHEIM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The city of Bentheim received the arms in 1661 from Count Ernst Wilhelm of Bentheim.
		The golden balls are derived from the arms of the County (see the district arms).
		The monogram is made from the letters E and G, for Ernestus Guilelmus, the Latin version of the name of the count.
	www.ngw.nl /int/dld/b/bentheim.htm (191 words)

	James Riker: History of Harlem, Chapter V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The fugitives were not criminals escaped from justice, speculators lured by the hope of plunder, nor idlers coming thither to enjoy the luxuries which their own country did not afford : they were generally men persecuted on accdunt of their love of civil liberty, or their devotion to their religious tenets.
		From Workum, on the coast of Freisland, came Captain Jan Gerritsen De Vries, or Van Dalsen, progenitor of the Dolsen family, of Orange County, whose blood may be traced in those of Waldron, Kiersen and Meyer.
		Central of the district mentioned, upon the small river Linge, which empties into the Waal, stood the city of Leerdam, giving name to a county in which it was seated,—a level, grazing country, otherwise called the Prince's Land, because inherited by a son of William of Orange, from his mother, Anne of Egmont.
	home.comcast.net /~t.r.valentine/riker05.html (5141 words)

	Untitled Document
		As religion was very important to many who emigrated from Bentheim this includes, but is not limited to, historical knowledge pertaining to the churches and the religious life in Bentheim.
		Preserve the records of the pioneers by aiding and assisting the society in the compilation, preparation, and preservation of records and family histories.
		If you have historical information pertaining to the county of Bentheim, please contact the society so that your information can be preserved along with other records.
	www.dialogos-studies.com /bisabout.htm (229 words)

	Beerninks and other Grandparents
		The German County of Bentheim wraps around Overijssel, lying both to the North and East of Oldenzaal.
		The capital of Bentheim is Nordhorn, which is the site of the old reformed church in which several generations of Beerninks were baptized.
		In the County Bentheim, the main language was Dutch until the end of the 19th century.
	www.beernink.com /articles/beernink.htm (2665 words)

	HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Gerrit Jan Beuker carefully traces his finger across a large map as he circles Grafschaft Bentheim -- a German county that hugs the Dutch border.
		He then points to Uelsen, one of several villages in Bentheim to have a special connection to West Michigan.
		"About 10 percent of the people from the county of Bentheim immigrated between 1850 and 1880 -- most to West Michigan.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:84529427&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (198 words)

	James Riker: History of Harlem, Chapter XXIV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The last married jannetie, daughter of Cornelis Viele, of Schenectady, and by her received land at the All Plaats, on which they had lived but two years, when the French and Indian massacre of 1690 happened.
		Dyckman and family made their escape to Albany, and went to Dutchess County, but in 1715 removed to the Manor of Livingston, where he enjoyed some prominence and left posterity.
		Abraham, born August 25, 1754, served in Second Regiment, Orange County, New York, militia, in the Revolutionary War, and was lieutenant in the Line, New York, in Revolution.
	home.comcast.net /~t.r.valentine/riker24dyckman.html (3804 words)

	European Cyclists Federation - We care for biking, cycle touring, and bicycle policy, cycle tourism, Bike and train, ...
		Original offer for cycle tourists: Bentheim County now offers active holiday-makers and day-trippers the opportunity to cover single stages of their tours of discovery by bus.
		It concerns conspicuously designed buses of the Bentheim County Transport Company (VGB), that tow special bicycle trailers.
		The Fietsenbus“ frequents the route 100 between Bad Bentheim and Emlichheim.
	www.ecf.com /565_1 (142 words)

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