Archibald Laidlie Explained

Archibald Laidlie
Birth Date:4 December 1727
Birth Place:Kelso, Scotland
Death Date:1779
Death Place:United States
Nationality:Scottish
Known For:first English-speaking pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in America
Occupation:pastor

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Laidlie, Archibald. American National Biography. http://www.anb.org/articles/08/08-02366.html. Oxford University Press. Subscription needed.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofhoffm00hoff#page/153/mode/1up Genealogy of the Hoffman Family