Category: Pennsylvania Dutch

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The Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch), are a cultural group formed by early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania and their descendants. The word "Dutch" does not refer to the Dutch people or Dutch language, but to the German settlers, known as Deutsch (in standard German) and Deitsch (in the principal dialect they spoke, Palatine German). Most emigrated, in the 17th and 18th centuries, to the Americas from within the Holy Roman Empire, which included areas that were later to become Germany and Switzerland. Over time, the various dialects spoken by these immigrants fused into a unique dialect of German known as Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania "Dutch". At one time, more than one-third of Pennsylvania's population spoke this language.

The Pennsylvania Dutch maintained numerous religious affiliations, with the greatest number being Lutheran or German Reformed, but also with many Anabaptists, including Mennonites, Amish, and Hutterite. The Anabaptist religions promoted a simple lifestyle, and their adherents were known as Plain people or Plain Dutch. This was in contrast to the Fancy Dutch, who tended to assimilate more easily into the American mainstream. Other religions were also represented by the late 1700s, in smaller numbers.

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15 Feb 1902 Jackson Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Apr 1989

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abt 1744 Berks, Pennsylvania,British Colonial America - abt 1787
Aug 1761 Albany Township, Berks, Pennsylvania - 01 Aug 1828
19 Dec 1759 Albany, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America - 23 Nov 1843
01 Sep 1734 Flörsbach, Hesse, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 01 Aug 1812
abt 1754 Albany, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonia America - 11 Aug 1828
abt 1742 Zweibrücken, Zweibrücken, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich - abt 1803 photo
abt 1685 Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany - bef Apr 1749
1735 Hirschland, Zabern, Alsace-Lorraine, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 15 May 1787

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01 Nov 1776 Caernarvon, Berks, Pennsylvania - 12 Apr 1865
1755 Caernarvon Township, Berks, Pennsylvania - 14 Aug 1792 photo
08 Apr 1797 Pennsylvania, USA - 06 Apr 1865
abt 1760 Caernarvon, Berks, Province of Pennsylvania - 24 Sep 1820 photo
19 Dec 1799 Pennsylvania, USA - 06 Jun 1851
15 May 1741 Bucks County, Pennsylvania - 11 May 1813
1788 Tinicum Twp, Deleware County, Pennsylvania - abt 1821
15 Apr 1752 Bucks, Pennsylvania - 24 Feb 1839
30 Jun 1782 Pennsylvania, USA - 24 May 1866
abt 1776 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA - 13 Apr 1811
Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jul 1898
1723 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 11 Jan 1790 photo
abt 1787 - 16 Dec 1876
01 Nov 1824 - 19 Apr 1903
abt 1738 Stuttgart, Herzogtum Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 10 Nov 1823
abt 1734 Stuttgart, Herzogtum Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 31 Mar 1783

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15 Apr 1810 Pennsylvania, United States - bef 1870
27 Jan 1779 York, Pennsylvania, United States - bef Nov 1846

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1822 Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States - bef 1870

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15 Jun 1695 Benken, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - 12 May 1772
04 May 1713 Durlach, Stadt Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany - 09 Jun 1788

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17 Sep 1818 German Empire - 19 Aug 1890
11 Mar 1725 Niederauerbach, Zweibrucken, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich - abt Nov 1835 photo
14 Dec 1729 Germany - 18 Jan 1806
abt 1690 Düsseldorf, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 17 Apr 1793
01 Apr 1832 Hesse, Germany - 22 Mar 1904
05 Jan 1782 - 19 Mar 1859
01 Mar 1738 Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonia America - 13 Apr 1792 photo
24 Nov 1853 Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA - 23 Feb 1915
07 Nov 1848 Windsor, York County, Pennsylvania, USA - 18 Mar 1920
24 Oct 1769 Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America - 22 Apr 1844
1731 Adams County, Pennsylvania Colony - 07 Nov 1775

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abt 13 Nov 1730 Florsbach, Hessen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 24 Jun 1809
02 Jul 1671 Pfäffikon, Zürich, Switzerland - 28 Nov 1735

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11 Jun 1838 Sundhausen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France - 20 Nov 1900 photo
abt 1677 Benken, Switzerland

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26 Dec 1779 Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 08 May 1861
28 Dec 1725 Penn Rose Park, Manheim Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 15 Sep 1812
20 Feb 1762 Berks County, Pennsylvania - 1841 photo
10 Sep 1853 Linden Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 21 Apr 1924 photo
20 Aug 1856 Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 May 1910
05 Feb 1801 Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States - aft 1860
29 Oct 1798 Codorus, York, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1879 photo
14 Aug 1861 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA - 29 Mar 1906

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abt 1754 Berks County, Pennsylvania - abt 03 Feb 1850
02 Sep 1841 Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 07 Oct 1914
30 Jun 1864 Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Mar 1923
22 Mar 1918 Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA - Jul 1979
19 Feb 1840 York County, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 May 1899
13 Aug 1891 Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Dec 1972
09 Jun 1813 Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Jul 1902
09 Jan 1772 York County, Pennsylvania, Colonial British America - 14 May 1853
abt 1708 Lampertsloch, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France - Dec 1763
05 Oct 1732 Lampertsloch, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France - 29 Oct 1783 photo
29 Dec 1678 Hassloch, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich - bef 22 May 1766
16 Sep 1730 Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - 15 Sep 1819 photo
08 Oct 1766 Shrewsbury, York, Province of Pennsylvania - 19 Jul 1838
23 Oct 1763 Stone Arabia, Palatine, Montgomery, New York, British Colonial America - aft 28 Jan 1823 photo
16 Sep 1796 Berks, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Aug 1840 photo

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abt 06 Jan 1711 Steinsfurt, Neckar Valley, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany - 1784
13 Sep 1870 Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, USA - 21 Apr 1927

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09 Sep 1714 Benken, Biel-Benken, Baselland, Switzerland - 10 Mar 1772
1712 Schainbach, Ehekirchen, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany - 25 Dec 1756 photo
1670 Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany - 1749
1762 Germany - 1812
30 Aug 1710 Pfalz, Bayern, Bern, Switzerland - Jan 1782 photo
abt 21 Apr 1676 Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 1735

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abt 1787 York, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1831

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11 Nov 1703 Saalbach, Blaufelden, Schwäbisch-Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 31 Jan 1759 photo




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