Author: William ShafferPublisher:
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Languages : en
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A Genealogy of the William Shaffer Family
Author: William ShafferA Genealogy of the William Shaffer Family
Author: William Lowell StarkeyPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
William Shaffer (1777-1858), of Alsatian lineage, was born in Pennsylvania and in 1799 married Sophia Blocher, an immigrant from Württemberg, Germany. They moved to Stark County, Ohio in 1816. Descendants lived in Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, California and elsewhere.
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: Encyclopedia of American Family Names
Author: H. Amanda RobbPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
The definitive guide to the 5,000 most common surnames in the United States. With origins, variations, rankings, prominent bearers and published genealogies.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity
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Category : Indianapolis (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1388
Book Description
Early German American Schupp/Shupp/Shup Families and Their Descendants from the 1600's to the Present
Author: Atwood James ShuppA Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Author: William Watts Hart DavisPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806306416
Category : Bucks County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
Reprint of v. 3 of the 1905 ed. published by Lewis Pub. Co., New York under title: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time.
Becoming German
Author: Philip L. OtternessPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801471168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Becoming German tells the intriguing story of the largest and earliest mass movement of German-speaking immigrants to America. The so-called Palatine migration of 1709 began in the western part of the Holy Roman Empire, where perhaps as many as thirty thousand people left their homes, lured by rumors that Britain's Queen Anne would give them free passage overseas and land in America. They journeyed down the Rhine and eventually made their way to London, where they settled in refugee camps. The rumors of free passage and land proved false, but, in an attempt to clear the camps, the British government finally agreed to send about three thousand of the immigrants to New York in exchange for several years of labor. After their arrival, the Palatines refused to work as indentured servants and eventually settled in autonomous German communities near the Iroquois of central New York.Becoming German tracks the Palatines' travels from Germany to London to New York City and into the frontier areas of New York. Philip Otterness demonstrates that the Palatines cannot be viewed as a cohesive "German" group until after their arrival in America; indeed, they came from dozens of distinct principalities in the Holy Roman Empire. It was only in refusing to assimilate to British colonial culture—instead maintaining separate German-speaking communities and mixing on friendly terms with Native American neighbors—that the Palatines became German in America.
Who was who
Author: Los Angeles Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.