Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of [Hardcover]

H. Frank Eshleman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Eshleman's study explores the background of the great sectarian movements in Germany, Switzerland, and Holland and focuses attention on the Mennonite families who later emigrated to Pennsylvania. The major emphasis of the book is on Lancaster County genealogy and the emigration from the Palatinate in the eighteenth century, while substantial sections are devoted to lists of early settlers and biographical sketches of those who subsequently became known as Pennsylvania Germans.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 386 pages
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company; 1st edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806301058
• ISBN-13: 978-0806301051
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,187,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Publisher's Note:, July 18, 2007

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This review is from: Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of (Hardcover)

"...throughout the book there is an orientation toward Lancaster County genealogy, with a lot of pertinent and historically correct identification of family backgrounds in Europe....The wider extent of German eighteenth century emigration is treated...and [Eshleman] is careful to give material on the spread of the Pennsylvania German population, particularly the sects, to Virginia and other parts of the South."--Don Yoder, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, XXVI:3 (1970)

4.0 out of 5 stars Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers, August 18, 2009

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This review is from: Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of (Hardcover)

This is very tedious reading, but if you are serious about finding names that are potentially your ancestors, or want to know the history of the Mennonite persecutions in Europe, it is well worth while.