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The Hochstetler massacre was an attack on a farmstead at the Northkill Amish Settlement in September or October 1757, in which three Amish settlers were killed and three others taken into captivity. The attack was one of many assaults by French-allied Native American warriors on Pennsylvania settlements during the French and Indian War .
Northkill Amish. The Northkill Amish Settlement was established in 1740 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. As the first identifiable Amish community in the new world, [1] it was the foundation of Amish settlement in the Americas. By the 1780s it had become the largest Amish settlement, but declined as families moved elsewhere.
Jakob’s father and one of his sisters also joined the Anabaptist movement. His brother Ulli, 18 years his junior, was also an Anabaptist and is known for his moderating tone in the attempts at reconciliation between the Amish and Reist sides. [6]: p.81–101 View of Simmental valley, birthplace of Jakob Ammann
The sons of the family took their weapons but father Jacob did not allow them to shoot due to the Anabaptist doctrine of nonresistance. [17] Jacob Sr.'s wife, Anna (Lorentz) Hochstetler, a daughter (name unknown) and Jacob Jr. were killed by the Native Americans. Jacob Sr. and sons Joseph and Christian were taken captive.
Edward Gingerich (1966 – January 14, 2011) was an Amish man from Rockdale Township, Pennsylvania, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 1993 death of his wife, Katie. [1] He was the first Amish person to be convicted of homicide. [2]
At the time, there were eight or nine Amish families in the valley as well as a general store. The "Lynchburg Living" magazine reported in 2020 that there were 14 Amish families in the community.
Amish communities share general beliefs, but their practices may differ depending on region, levels of religious and cultural conservatism and the specific heritage of different communities.
Jacob and Anna Hostetler, spiritual leaders of the Jesus Church of Washington and leaders of the Amish-Mennonite Evangelism Network of the United Pentecostal Church; Alan Kreider, religious professor; Gerald Miller, medical missionary; Elmo Stoll, bishop and founder of the "Christian Communities"