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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.
The Northkill Amish Settlement was on the edge of the legal boundary of European settlement according to agreements with Native Americans. The area was part of the traditional home of the Lenape Indians, who had been forced to relocate by several unfair land purchase agreements, most notably the Walking Purchase of 1739. The growing European ...
In 1736, several Amish families purchased land along Northkill Creek. The Northkill Amish Settlement was the first organized Amish congregation in the U.S. The Hochstetlers , Yoders , Hetzlers and Millers were joined by Zugs, Jotters, Glicks , Kauffmans , and Bishop Jacob Hartzler, and eventually included more than 150 residents.
Northkill may refer to the following in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Northkill Amish Settlement , in Berks County Northkill Creek , a tributary of Tulpehocken Creek
According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 390,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80% ...
Eleven members of an Amish family – including a 1-year-old – were hospitalized in Pennsylvania Friday night after ingesting wild, “toxic mushrooms,” local authorities said.
The families came from western Kentucky and are involved in farming, according to the Amish America blog. Another Amish settlement existed in Burke's Garden from about 1990 to 1999.
He brought with him a cedar chest, which would become a treasured family heirloom. [15]: 57–58 Degler maintained a good relationship with Native Americans in the area, often sharing food with them. [16]: 23–24 When attacks on Pennsylvania settlements began to threaten his community, Degler and his family took refuge at Fort Northkill. The ...