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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.
The Northkill settlers included the progenitors of many widespread Amish families, such as the Yoders, Burkeys, Troyers, [11] Hostetlers, [12] and Hershbergers. [13] Jacob Hochstetler is the subject of Harvey Hostetler's book The Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler. In addition to listing the hundreds upon hundreds of Americans who share Jacob as ...
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.
Fort Northkill was a fort in colonial Pennsylvania, built to protect settlers from attacks by French-allied Native Americans during the French and Indian War. [1]: 378–79 Although the fort was garrisoned by Pennsylvania militia, they were unable to prevent continued attacks on local farmsteads, but the fort did provide some protection for the settlers themselves.
Daniel Beiler grew up in an Old Order Amish community. After leaving he embraced cars, planes, and Tom & Jerry — but realized some things he misses. I broke away from my traditional Amish community.
The settlement has farms, trades and small shops. Troutville was named for Jacob Trautwien who settled the area in 1832. [7] The Smicksburg Amish settlement is centered on the borough of Smicksburg, Indiana County, about 10 miles southwest of Punxsutawney. The Smicksburg settlement is the third largest in Pennsylvania, and the eleventh largest ...
Troutville was named for Jacob Trautwien who settled the area in 1832. [7] [8] [9] The Smicksburg Amish settlement is centered on the borough of Smicksburg, Indiana County, about 10 miles southwest of Punxsutawney. The Smicksburg settlement is the third-largest Amish settlement in Pennsylvania, and the eleventh largest in the U.S.
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.