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From: "John C Steiner" <>
Subject: Re: [Mennonite] Mennonites Dunkards and Quakers
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 12:51:29 -0400
References: <200205270510.g4R5ARM31566@lists2.rootsweb.com> <000001c20557$1f1a34e0$41797ad5@default>


This link is a simple explanation for the similarities and differences of
the Dunkards (German Baptists), the Mennonites and the Quakers. Often, those
who spoke German were believed to come from Germany, and the Alsace was
sometimes Germanic, and sometimes French, but those Mennonites and Amish
originated in Switzerland. All were pacifists, did not believe in swearing
an oath to a governmental entity and the Dunkards and Mennonites were not
politically active, in contrast to the Quakers.

JohnO's family could have arrived in the US in NY, went up the Hudson, and
across the Erie Canal to the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area and then traveled
across into Ontario.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~annieron/Dunkards%20Men-nonites%20and%20Quake
rs.html

John Steiner


----- Original Message -----
From: "JohnO" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:19 AM
Subject: [Mennonite] Mennonites


| Someone said in part, "Now to make things more complicated Mennonites
| are also called the Bretheren or Dunkards ....Friends"
|
| My ancestor Abraham Overholt fled the US after the Revolution
| and settled in the Niagara area of Ontario. In his will he left
| 1 acre of land to the Mennonites as a burial ground (several members
| of his family were already interred there so its use was established) and
| if they didn't take it up within 1 year it was to go to the
Dunkers/Tunkers
| and failing them to the Quakers (Society of Friends). From that you will
| see that the groups were distinct although their beliefs were very
similar.
| The Bretheren are I believe Bretheren in Christ.
|
| John Overholt
| Kingston upon Thames,Eng.
|
|
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