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It is believed that early emigrants followed the push and pull factor. For them lucrative salaries would have been pulling them while little prospects at home would have pushed them into emigration. Germany experienced unfavorable weather conditions in the 1800's that brought about food crises. Lack of food brought about elevation of prices. With a continually increasing population, some areas experienced devastation. When sons on top of that were not able to inherit the ancestral farm to support themselves and their families, emigration was one way out. | It is believed that early emigrants followed the push and pull factor. For them lucrative salaries would have been pulling them while little prospects at home would have pushed them into emigration. Germany experienced unfavorable weather conditions in the 1800's that brought about food crises. Lack of food brought about elevation of prices. With a continually increasing population, some areas experienced devastation. When sons on top of that were not able to inherit the ancestral farm to support themselves and their families, emigration was one way out. | ||
==Online Databases== | ==Online Databases== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10749/germany-emigrants-from-southwestern-germany-1736-1963?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=oct19historicalrecords&utm_content=oct19historicalrecords Germany, Emigrants from Southwestern Germany, 1736-1963] - at MyHeritage - index ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61037 Emigrants from West-German Fuerstenberg Territories (Baden and the Palatinate) to America and Central Europe] | *[https://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/de/themen/praesentationen---themenzugaenge/48581 '''Auswanderung aus Südwestdeutschland '''] Emigration database of Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, 1751-1920. Index. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4610 Baden, Germany Emigration Index (Badisches Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe. Auswanderer)] | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61037 Emigrants from West-German Fuerstenberg Territories (Baden and the Palatinate) to America and Central Europe] ($). 1712, 1737, 1787 Index. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4610 Baden, Germany Emigration Index (Badisches Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe. Auswanderer)] ($). 1866-1911. Index and some images. Incomplete. | |||
===Works of Werner Hacker=== | ===Works of Werner Hacker=== | ||
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*In 1860/62/64 people were released from Bruchsal prison and the workhouse in Freiburg. | *In 1860/62/64 people were released from Bruchsal prison and the workhouse in Freiburg. | ||
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The lists were published in | The lists were published in {{FSC|1021814|item|disp='''''Archiv für Familiengeschichtsforschung'', 3. Jahrgang, Heft 1 (1999).'''}}, call number 943 B2as.<br> | ||
=== Palatinate Mennonite Census Lists 1664-1793 === | === Palatinate Mennonite Census Lists 1664-1793 === | ||
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The '''Kurpfalz''' territory included '''parts of the state of Baden on the east side of the Rhine River''' and parts of the present-day Palatinate. The state of Kurpfalz ended in 1801 under Napoleon of France. The Palatinate then became part of France. In 1815, this territory fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria, and since World War II is known as “Rheinbayern” or “Bayrische Pfalz”.<br>The first Swiss-German Anabaptists or Mennonites immigrated to the Kurpfalz in 1664. After the 30 Years’ War the area was hugely depopulated and the religious refugees from Switzerland were encouraged to settle under certain conditions. They had to observe religious restrictions, pay protection fees and other obligations. In order to make sure everything went according to law, the Mennonites needed to register with the authorities at irregular intervals. Hence, censuses were taken in 1664, 1685, 1706, 1717, 1724, 1738, 1743, 1753, 1759, 1768, 1773, 1790, and 1793. | The '''Kurpfalz''' territory included '''parts of the state of Baden on the east side of the Rhine River''' and parts of the present-day Palatinate. The state of Kurpfalz ended in 1801 under Napoleon of France. The Palatinate then became part of France. In 1815, this territory fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria, and since World War II is known as “Rheinbayern” or “Bayrische Pfalz”.<br>The first Swiss-German Anabaptists or Mennonites immigrated to the Kurpfalz in 1664. After the 30 Years’ War the area was hugely depopulated and the religious refugees from Switzerland were encouraged to settle under certain conditions. They had to observe religious restrictions, pay protection fees and other obligations. In order to make sure everything went according to law, the Mennonites needed to register with the authorities at irregular intervals. Hence, censuses were taken in 1664, 1685, 1706, 1717, 1724, 1738, 1743, 1753, 1759, 1768, 1773, 1790, and 1793. | ||
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Not every subsequent sovereign upheld the protective rights for the people of a different creed and limited their growth so that especially young people were forced to leave. Many simply moved to a neighboring village if it belonged to a different sovereign, but most saw no other alternative than to pack up, travel down the Rhine and eventually make the voyage across the Atlantic to America.<br> | Not every subsequent sovereign upheld the protective rights for the people of a different creed and limited their growth so that especially young people were forced to leave. Many simply moved to a neighboring village if it belonged to a different sovereign, but most saw no other alternative than to pack up, travel down the Rhine and eventually make the voyage across the Atlantic to America.<br> | ||
The census lists were forwarded to the respective authorities (Oberämter). The genealogists Hermann and Gertrud Guth transcribed these lists and discovered that the Kurpfalz officials were not familiar with the Swiss-German names. Names were frequently spelled the way they thought they should be spelled causing some unusual deformities. Several surnames point to the origin of the person. Families had Lower German or Dutch origin. The list of family and village names are available in | The census lists were forwarded to the respective authorities (Oberämter). The genealogists Hermann and Gertrud Guth transcribed these lists and discovered that the Kurpfalz officials were not familiar with the Swiss-German names. Names were frequently spelled the way they thought they should be spelled causing some unusual deformities. Several surnames point to the origin of the person. Families had Lower German or Dutch origin. The list of family and village names are available in {{FSC|555423|item|disp='''Palatine Mennonite census lists, 1664-1793'''}} at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City Utah, International Floor. | ||
Source: Guth, Hermann and Gertrud et.al.''Palatine Mennonite Census Lists 1664-1793''. Mennonite Family History, Elverson PA, 1987. | Source: Guth, Hermann and Gertrud et.al.''Palatine Mennonite Census Lists 1664-1793''. Mennonite Family History, Elverson PA, 1987. | ||