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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 [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1021814 | The lists were published in [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1021814 '''''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 === | ||
* [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555423 | * [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555423 '''Palatine 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 [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555423 | 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 [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555423 '''Palatine Mennonite census lists, 1664-1793'''] at the Family History 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. | ||