1757 · Northkill (Berks County) · Amish
What happened
The Hochstetler farm on the Northkill was attacked in September 1757. See The Hochstetler massacre of 1757.
Also wounded nearby: Wounded John Miller (fl. 1760), shot through the hand while chopping wood.
Ancestors alive at the time
Peter Kaufmann (d. 1803), John Hostetler (d. 1807), Anna Hochstetler (killed 1757), Peter Neuenschwander (d. before 1791), Ulrich Mishler (b. 1688), Christian Ramseyer (bapt. 1700), Anna Dorothea Mueller (c.1700–1789), Johann Fieguth (1707–1780), Jacob Hochstetler (1712–1776), Christian Daniel Miller (c.1734–1777), John Hochstetler (c.1735–1805), Veronica Mishler (c.1736–1785), Jacob Mast (1738–1808), Abraham Busenitz (1739–1787), Magdalena Holly (c.1740–1820), Anna Busenitz (1744–1797), Anna Penner (fl. 1744), Joseph Hochstetler (c.1746–1812), Isaac Ramseyer (c.1747–after 1817), Michael Holly (arr. 1750), Hans Blank (arr. 1751), Jacob Conrad Sr. (1757–1829)
Sources
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.