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Pennsylvania, USA · coordinates 39.95, -75.17 (exact)
About
Arrival port of the 1700s Swiss/Palatine immigrants (Hochstetler 1738, Mast 1750, Blank 1751). Ruth Neuenschwander was born here 1922.
Born here
Events
Lived here
- 1738 — Jacob Hochstetler (1712–1776)
- 1738 — John Hochstetler (c.1735–1805)
- 1749 — Joseph Ulrich Mishler (c.1700–1756)
- 1749 — Veronica Mishler (c.1736–1785)
- 1750 — Christian Daniel Miller (c.1734–1777)
- 1750 — Jacob Mast (1738–1808)
- 1750 — Michael Holly (arr. 1750)
- 1751 — Hans Blank (arr. 1751)
- 1801 — Nathan Smiley (1797–1872)
- 1804 — Christian Nisly (emigrated 1804)
- 1922 — Andrew J. Neuenschwander (1888–1972)
- 1922 — Ruth S. Neuenschwander (1922–2017)
Narratives and research
- History: 1738 The Charming Nancy, 1750 The Brotherhood
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.