Jacob Hochstetler (I28560)
1712 - 1776 (64 years)-
Name Jacob Hochstetler [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Relationship with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 1712 Échery, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France [1, 2, 3, 5, 8] - Called Markirch in Germany
Gender Male Arrival 8 Oct 1737 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 5, 7] Ship Charming Nancy Event 19 Sep 1757 Northkill Amish Settlement, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 5, 7, 9, 10] Indian raid during the night of 19 Sep 1757 and following morning in which the husband Jacob was captured, his wife and two children were killed and scalped, and some two other sons captured. LifeSketch Jacob's family was Amish and attacked by Indians in 1757. His wife, son Jacob, and a young daughter were killed, while he and two sons were taken captive. He later barely escaped. It\'s known as the Northkill Hochstetler Massacre (see sources). His life is a brilliant testimony of the divine life and love of Jesus Christ. His remarkable leadership, faith, courage, and willingness to sacrifice everything for peace contributed to the establishment of great blessings. The American Indians\' hearts softened, settlements spread, great freedoms were secured in the United States of America, and the gospel of Jesus Christ rolled forth worldwide. [4, 7] The Hochstettler Massacre Document FSID LBNX-KGW Name HS in Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies, (1986) [4] Residence 1712 Échery, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France [4, 5] father fled from prison, to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (called Markirch in Germany) Death Jun 1776 (Before 1813 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was a part of Lancaster and Dauphin Counties), Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11] Person ID I28560 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father Jacob H. Hochstetler, Sr., b. Abt 1680, Échery, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France d. DECEASED, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F32392 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Barbara Bürki of Lorentz, b. 3 Jan 1700/01, Mammern, Thurgau, Switzerland d. 20 Sep 1757, Northkill Amish Settlement, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 56 years) Marriage 1729 Bern, Switzerland [5] Children 1. John Jacob Hochstetler, Sr., b. 1730, Bern, Switzerland d. 11 Apr 1805, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years) 2. Anna Barbara J. Hochstetler, b. 1732, Bern, Switzerland d. 1787, Shartlesville, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years) 3. Jacob Hochstetler, b. 1 Sep 1736, Bern, Switzerland d. 20 Sep 1757, Northkill Amish Settlement, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 21 years) 4. Joseph Hochstetler, b. 1 Aug 1742, (Berks County was formed in 1752 from parts of Chester, Lancaster, and Philadelphia Counties), Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Aug 1812, (Juniata County, Pennsylvania was formed from part of Mifflin County in March 1831), Fermanagh, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years) 5. Christian Hochstetler, b. 13 Feb 1746, (Berks County was formed in 1752 from parts of Chester, Lancaster, and Philadelphia Counties), Upper Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Apr 1814, Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years) 6. Veronica Hochstetler, b. 1748, (Berks County was formed in 1752 from parts of Chester, Lancaster, and Philadelphia Counties), Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Sep 1757, Northkill Amish Settlement, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 9 years) Family ID F20675 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos
Headstones Hochstetler Jacob Headstone
Histories Mennonite Beginnings
The history traces Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's 10th great grandparents of 16th century Switzerland and their Anabaptist/Mennonite/Amish descendants who emigrated to America in the 1700s, as did many others, to escape religious persecution.The Hochstetler Attack: Life on the Frontier
One of the most well-known anecdotes in Amish and Mennonite history is the story of pacifist Jacob Hochstetler and the tragedy his family underwent at the Northkill Settlement in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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Sources - [S541] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 Document - [S665] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;), Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1738; Page Number: 246.
- [S1251] Find A Grave, Jacob Hochstetler.
Place of birth may be Lake Thun/Bern region of Switzerland. Have also heard through family members possibly at or near St. Marie-aux-Mines in the Alsace-Lorraine region. Research continues.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38361359/jacob-hochstetlerThe Hochstettler Massacre Document Hochstetler Jacob Headstone - [S873] Hugh Gingerich and Rachel Kreider, Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies, (Name: Pequea Bruderschaft Library; Date: 2007;).
Gingerich and Kreider (2007), Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies - [S1431] Daniel E. Hochstetler, Family Database of Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, (Name: Jacob Hochstetler Family Association; Location: Elkhart, Indiana, USA;), Jacob Hochstetler.
JacobHochstetlerHistory_Page_2 Document JacobHochstetlerHistory_Page_1 Document - [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Mennonite Beginnings.
The history traces Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's 10th great grandparents of 16th century Switzerland and their Anabaptist/Mennonite/Amish descendants who emigrated to America in the 1700s, as did many others, to escape religious persecution.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/MennoniteBeginnings.php - [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), The Hochstetler Attack: Life on the Frontier.
One of the most well-known anecdotes in Amish and Mennonite history is the story of pacifist Jacob Hochstetler and the tragedy his family underwent at the Northkill Settlement in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/HochstetlerAttack.php - [S1037] James C. Hostetler, Family Database of James C. Hostetler, (Name: Swiss Anabaptist Genealogical Association;), Jacob Hochstetler.
Name JACOB HOCHSTETLER
Born 1712 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France
Gender Male
Died 1776 Lebanon Co., PA
Person ID I30 Hostetler Database
Last Modified 7 Mar 2016
Children
1. John Hochstetler, b. 1730, Europe, d. 1805, Somerset Co., PA (Age 75 years)
2. Barbara Hochstetler, b. 1732
3. Jacob Hochstetler, d. 21 Sep 1757, Berks Co., PA
4. _____ Hochstetler, d. 21 Sep 1757, Berks Co., PA
5. Joseph Hochstetler, b. Abt 1744, Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 1812, Juniata Co., PA (Age ~ 68 years)
6. Christian Hochstetler, b. Abt 1746, Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 01 May 1814, Montgomery Co., OH (Age ~ 68 years)
Last Modified 7 Mar 2016
Family ID F28 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Notes
Came to the United States Nov 9 1738 on the Charming Nancy. DJH 1, Gingerich-Kreider HS. My American progenitor. Dates from H/H/H Family Newsletter, September 2001; Hermann Guth: Amish Mennonites in Germany, p 184
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http://69.197.190.243/getperson.php?personID=I30&tree=Hostetler - [S1433] Beth H. Marks, Our Flesh and Blood: A Documentary History of the Jacob Hochstetler Family, (Name: Jacob Hochstetler Family Association; Location: Elkhart, Indiana, USA; Date: 3rd edition 2009;), Route of Jacob Hochstetler after his capture.
Jacob Hochstetler Capture Document - [S1432] The Hochstetler Massacre, (Name: Roadside America Miniature Village; Location: Shartlesville, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: Circa 1962;), Story about the September 19–20 attack of the Hochstetler family by the Delaware and Shawnee Indians.
The Hochstettler Massacre Document - [S1406] Brenda Imbus, Family Database of Brenda Imbus, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.
- [S541] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).