Lizzie Lehman
Biography
Pennsylvania Dutch (German-American) and a member of the Church of the Brethren. Migration from Hershey is attributed to one living Lehman relative. Occupation also recorded as “Owner of a large farm with Michael” (History of the Guild Family). Pennsylvania Dutch (German-American) and a member of the Church of the Brethren, known as Dunkers. Migration from Hershey is attributed to one living Lehman relative.
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Michael and Lizzie migrate west
Migration reported by one living Lehman relative.
History of the Guild Familydate not given
Michael and Lizzie migrate west
According to one living Lehman relative, they migrated west from Hershey; they owned a large farm in Astoria's Dunkers' community.
History of the Guild Family
Stories mentioning Lizzie
- The Lehman Family's Dunker RootsEdward Williams was born Emanuel (Manny) Lehman near Astoria in 1882, to Pennsylvania Dutch parents Michael and Lizzie Lehman. They owned a large farm in the Dunkers' community and reportedly had migrated from Hershey, Pennsylvania. The passage traces the Church of the Brethren from eight members in Germany in 1708 through persecution, refuge in Holland, and settlement in Pennsylvania, describing its baptismal practice, pacifism, simple living, and opposition to slavery. Emanuel's siblings were Mary, Henry, and Harvey.
- Manny's Family and Their Dunker RootsEdward Williams was born Emanuel (Manny) Lehman near Astoria in 1882 to Michael and Lizzie Lehman. The passage describes the Church of the Brethren's origins, persecution, migration, baptismal practices, and simple pacifist beliefs. A living Lehman relative said Manny's parents migrated from Hershey, Pennsylvania to Astoria, where they owned a large farm. Manny had a sister Mary and brothers Henry and Harvey.
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