Sonnenberg Settlement 1819

Sonnenberg Settlement 1819 (HM2FJI)

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N 40° 45.335', W 81° 44.401'

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In the summer of 1819 settlers from Sonnenberg in
the Jura Mountains of Canton Bern, Switzerland,
arrived in Wayne County, Ohio. They fled the
religious persecution they endured because of their
Anabaptist Mennonite beliefs, including adult baptism and the separation of church and state. Ulrich
Lehman, Johannes Amstutz, and the families of
Peter and Barbara (Bogli) Lehman, David and Barbara
(Thuller) Kirchhofer, Isaac and Katharina (Lehman)
Sommer purchased 320 acres about two miles
northeast of Kidron, centered near the Intersection
of Zuercher and Hackett roads, and began new lives.
Their families and their faith continue to flourish int he Kidron-Sonnenberg area.
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HM NumberHM2FJI
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Year Placed2018
Placed ByKidron Community Historical Society and The Ohio History Connection
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 437533 N 4511888
Decimal Degrees40.75558333, -81.74001667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 45.335', W 81° 44.401'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 45' 20.1" N, 81° 44' 24.06" W
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