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 Isaac Kauffman, son of Michael Kauffman and Anna Brendli.Born 20 Nov 1653 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland, died 1715 at Steffisburg,,Thun,Bern,Switzerland, age 61 or 62 years. Occupation: Anabaptist minister
Was an Anabaptist Minister. Jailed in Thun, Switzerland, in 1685. Later moved to Alsace, France, where he joined the Amish when they got started in the 1690s. Note: Occupation: Tauferlehrer - Exiled Taufer preacher Note: Descended from the Kaufmanns in the vicinity of Thun and the neighborhood of Steffisburg, Heimber, and Homberg. (Kauff p.1) He became a Mennonite teacher by 1680, and was constantly on the move to avoid arrest. In 1694 he was said to be living in some Alp pasture near Schangnau; in 1699 he was a Mennonite teacher of Homberg, District of Thun, and was sent to Berne, where the authorities desired to banish him to Amsterdam for deportation to the East Indies; in 1700 he had returned to Berne, and was again hunted; he was at Steffisburg in 1701; and in 1709 he was still being pursued by the authorities, now at Grindelwald, Canton or Berne. Married Feb. 18, 1676.@S244@S244@S244@
Married 18 Feb 1676 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland, age 22 years (married 38 or 39 years) to:  Elsbeth Mergerdt, age by marriage 19 yearsBorn 18 Feb 1657 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland, died 1715 at Bern,,Bern-Mittleland,Bern,Switzerland, age 57 or 58 years
Children:
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Michael KauffmanBorn 27 Jan 1678 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland, died 1718 at ,Lancaster County,Pennsylvania,United States, age 39 or 40 years 2.
Barbara KauffmanBorn 10 Sep 1682 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland 3.
Isaac KauffmanBorn 11 Jan 1685 at Steffisburg,,Thun,Bern,Switzerland, died 1745 at ,Berks County,Pennsylvania,United States, age 59 or 60 years Imm Sept 24, 1737 on "Virtuous Grace" Residence: Homberg until 1714 1807 Moved his family from Berks Co to Conemaugh Twshp, Somerset Co, PA and and purchased 400 acres of land @ $20 per acre from Hooley. (from son Sem's obituary)@S243@ Immigration: 24 SEP 1737 From Rotterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Ship Virtuous Grace @S53@ 4.
Jacob KauffmanBorn 1687 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland 5.
Elsbeth KauffmanBorn 09 Feb 1690 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland 6.
Christian KauffmanBorn 08 Jan 1693 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland 7.
Magdalena KauffmanBorn 23 Aug 1698 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland 8.
Christina KauffmanBorn 15 May 1701 at Erlenbach im Simmental,,Frutigen-Niedersimmental,Bern,Switzerland, died 08 Nov 1773, age 72 years | |||