The only way to know is to ask your ancestors, of course, that not being possible you will need to draw conclusions based on what you know about your ancestors. Anabaptist are Protestant Christians of the Radical Reformation of the 16th. century Europe. Among direct descendants are the Amish, Brethren and Mennonites. Anabaptist rejected practices such as wearing wedding rings, taking oaths and participating in civil government. They adhered to a literal interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount and Believer's baptism. For reasons that may be obvious, they were they were ignored and often persecuted during the 16th. by both Protestants and Roman Catholics. Hope this will help, a little. W In a message dated 6/15/2011 7:14:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Folks, Is there any way to know whether or not my protestant Swiss-German ancestors in the Bas-Rhin were Anabaptists? There is some belief in my family that my family (Hirtzels, to begin with) came from Switzerland before they settled in the Alsace. I am aware somewhat of the history of the persecution and migration of Anabaptists starting arond 1650 down the Rhine to the Alsace. My ancestors are in the protestant church books in the Alsace, and built protestant churches in the US when they arrived. best, Paul Carr -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you. Paul On Dé Céadaoin, 15 Meitheamh, 2011, at 05:58, [email protected] wrote: > The only way to know is to ask your ancestors, of course, that not being > possible you will need to draw conclusions based on what you know about > your ancestors. Anabaptist are Protestant Christians of the Radical > Reformation of the 16th. century Europe. Among direct descendants are the Amish, > Brethren and Mennonites. Anabaptist rejected practices such as wearing wedding > rings, taking oaths and participating in civil government. They > adhered to a literal interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount and > Believer's baptism. > For reasons that may be obvious, they were they were ignored and often > persecuted during the 16th. by both Protestants and Roman Catholics. > Hope this will help, a little. > W > > > > In a message dated 6/15/2011 7:14:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Folks, > > Is there any way to know whether or not my protestant Swiss-German > ancestors in the Bas-Rhin were Anabaptists? > > There is some belief in my family that my family (Hirtzels, to begin with) > came from Switzerland before they settled in the Alsace. I am aware > somewhat of the history of the persecution and migration of Anabaptists starting > arond 1650 down the Rhine to the Alsace. > > My ancestors are in the protestant church books in the Alsace, and built > protestant churches in the US when they arrived. > > best, > Paul Carr > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message