Montbeliard was a destination for Anabaptists during the late 1680's and 90's and early 1700's. Most were Mennonites and many came from Switzerland's Kanton of Berne. Robert Carpenter ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Bern to Montbeliard > Hi List, > The recent messages about points of departure, Calvinist, Catholic, etc. has > made me wonder. > What should it tell me about the religion of my ancestor who moved from the > Oberdiessbach area of Bern to Montbeliard, then departed from Hamburg for > America in 1752? > They were married in 1747 (Bern) and had at least two, probably three > children by 1752 whose baptismal records I can't find. > I don't understand why they went to Montbeliard first? > Phyllis > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CHE/SWITZERLAND.html > to unsubscribe >