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From: Tracey Converse <> (by way of Tracey <>
Subject: German Immigration....
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 00:35:50 -0700

>From website:
http://w3g.med.uni-giessen.de/gene/reg/WELT/usa.html#gener
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•History

Germans arrived in America during 3 broadly-drawn periods:

•1683-1820
This emigration was largely caused by religious persecutions following from
the changes wrought by the Thirty Years War, and by economic hardship. Many
were Protestants from the Palatinate area of Germany.

•1820-1871
Economic hardships, including those caused by unemployment, crop failure
and starvation, was the primary cause of emigration during this period, in
combination with wars and military service. Most of the emigrants came from
Alsace-Lorraine, Baden, Hessen, Rheinland, and Württemberg.

•1871-1914
Emigration became more affordable during this period, as well as much more
common. All areas of Germany contributed, including Prussia.

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