Hist. Mss. 1-919
Friedrich Hage, 1794-1863
Papers, 1819-1891, 1975-1977
1 File (Long Small Collection)

Introduction

These papers were deposited into the Archives by Sue
Bontrager, Middlebury, Indiana, in 1997. The 1744
Froschauer Bible, which was a part of this collection, is
found at the Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen College.
The Bible also contains some family records of the Esch and
Hage families.

Inventory Listing

1 File (Long Small Collection)

Papers, 1819-1891, 1975-1977
Friedrich Hage (1794-1863) was a Amish Mennonite
minister in Germany, who emigrated with his wife, two
children, and a hired hand, to the United States of
America in 1825-26. Later he served as an Amish bishop
in Holmes County, Ohio.

Many of these documents have been transcribed. A brief
overview and context of these papers is also found in
this collection, as provided by Joe Springer, Curator,
Mennonite Historical Library.

Name and Subject Tracing

Amish - Ohio
Amish Mennonites - France
Amish Mennonites - Germany
Emigration and Immigration
Esch Family
Froschauer Bible (1744)
Hage Family
Hage, Friedrich, 1794-1863
Mast, Samuel, 1812-1883

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11-13-97/Dennis Stoesz
Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana