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FormatBook Whole
Author, MonographicTolzmann, Don H.
Title, MonographicThe first Germans in America: with a biographical directory of New York Germans
Place of PublicationBowie, MD
PublisherHeritage Books
Date of Publication1992
Extent of Work46
ISBN1-55613-547-5
AbstractThe first permanent German settlement in America was at Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1683. But most people do not realize that Germans first arrived in America in 1608, settling at Jamestown, Virginia, and, within a few years, Germans began joining the Dutch settlement of New Netherland (later New York) and other colonies. These early settlers did not come as a group of families, nor were they sponsored by an organization.
NotesIncludes index ; book, in MadCat
Call NumberMKI E 184 .G3 F5 1992
MKI TermsImmigrants, German/ Genealogy/ Virginia/ History / Settlements/ 17th century