Talk:Johann Conrad Weiser (1662-1746)

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The following message was left by Anonymous via PR #22801 on 2009-06-02 19:07:18 UTC

Your article states that “His [Johann Conrad Weiser’s] family were German Palatines who escaped Germany because of the persecution of Protestants.” And again “Conrad Weiser and his family were German Palatines who escaped Germany because of the persecution of Protestants.” Yes, he and his family escaped to England with German Palatines but he and his family being from Württemberg were “Schwaben” (Swabians). It is a common misconception in the U.S. to call all Germans who came to the U.S. at t