Jakob Ammann
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Jakob Ammann was a Swiss Anabaptist leader and the namesake of the Amish religious movement.
Jakob Ammann above the valley where his house stood near La Petite Lièpvre, Alsace, France
Jakob Amman’s house (dismantled in 1955) from the 17th century in Thal Erlenbach (Photo appr. 1900)
Jakob Amman’s house in Tal Erlenbach on an old painting including the barn
The barn in Tal Erlenbach from the 17th century today
Erlenbach im Simmental
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Erlenbach im Simmental is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Jakob Ammann
…1990s, more research has filled in some of the gaps and a basic outline of his life is now conceivable. Jakob Ammann was born on 12 February 1644 in Erlenbach im Simmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland to Michael and Anna (née Rupp) Ammann. Erlenbach church records note the baptism of a Jakob Ammann on 12 February 1644…
Erlenbach im Simmental village
13th-15th century murals in the Erlenbach church
Platz House in Erlenbach, built with money from trading cattle across the Alps.
Simmental