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A Mennonite family name, Augsburger has some origins in [[Langnau im Emmental (Kanton Bern, Switzerland)|Langnau]] in the [[Emmental (Switzerland)|Emmental]], [[Bern (Switzerland)|canton of Bern]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland]]. Most likely, however, the name was originally founded in [[Augsburg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Augsburg]] [[Germany|Germany]] during the 15th century.

Niggli (Nicholas) Augsburger is mentioned in a letter of 1700 as being a co-worker with [[Ammann, Jakob (17th/18th century) |Jakob]] [[Ammann, Jakob (17th/18th century) |Ammann]], founder of the [[Amish|Amish]] Mennonites.

Members of the Augsburger family were found in the [[Montbéliard (Doubs, Franche-Comté, France)|Montbéliard ]]Amish community as early as 1715 and near Corgémont in the Bishopric of Basel in 1720. John Augsburger (1783-18??) and wife were in the first party of Mennonite emigrants who left the [[Jura Mountains|Jura]] in the 19th century, leaving in 1817 to settle in northern [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] for 12 years before moving on to [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], and later to [[Adams County (Indiana, USA)|Adams Co]]., [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]].

John Augsburger (1801-67) and wife left the Jura in 1834, settled in Wayne County, Ohio, for 16 years and then moved to near [[Bluffton (Ohio, USA)|Bluffton, Ohio]], where most of their descendants live.

Christian Augspurger (1782-1848) and his family came to [[North America|North America]] in 1817 from near [[Strasbourg (Alsace, France)|Strasbourg]], [[Alsace (France)|Alsace]], but being discouraged returned to their native land the following year. In 1819 they again came to America with other Amish Mennonites and founded a settlement in [[Butler County (Ohio, USA)|Butler County]], Ohio. The above Christian Augspurger received from [[Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769-1821)|Napoleon]] the Legion of Honor medal as an expert farmer.
= Bibliography =
Amstutz, P. B. <em>Geschichtliche Ereignisse der Mennoniten-Ansiedlung in Allen und Putnam County, Ohio</em>. Bluffton, 1925: 33-36.

Grubb, W. H. <em>History of the Mennonites of Butler County, Ohio</em>. Trenton, Ohio, 1916.
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