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Concord was the name of the ship that carried the first German immigrant group from Europe to America, composed of 13 Mennonite-Quaker families of [[Krefeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Krefeld]]. The ship left the Thames harbor at Gravesend on 24 July 1683 and after a difficult journey of two and one-half months arrived safely at [[Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA)|Philadelphia]] on 6 October 1683. It carried a complement of 40 crewmen and 120 passengers. | Concord was the name of the ship that carried the first German immigrant group from Europe to America, composed of 13 Mennonite-Quaker families of [[Krefeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Krefeld]]. The ship left the Thames harbor at Gravesend on 24 July 1683 and after a difficult journey of two and one-half months arrived safely at [[Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA)|Philadelphia]] on 6 October 1683. It carried a complement of 40 crewmen and 120 passengers. | ||
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Concord was the name of the ship that carried the first German immigrant group from Europe to America, composed of 13 Mennonite-Quaker families of Krefeld. The ship left the Thames harbor at Gravesend on 24 July 1683 and after a difficult journey of two and one-half months arrived safely at Philadelphia on 6 October 1683. It carried a complement of 40 crewmen and 120 passengers.
| Author(s) | Christian Hege |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Hege, Christian. "Concord (Ship)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 8 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Concord_(Ship)&oldid=79831.
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Hege, Christian. (1953). Concord (Ship). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Concord_(Ship)&oldid=79831.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 665. All rights reserved.
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