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John Rhodes (died 1766), a Mennonite minister, born near [[Zürich (Switzerland)|Zürich, Switzerland]], immigrated to [[United States of America|America]] in 1728, settled in Shenandoah County, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], in 1730, and later moved to [[Page County (Virginia, USA)|Page County]], Virginia. In August 1766 eight Indians led by a white man massacred eight members of this family. Two daughters escaped and one son was held captive for two years by the Indians in their camps west of the Ohio River.
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John Rhodes (died 1766), a Mennonite minister, born near [[Zürich (Switzerland)|Zürich, Switzerland]], immigrated to [[United States of America|America]] in 1728, settled in Shenandoah County, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], in 1730, and later moved to [[Page County (Virginia, USA)|Page County]], Virginia. In August 1766 eight Indians led by a white man massacred eight members of this family. Two daughters escaped and one son was held captive for two years by the Indigenous in their camps west of the Ohio River.
 
 
 
 
 
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John Rhodes (died 1766), a Mennonite minister, born near Zürich, Switzerland, immigrated to America in 1728, settled in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in 1730, and later moved to Page County, Virginia. In August 1766 eight Indians led by a white man massacred eight members of this family. Two daughters escaped and one son was held captive for two years by the Indigenous in their camps west of the Ohio River.


Author(s) Wilmer D Swope
Date Published 1959

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Swope, Wilmer D. "Rhodes, John (d. 1766)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 29 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rhodes,_John_(d._1766)&oldid=174694.

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Swope, Wilmer D. (1959). Rhodes, John (d. 1766). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rhodes,_John_(d._1766)&oldid=174694.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 322. All rights reserved.


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