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Redemptioners, a term used to denote immigrants to the United States who "redeemed" their fare by working for it upon arrival. Usually, upon landing in [[Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA)|Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, they were auctioned off. An adult usually had to work four or five years to pay off the debt, and a child until he reached the age of 21. Many Mennonites came to America as redemptioners. | Redemptioners, a term used to denote immigrants to the United States who "redeemed" their fare by working for it upon arrival. Usually, upon landing in [[Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA)|Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, they were auctioned off. An adult usually had to work four or five years to pay off the debt, and a child until he reached the age of 21. Many Mennonites came to America as redemptioners. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 438. |
Smith, C. Henry. <em>The Story of the Mennonites</em>. Newton, 1950: 543 f. | Smith, C. Henry. <em>The Story of the Mennonites</em>. Newton, 1950: 543 f. | ||
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Redemptioners, a term used to denote immigrants to the United States who "redeemed" their fare by working for it upon arrival. Usually, upon landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they were auctioned off. An adult usually had to work four or five years to pay off the debt, and a child until he reached the age of 21. Many Mennonites came to America as redemptioners.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 438.
Smith, C. Henry. The Story of the Mennonites. Newton, 1950: 543 f.
| Author(s) | Ernst Crous |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Crous, Ernst. "Redemptioners." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Redemptioners&oldid=146101.
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Crous, Ernst. (1959). Redemptioners. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Redemptioners&oldid=146101.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 263-264. All rights reserved.
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