Individual Details

Katharina Baumgartner Neuenschwander, a widow, her three children and other "Mennonists Swissers" suffered a long road to Pennsylvania. Her ancestors originated in Bern, Switzerland, but were expelled in 1711. They sought refuge in the French speaking Jura Mountain section of the Catholic Bishopric of Basel, part of the Holy Roman Empire. By 1754 the "Mennonists Swissers" were expelled from the Bishopric of Basel. They then traveled to Rotterdam, where they boarded the Phoenix for the trip to Philadelphia, with a stop at Cowes, England. They landed in Philadelphia on 1 October 1754.

Spouse	Abraham Neuenschwander (1718 - 1754)
Child	Hans Neuenschwander (1743 - 1790)
Child	Christian Neuenschwander (1746 - 1815)
Child	Isaac Neuenschwander (1752 - 1821)