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William (Wilhelm) Rittenhouse
1644 - 1708

   

Source: http://www.paperhall.org/
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Born Birth Location Death Death Location
1644 Mulheim-am-Ruhr, Rhineland, Germany Feb 18, 1708 Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
         
  Born Birth Location Death Death Location
Father        
Claus Heinrich George Rittinghausen 1615 or 1620 Prussia 1678 Son of Sir Georgious Rittershausen (b. ca. 1578) Prussia
         
Mother        
Maria Hagehoffs ?   after 1678 (p.34, Rowland)  
         
See Marriages and Children of William Rittenhouse 1644 - 1708
 
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Wilhelm (William) Rittenhouse

- Immigrated to Colonies in 1688 at the invitation of William Penn whom he knew well
- Born in Prussia (Germany) moved to Holland due to religious persecution
- Left Holland for religious freedom to the colonies with wife and 1 son (Nicolas “Claus”)
- He was the first Mennonite preacher in the colonies then first Bishop
- His house still stands in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA.
- He built the first paper mill in the colonies
 
Other links with information on William (Wilhelm) Rittenhouse 1644-1708

http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/antislve.htm

http://www.paperhall.org/inductees/bios/1996/william_rittenhouse.php

 http://www.wipapercouncil.org/paperearly.htm

http://www.henneyfoxswensonthompson.com/rittenhouse.htm

http://www.fieldtrip.com/pa/54385711.htm

http://www.gameo.org/index.asp?content=http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/R588ME.html

 

 
 
 

 
February 26, 2007