A Genealogy and History of the Kauffman-Coffman Families of North America, 1584 to 1937: Including Brief Outlines of Allied Swiss and Palatine Families who Were Among the Pioneer Settlers in Lancaster and York Counties of Pennsylvania from 1717 On; Viz., Becker, Baer, Correll, Erisman, Fahs, Kuntz, Kneisley, Hershey, Hiestand, Meyers, Musselman, Neff, Martin, Ruby, Snavely, Shenk, Shirk, Sprenkle, Witmer, and Others

1940 - 775 pages

Andrew (Andreas) Kauffman (d.1743) migrated from Switzerland to the Palatinate of Germany, and then immigrated via Rotterdam to Philadelphia in 1717. He married twice and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere. Includes "...miscellaneous lines of Kauffmans scattered throughout the country...".

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• Title: A Genealogy and History of the Kauffman-Coffman Families of North America, 1584 to 1937: Including Brief Outlines of Allied Swiss and Palatine Families who Were Among the Pioneer Settlers in Lancaster and York Counties of Pennsylvania from 1717 On; Viz., Becker, Baer, Correll, Erisman, Fahs ...
• Compiled by: Charles Fahs Kauffman
• Published: 1940
• Original from: the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized: Jan 17, 2008
• Length: 775 pages