Fraktur Mennonite Birth Certificate- Abraham Neff, 1802

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This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Media Type

Text

Item Type

Documents

Description

"Fraktur" Mennonite artwork which celebrates the birth of Abraham Neff. It reads: "In the year of our Lord, December 7, 1802 ". Abraham was 10 years old when Michael Graybiel made the bellows for his father Peter Neff in 1812 to begin the Neff metal-working tradition. Abraham came form a Mennonite family of strong faith who did not take an active part in the War of 1812.

For more information, read “‘Scruples of Conscience’: The War of 1812 in the Sugarloaf Settlement” by Donald G. Anger, the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum.

Date of Original

1802

Subject(s)

Frakturs (Illumination)
Mennonites
War of 1812
War of 1812- Domestic Life
Neff, Abraham
Graybiel, Michael
Neff, Peter

Local identifier

993.36.3379

Geographic Coverage

Port Colborne

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 42.8789831885008 Longitude: -79.2498779296875

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