<P> The Northkill Amish Settlement, established in 1740 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, was the first identifiable Amish community in the new world . During the French and Indian War, the so - called Hochstetler Massacre occurred: Local Indian tribes attacked the Jacob Hochstetler homestead in the Northkill settlement on September 19, 1757 . The sons of the family took their arms but father Jacob did not allow them to shoot . Jacob Sr.'s wife, Anna (Lorentz) Hochstetler, a daughter (name unknown) and Jacob Jr. were killed by the Indians . Jacob Sr. and sons Joseph and Christian were taken captive . Jacob escaped after about 8 months, but the boys were held for several years . </P> <P> As early as 1809 Amish were farming side by side with Native American farmers in Pennsylvania . According to Cones Kupwah Snowflower, a Shawnee genealogist, the Amish and Quakers were known to incorporate Native Americans into their families to prevent them from ill treatment, especially after the Removal Act of 1832 . </P> <P> The Amish, as pacifists, did not engage in warfare with Native Americans, nor displace them directly, but were part of a wave of European immigrants who forced Native Americans westward . </P> <P> In 2012, the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society collaborated with the Native American community to construct a replica Iroquois Longhouse . </P>

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