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Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, Philadelphia (died 1720)

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Francis Daniel Pastorius

German-born American educator, lawyer, poet, and public official

Francis Daniel Pastorius was a German-born educator, lawyer, poet, and public official. He was the founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania, now part of Philadelphia, the first permanent German-American settlement and the gateway for subsequent emigrants from Germany.
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Germantown, Philadelphia

Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States

Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854. The area, which is about six miles northwest from the city center, now…
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September 26

Day of the year

September 26 is the 269th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 96 days remain until the end of the year.
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