Conrad Weiser | |
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| Born | Johann Conrad Weiser, Jr. November 2, 1696 Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany |
| Died | July 13, 1760 (aged 63) |
| Parent(s) | Johann Conrad Weiser, Sr. Anna Magdalena Ubelin |
| Relatives | Peter Muhlenberg (grandson) Peter M. Weiser (great-grandson) |
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Conrad Weiser (November 2, 1696 – July 13, 1760), born Johann Conrad Weiser, Jr., was a Pennsylvania Dutch (German) pioneer who served as an interpreter and diplomat between the Pennsylvania Colony and Native American nations. Primarily a farmer, he also worked as a tanner, and later served as a soldier and judge. He lived part of the time for six years at Ephrata Cloister, a Protestant monastic community in Lancaster County.[1]
As an emissary in councils between Native Americans and the colonies, especially Pennsylvania, during the late 18th century's tensions of the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War), he contributed to alliances that supported the British effort.[2]
- ^ Weiser, Frederick (1906). The Weiser Family A Genealogy of the Family of John Conrad Weiser the Elder (d. 1746). Google Books: John Conrad Weiser Family Association. p. 6. ISBN 9780598446930.
- ^ Sylvester, Joe. "Historians take issue with Penn's tavern lore." The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 29 October 2015.