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- "Hans was of the Anabaptist religion, and lived at Bruder Albis/ Ober Ratlisberg, Zürich, Switzerland. [...] The Bär family history in Albis is intimately linked to the Anabaptist movement during the early 17th Century in Canton Zürich. The Anabaptists emerged during the Reformation in Central Europe and gave rise to the Mennonites and Amish. Their beliefs included the rejection of infant baptism, pacifism, and conservative dress. The Protestants of the Zürich area persecuted the Anabaptists, and several members of the Bär family were imprisoned during the 1630s and 40s for their beliefs." [Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy, citation details below]
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