Conrad Weiser

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Conrad Weiser was a prominent 18th-century Pennsylvania German pioneer and interpreter who played a key diplomatic role between colonial authorities and Native American nations, especially the Iroquois.

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instanceOf Pennsylvania German pioneer
diplomat
interpreter
person
associatedWith Iroquois Confederacy
Mohawk people
Pennsylvania German community
linked to: Pennsylvania German

Province of Pennsylvania
birthDate 1696-11-02
birthPlace Affstätt
Duchy of Württemberg
Holy Roman Empire
burialPlace Conrad Weiser Homestead, Pennsylvania
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1760-07-13
employer Provincial government of Pennsylvania
ethnicGroup German
familyName Weiser
givenName Conrad
hasMemorial Conrad Weiser Homestead
Conrad Weiser Park
honouredIn Conrad Weiser Area School District
knownFor acting as interpreter between Pennsylvania authorities and Native American nations
diplomacy with the Iroquois Confederacy
mediating colonial–Native American relations in 18th-century Pennsylvania
languagesSpoken English
German
Iroquoian languages
Mohawk
militaryBranch Pennsylvania militia
notableWork Treaty negotiations between Pennsylvania and the Iroquois
numberOfChildren 14
occupation Indian agent
diplomat
farmer
interpreter
participatedIn French and Indian War
Treaty of Lancaster (1744)
Treaty of Logstown (1752)
various 18th-century Indian treaties in Pennsylvania
positionHeld colonel in the Pennsylvania militia
colonial Indian agent for Pennsylvania
interpreter for the Iroquois
justice of the peace in Pennsylvania
religion Lutheranism
residence Berks County, Pennsylvania
Province of Pennsylvania
Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania
spouse Anna Eve Feg

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Henry Muhlenberg fatherInLaw Conrad Weiser
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg fatherInLaw Conrad Weiser
subject linked to: Henry Melchior
Conrad Weiser Homestead namedAfter Conrad Weiser
Conrad Weiser Homestead notableFor association with colonial diplomat Conrad Weiser
linked to: Conrad Weiser
Treaty of Easton 1758 negotiatedBy Conrad Weiser
Weiser State Forest namedAfter Conrad Weiser