Frick

Frick is a common surname in Switzerland and Germany.

It was first documented as the name of the nobility as "von Frick" in the village Frick, Switzerland, in 1227. In the 15th century the Frick nobility lived in the Knonau region, near Lake Zurich, and owned the area known as the Frickethal.

The spread of Catholicism in the government of Zurich in the early 16th century created a divide between the city and the surrounding Protestant counties. In the early 16th century the government ordered the incarceration of all anabaptists. This led to many people, including those Frick anabaptists, to either confess their faith and be executed, or flee to areas such as southern Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

External links

http://frickmedia2.privat.t-online.de/index_en.htm
http://www.horseshoe.cc/pennadutch/places/switzerland/cantons/zurich/zurich.htm
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/northumberland/famhist/brewboat.txt

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