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Brubacher is a Swiss Mennonite family name from the canton of [[Zürich (Switzerland)|Zürich]]. One of the converts of [[Blaurock, Georg (ca. 1492-1529)|Blaurock]] was a certain [[Brubacher, Hans (16th century)|Hans Brubacher]] of Zumikon, canton of Zürich. Another Hans Brubacher immigrated to [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania in about 1710. The family genealogist, [[Brubacher, Jacob N. (1838-1913)|Jacob N. Brubacher]], says that Hans came from [[Switzerland|Switzerland]]. It is indeed certain that the family is Swiss, but the writer gives no proof of his assertion that the immigrant himself came immediately from Switzerland. Immigrant Hans settled on 500 acres of land along the Little Conestoga in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, and there built a grist- and sawmill. Of the nine sons and one daughter, all remained in Lancaster County except Abraham who settled in Virginia. The family provided much leadership for the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]; the following served as bishops: Abraham Brubaker (1731-1811), his son Abraham (1774-1850), Jacob (1751-1831), John (1795-1870), Jacob N. Brubacher (1838-1913), and Isaac H. Brubaker (1858-1933). Of these leaders, by far the most influential was Jacob N. Brubacher, author of the genealogy, bishop for 46 years, and moderator of the Lancaster Conference for over 25 years. Brubacher was perhaps the strongest leader in the Lancaster Conference during the last half of the 19th century.

The Brubaker family in the 1950s was  found mainly in [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], and [[Missouri (USA)|Missouri]].
= Bibliography =
Brubacher, Jacob N. <em class="gameo_bibliography">The Brubacher Genealogy in America.</em> Elkhart, 1884.

Kauffman, Daniel. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Cyclopedic Dictionary.</em> Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1937.
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