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Dietz Family History (9991 words) |
 | Dietz, in his research for The Dietz Family, found records in Schoharie evidencing that the family had its origins in Feldbach, Germany, but he was unable to locate the records in any of three towns named Feldbach or Villbel. |
| The Dietz family was one of thousands of refugee families who in the early 18th Century fled from the Palatine area of what is now Germany, which for almost a century had been devastated by wars and resulting famines. |
| Roscoe, in History of Schoharie, reports that on 7 Nov 1775 William Dietz was appointed a member of the second board of the Schoharie "Committee of Safety." This committee, chaired by Johannes Ball, had the responsibility for the safety and protection of the citizens of the Schoharie and Duanesburg district during the Revolutionary War. |
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