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What is the difference between Pennsylvania Dutch and Quaker or is there?

My great grandmother said she was Pennsylvania Dutch but she lived in a Quaker area.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The quakers which is what my mothers family comes from were from England. Pennsylvania Dutch are actually Germany and sometimes Swiss they are also linked to the Anabaptists,Amish, and Mennonite faith,which is what my brother in law is. But they are completely different once you understand who they are.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pennsylvani...
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