Christoph von Graffenried: Timeline

1661   Born

1710   Swiss Switzerland

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 and Palatine German Germany

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 Protestants under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina Province of Carolina

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. The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern New Bern, North Carolina

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, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Berne, Switzerland.

1711   John Lawson, Christoph von Graffenried, two African American African American

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 slaves and two Native American Native Americans in the United States

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s leave on an exploration expedition from New Bern New Bern, North Carolina

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 and travel north by canoe up the Neuse River. This event has also been attributed to September 12, 1711.