Historedia
Person

Frederick Reichert Rapp

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1804–1805

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Frederick Reichert Rapp, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the Harmony Society

    1804–1805

    Role: Rapp's associate who managed business affairs; he later agreed to become Rapp's adopted son and took the name Frederick Reichert Rapp

    1. December 1804 · Butler County, PennsylvaniaLand Acquisition in Butler County

      Rapp and associates contracted in December 1804 to purchase 4,500 acres in Butler County, Pennsylvania; holdings reached about 9,000 acres by 1814.

    2. February 15, 1805 · Harmony, PennsylvaniaFormal Organization of the Harmony Society

      Approximately 400 settlers signed articles of association on February 15, 1805, formally establishing the Harmony Society as a Christian communal society.

Sources

  1. Harmony Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28