In 1693, Amish people formed their own branch of Anabaptism in Switzerland and eastern France under the leadership of their founder Jakob Ammann. All Amish communities today are offshoots of this ...

In 1693, a divide among Swiss Anabaptists led by Jakob Ammann led to the creation of the Amish. In the 1860s, Amish Mennonites split from the Old Order Amish over differences in beliefs.