sentences:  One theory is that Euchre was brought into the United States by the early German settlers of Pennsylvania and from that region was disseminated throughout the nation.The 1864 edition of "The American Hoyle" disputes its alleged German heritage, tracing the game's origin to Pennsylvania in the 1820s.It goes on to surmise that a "rich German farmer's daughter" had visited Philadelphia and carried home a confused memory of Ecarté which then developed into Euchre.