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4. Edward Thorpe, 1721-97, born at Ribly, Yorkshire, England ; learned shoemaking. He came here in 1754, with 54 "Single Brethren ;" was teacher in the Boys' School here and at Nazareth. In 1763 he married the widow Grace Ockertshaus, m. n. Brooke; was ordained a Deacon, and for two years had charge of the Moravian mission at Sichem, New England. His further appointments were Pachgatgoch, Philadelphia and Staten Island.
5, John August Klingsohr, 1746-98, pastor and preacher of the congrega- tion at Bethlehem ; born at Hundorf, Saxony. As a boy he painted on porcelain and attended the Academy of Painting in the city of Dresden, Saxony. Later he studied theology at the universities of Leipzig and Jena, and having joined the Moravian Church, taught in the schools of Gnadenfrei and Kleinwelke; from 1781-82 he was. pastor at Kleinwelke. After the death of his first wife, M. Schneider,. he was appointed to the service of the Church in America. In 1784. he married A. El. Mack, and from 1784-90 had charge of the church.
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at Lititz. He was also a member of the Helpers' Conference of the Moravian Church in America. His epitaph reads :
"Angels beckoned him away, And Jesus bade him come."
6. John George Stoll, 1717-1801, born at Balgheim, in the principality of Oettingen, Germany. Came here in 1749, with his wife Anna, and was employed on the Church farms near Nazareth. After the death of his first wife he married Rosina Schwarz, and took charge of the saw-mill and flour-mill at Bethlehem ; for three years he also had charge of the Inn south of the Lehigh.
7. Ferdinand Ph. Jacob Dettmers, 1718-1801, born at Hildesheim, Han- nover; became a merchant, and when he united with the Church, was appointed warden of the Brethren's House at Niesky and ordained Deacon. Was called to Bethlehem in 1761 ; married C. D. Morhardt and served as warden of the churches at Bethlehem, Nazareth and Lititz.
8. James Birkby, 1732-1803, from Wyke, Yorkshire, England. He was married to Hannah Brook, who died in New York in 1799 In 1777 he, in company with J. D. Gottwalt were appointed to begin a mis- sion among the Negro slaves on the island of St. Kitts, where their labors were greatly blessed. Returning to America in 1785 he be- came minister of the Church in New York.
9. George Quier, 1730-1803, from Nassau-Saarbrück on the Rhine. Came to Pennsylvania when 20 years old and married a widow by the name of Miller, who soon after the breaking out of the Indian War was carried off prisoner by the Indians, and died in captivity. In 1762 he married Mary Staudt, who bore him nine children.
IO. John Frederick Moehring, 1737-1804, born at Hirschberg in the Voigt- land, Germany, was ordained Deacon in England, came to America in 1783, and after marrying Maria S. Neisser served in the ministry at Gnadenhütten, Staten Island, and Old Man's Creek, N. J. His wife died in 1793 ; two years later he married Christine Boeckel and again served on Staten Island.
II. James Cruickshank, 1743-1805, born on the island of Montserat, West Indies ; came with his parents to Lower Saucon, and after attending school in Philadelphia made his home in Bethlehem. He married Agnes Martin and was book-keeper in the Young Ladies' Seminary some years until his death.
12. Charles Cist, 1738-1805, born in Petersburg, Russia ; studied medicine at the University of Halle, and was appointed by the empress Cath- erine II army surgeon in Siberia. Resigning his position in 1770 he came to Philadelphia, and later married Mary Weiss of Bethle- hem, through whom he became connected with the Moravian Church.
13. Valentin Fuehrer, 1724-1808, born at Esopus (Kingston), N. Y .; found the Saviour through the missionary C. H. Rauch. He married Mar-
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garet Loesch of Bethlehem ; for 20 years he had charge of the ferry over the Lehigh, for 14 years of the Inn south of the river, and for seven years he was toll-keeper at the Lehigh bridge. Toward the end of his life he became blind.
14. George Schindler, 1727-1808, born at Zauchtenthal, Moravia; came here in 1754; married Magd. Wetzel; worked as farmer and car- penter and for a while had charge of the Inn south of the Lehigh.
15. J. C. Siegmund Weinecke, 1732-1811, born at Ebersdorf, Germany ; shoemaker and tanner. In 1771 he married Joanna Liebisch.
16. Christian Hornig, 1733-1812, born at Wenigmonden, Silesia, a shoe- maker by trade. He married A. M. Spohn and was employed as gardener and forester.
17. John David Weiss, 1793-1823, born in Bethlehem; a musician and piano-maker, worked in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Easton, died while on a visit here, 30 years old.
18. George Frederick Beckel, 1773-1824, youngest son of Frederick Beckel, of Bethlehem ; a stocking-weaver ; married A. M. Kindig and left two sons, viz., Charles F. and Lewis Beckel.
19. Joshua Hauer, 1791-1826, born near Bethlehem, was employed at the brewery ; married in 1815 Joanna Green.
20. Thomas Langballe, 1764-1826, from Tysted, North Jutland, Denmark. In 1787 he was called to the mission in Surinam, where he served for more than 33 years. His first wife, E. Oertel, died in 1802; the second, H. Warner, one year after her marriage; a third, C. Loren- zen, in 1818; the fourth, M. S. Meinung, survived him.
21. John Tobias Schneckenburg, 1792-1829. His parents were missionaries stationed at St. Johns, Antigua. He was educated at the Moravian schools and taught school at the Dryland school-house. In 1812 he married Rachel Schropp.
22. John Henry Schultz, 1764-1829, born at Gerdauen, Prussia ; studied agriculture and managed estates, before he entered the service of the Moravian Church. Coming to Bethlehem in 1800, he was appointed accountant in the Administrator's Office. He married Sus. Jung- man.
23. Christian Frederic Kampman, 1745-1832, physician ; born at Schwin- gelsen, Alsace. Studied at Niesky aud Barby ; physician at Gnadau, Germany, Hope, N. J., and since 1808 at Bethlehem. In 1780 he married Anna Maria Lehnert and had one son.
24. Peter Jungman, 1760-1834, born at Bethlehem, a son of the noted mis- sionary among the Indians, J. G. Jungman, (B. II, 12.) He married Christine Loesch, who preceded him to the grave in 1831.
25. Peter Samuel Beear, 1800-37, from Moore Township, this County. He was a carriage maker by trade ; married Theodora Cunow, and died at the age of 36 years of consumption.
26. Thomas Morgan, 1784-1837; came from England and was landlord at
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the Eagle Hotel. He left a widow with four sons and three daughters.
"27, John Balthasar Vogenitz, 1767-1837, born at Salza, near Magdeburg, Germany ; came here from Barby, Saxony, and took charge of the brewery at Christiansbrunn, near Nazareth. He was twice married. 28. James M. Abbot, 1810-38; a machinist from New England, died of small-pox, at the age of 28.
29. George Ernst Gehbe, 1772-1838, from Thuringia, Germany ; came here in 1792. He married J. C. Rauch. They had no children.
30. Daniel Hauser, 1784-1839, born at Hope, N. J., unmarried, a day- laborer ; became addicted to the use of strong drink, and had to go to the poor-house near Nazareth.
31. Conrad Starkeman, 1799-184c, born at Altenau, Thurgau, Switzerland ; found employment at Lewis Doster's dyeing establishment and saw- mill.
32. Samuel Jacob Peisert, 1802-40, born at Nazareth, unmarried.
33. Henry Samuel Fetter, 1808-40, married Sarah Kraemer of Allentown. and died there, 32 years old, on July 12.
34. Henry Samuel Fetter, 1840, infant son of the preceding, died August 30.
35. Maurice A. Brickenstein, 1838-41, child of Rev. John Brickenstein, warden of the Bethlehem congregation.
ROW II .- MARRIED AND UNMARRIED.
.I. Christian Rudolph Strehle, 1751-94, born at Bethlehem. When 13 years old, he went with other boys to North Carolina, learned the carpenter trade and worked in the Moravian congregations there till 1789, when he returned.
2. Martin Rohleder, 1724-97, from Zanichtenthal, Moravia. United with the Church July 12, 1750, at Gnadenfrei, Silesia, together with 50 other persons ; came to America four years later and lived mostly at Christiansbrunn, working on the farm.
3. Joseph Giersch, 1726-97, from Schoenau, Moravia ; came from Herrn- hut and found employment at the flour mill, and as cook in the Brethren's House.
4. Nicholas Matthiesen, 1723-98, a book-binder from Copenhagen, Den- mark ; arrived here in 1750.
5. Thomas Otto, 1778-99, a son of Dr. Joseph Otto of Nazareth ; was clerk in the store.
6. Christian Anton Ricksecker, 1785-1802, son of Peter Ricksecker ; very reserved ; died suddenly, when on his way to Easton, and was found lying by the road side.
-7. John Seiffert, 1722-1802, born at Zauchtenthal Moravia, came here in 1748 and worked on the Church farm until 1794, when on account of his age he retired from active life.
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8. Matthew Wittke, 1749-1803, born at Nazareth; brewer at Christians- brunn and Bethlehem, since 1792 assistant warden of the Brethren's House.
9. Jacob Hermann, 1715-1803, born at Dürmenz, Würtemberg ; a stock- ing-weaver and watchman, lived mostly at Christiansbrunn.
'IO. William Boehler, 1725-1806, born at Genheim, in the Palatinate; car- riage-maker. He spent three years at the Indian mission and learned to speak the Delaware language. Married Anna Ehrenhard, by whom he had two sons and one daughter.
`II. John Christopher Pyrlaeus, 1748-1808, born in Bethlehem, educated at Nazareth Hall, lived for a while at Hope, N. J., married Sarah Thorp and settled at Bethlehem as glazier and painter.
12. John George Jungmann, 1720-1808, an efficient missionary among the Indians. He was born at Storkenheim, Palatinate, came to Penn- sylvania in 1731 ; joined the Moravian Church and married the widow of the missionary Gottl. Buettner. After serving in the Indian Mission at Pachgatgoch, Conn., he became David Zeisberger's assis- tant on the Beaver Creek and in Ohio, and faithfully shared his labors and trials until 1784, when he retired to Bethlehem. He lived to the age of 88 years. A daughter married the missionary A. M. Brucker and died in St. Thomas, W. I.
13. John Luckenbach, 1789-1810, son of J. Adam Luckenbach, born at Bethlehem, unmarried.
14. John Christian Reich, 1757-1811, from Herrnhut, Saxony. He was married first to Eliz. Bartow, and the second time to Sarah Green.
15. Martin Freyhube, 1720-1813, born at Oels, Silesia; a shoemaker by trade ; worked for 43 years in the Christiansbrunn Economy, and coming to Bethlehem in 1793 was employed in the tobacco factory. He attained the age of 92 years.
16. Louis Frederick Boehler, 1751-1815, a son of Bishop Peter Boehler, born in London, England. He was married to Mary C. Crohn and left one daughter.
17. Thomas Emanuel Schneller, infant son of Chas. Schneller, died in 1835.
18. Joseph Miksch, 1796-1824, born at Christiansbrunn. He moved to Bethlehem, built him a house, married Elizabeth Clewell, and died at the age of 28 years.
119. Christian Frederick Berg, 1774-1825, from Jutland, Denmark. In 1800 he married Hannah Tempest, and with his wife entered the foreign mission field, being first appointed to South America, and, later to the West Indies. He returned from Barbados arriving in Bethlehem only two weeks before his death. He left two sons, viz., Joseph (who studied for the ministry). and Charles.
20. Gottfried Hennig, 1745-1825, born at Seifhennersdorf, near Herrnhut, linen-weaver; died unmarried at the age of 80.
21. John Ricksecker, 1780-1827, born at Lititz, Pa .; learned the shoemaker
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trade. He married, in 1810, Eliz. Kunkler and after her death, in. 1819, A. M. Schenk ; was a good musician.
" Loved husband, father, brother, son For us too soon thy race was run, Thou'rt blest and may yon realms of light Our souls for ever reunite."
22. George Fenner, 1790-1829, born at Nockamixon, Bucks County, son of Felix Fenner, and father of Felix and Levi Fenner.
23. Matthew Eggert, 1763-1831, born at Bethlehem ; was assistant warden. at Lititz and at Bethlehem until 1808, had charge of the Bethlehem boys' school until 1814, and conducted a fulling mill and dyeing es- tablishment until 1826. Married in 1802 Maria Ruppert, and left one son and several daughters.
24. Joseph Rice, 1785-1831, born at Nazareth ; conducted the old inn at Nazareth for two years, and later the Bethlehem inn and brewery. In .1808 he married Anna Salome Heckewelder who bore him three sons.
25. William Rice, 1799-1833, born at Bethlehem ; married in 1823 Lydia Oerter ; died at the age of thirty-three.
26. Abraham Knauss, 1754-1836, born at Emaus, was married to Eliz. Boeckel, who bore him two sons and died in 1821. He lived on a farm 5 miles from Bethlehem, and died at the age of 82 years.
27. Abraham Schmidt, 1771-1837, a blacksmith ; he left the Church in order to marry Sus. Treibel. After her death he applied for read- mission and his application was granted.
28. Maurice Christ. Knauss, 1837-38, a child, son of Charles Knauss.
29. Ch. Marcus Fetter, infant son of Herman M. Fetter, tinsmith in Heller- town, 1838.
30. Fred. Will. Dober, 1834-38, son of Charles Christlieb Dober, who was. a professor in the Theological Seminary ; born at York, Pa.
31. John Joseph McHose, 1838, infant son of the tobacco dealer John Mc -. Hose.
32. Beatus Bahnson, 1839, still-born.
33. James E. Boehler, 1839, son of the house carpenter Philip B.
34. Wm. Montfort Luckenbach, 1837-39, son of Samuel L.
35. Adam Heck, 1839-40, son of Will. Heck, born at Neuhemspach, in the- Palatinate.
36. Augustus Stolzenbach, 1838-42, son of Henry, three years old.
ROW III .- MEN AND BOYS.
I. Matthias Weiss, 1709-95, a widower; born at Muehlhausen, Alsace, united with the Church at Herrnhaag; married in 1743 Mary Marg. Firnhaber, and came to Bethlehem. He assisted in the founding of" the Nazareth congregation, and then for forty years conducted the blue-dyeing establishment of the Bethlehem Diacony. After the death of his first wife in 1756, he married Regina Neuman, who pre- ceded him to the grave in 1791. Children of the first marriage were: ' John and Matthias, of the second marriage J. George and Paulus.
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2. John Christian Hasse, 1740-97, born at Ebersdorf, Germany. He at- tended the Moravian College at Barby, served in the " Schreiber- Collegium" of secretaries and copyists, and in 1767 was appointed to the mission in Jamaica, W. I. Four years later he came to Beth- lehem ; served as book-keeper of the " Church Administration," and as Notary Public. He was married first to Anna Chase and again to A. M. Demuth.
3. Jacob Sturgis, 1777-98, born at Lebanon, a shoemaker, unmarried ; his parents resided at Lititz; was sent here with the hope of being bene- fitted by his surroundings.
4. John Gottfried Roemelt, 1712-99, from Breslau, Silesia ; a nail-smith by trade; came to America in 1748, married Juliana Haberland, who preceded him to the grave in 1790.
5. Peter Braun, (Brown), 1726-1800, born at Creuznach, in the Palatinate; emigrated to America in 1743, and three years later joined the Mora- vian Church. After serving in the schools of Frederickstown, Oley, Macungy, Bethlehem and Nazareth, he married Barbara Meyer and began to assist in ministerial work, until in 1769 he was ordained Deacon and called to the Mission in Antigua, W. I. He continued in the mission service until 1791, laboring with signal. faithfulness and success, especially on the island of Antigua, where he was instru- mental in the conversion of many hundred negroes. His first wife died in 1771 ; he was married a second time to B. F. Göttlich ; a son, Nathaniel, also became a missionary in Jamaica, W. I.
6. John Adam Schneider, 1716-1801, born at Hanau, Bavaria ; a shoe- maker, came to Bethlehem in 1747 with his first wife Elizabeth, m.n. Koch, and served in the Economy. After her death he married Cath. Luckenbach and moved to Upper Saucon.
7. Henry Andreas, 1762-1802, born in Bethlehem, son of Abraham An- dreas, and like his father a silversmith or jeweler. He married Elizabeth Wagner of Philadelphia and lived in that city until 1800.
8. Abraham Andreas, 1725-1802, a silversmith, born at Frederickstown, Pa. He was married to Eleanora Ysselsteyn, who bore him two chil- dren. His son Henry departed on September 4, and the father fol- lowed on October 26 of the same year.
9. Apparently no grave; perhaps rocky.
IO. Louis Cassler, 1718-1805, from Langenselbold, principality of Birstein, (Hessen), Germany; a shoemaker. After the death of his first wife whose maiden name was Ruth, he married Anna C. Goettling, and moving to Lititz built himself a house there, the first private house of the place. In 1800 he visited his children at Bethlehem and moved to this town. He had thirteen children.
II. John Krause, 1742-1807, an unmarried man from Ebersdorf, princi- pality of Reuss ; last from Salem, N. C .; assistant to the apothecary. 12. Joachim Senseman, 1748-1809, born at Bethlehem, a baker, unmarried. Lost the use of his left arm by the accidental discharge of his gun, 4
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while hunting, and was obliged to relinquish his trade for garden and farm work.
13. John George Weiss, 1758-1811, son of Matthias Weiss of Bethlehem. He married Elizabeth Schneider and left several sons. One of them, Jedidiah, was born February 21, 1795.
14. John Bernard Wuensch, 1793-1812, from Emaus, Pa .; an earnest Christian, apprenticed as carpenter with Wm. Boehler.
15. John Jacob Mack, 1760-1815, from Oettingen, Germany ; entered the service of a prince Reuss, taught school and in 1800 was ordained Deacon, and was called to the Moravian Mission on the island of Anti- gua. He married the widow of the missionary Haman, who died in Barbados, Mary Haman, m.n. Grant. Being frequently sick he re- tired from the service in 1810. He left no children.
16. John Meder, 1740-1816, member of the " Provincial Helpers' Confer- ence," and pastor of the Church at Nazareth. He was born at Ran- den, Livonia, the son of a Lutheran minister ; served as a missionary on the island of Barbados, and later as minister at Lititz and Naza- reth. His first wife, the widow A. C. Angermann, died in 1804 at Lititz ; his second wife was the widow H. Tillofsen, m.n. Warner. He had come from Nazareth on March 8th to attend a meeting of the Helpers' Conference in Bethlehem, but was taken sick and could not return.
17. Henry Steinhauer, 1782-1818, born'at Haverfordwest, South Wales, the son of Rev. John Steinhauer and Anna Maria, m.n. Gambold. He studied at the schools of Fulneck, Barby, and Niesky and served very successfully as a professor at Fulneck ; came here in 1811, and four years later was appointed Principal of the Young Ladies' Semi- nary which position he filled very ably and acceptably, so that under him there was a large increase of-pupils in the school, He mar- ried Mary Child, but died only three years after the marriage, aged 36 years.
18. Massa Warner, 1754-1824, born at Hebron, Conn., son of David Warner. He was a carpenter by trade, but for a number of years acted as ferry-man at the Lehigh River, and when the bridge was built became toll-keeper. His wife, M. D. Miksch, bore him three sons and three daughters, and he lived to see 15 grandchildren.
19. John Schneider, 1777-1825, from Saucon Township ; had charge of the mill and was in the Board of Trustees. He married Catharine Seifert.
20. George Clewell, 1781-1825, born at Schoeneck. He married Eliz. Luckenbach, moved to Emaus and later lived on a farm near Beth- lehem. He was survived by seven children.
21. Henry Bickel, 1748-1826, a Swiss, from Zurich, and a blacksmith by trade. He united with the Church at Neuwied, and came to Bethle- hem in 1785, where he married Eva Giesse. Not finding suitable oc- cupation he bought a small farm.
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22. Christian Frederic Borhek, 1776-1828, born in Bethlehem. His first wife, Catharine Kindig, bore him one son ; his second wife, Mary Luckenbach, six children, two of whom died before their father.
23. James E. Oerter, infant son of John O., died three months old, in 1831. 24. John Ignatius Masslich, 1794-1832, born at Lititz, Pa .; a weaver. In 1819 he married Lydia Hall of Salem.
25. John Christian Richter, 1754-1832, born at Bethlehem ; unmarried ; at- tained an age of 74 years.
26. Peter Campbell, 1834, a child.
27. George Henry Bauer, 1741-1836, from Jessingen in Würtemberg, Ger- many ; a farmer ; lived mostly at Emaus, where he married A. R. Demuth, and after her death E. Fleckser.
28. W. Henry Fetter, child of Herman Fetter of Hellertown, died in 1836, six months old.
29. John F. Stolzenbach, 1835-37, son of Henry S., met his death by drowning in the Manocacy, near the oil mill.
30. Hunziger, 1837, an infant.
31. Sylvester A. McHose, 1837, son of the tobacconist John Mc Hose.
32. Thomas Jones, 1837, a colored child.
33. Walter S. Eggert, 1837, an infant.
34. Edmund Richard Rose, 1832-37, was in the care of his grand-mother. " This lovely bud so young and fair Called hence by early doom, Just came to show, how sweet a flower In Paradise would bloom."
35. H. S. Muhlenberg Goundie, 1837-38, infant child of G. Henry Goundie. 36. John Oestereich, 1842-43.
ROW IV .- MEN AND BOYS.
I. Daniel Hauser, 1744-1812, born in York County, Pa., removed with his parents to North Carolina, and during the Indian war fled to Betha- bara for refuge. Uniting there with the Church he worked in the Brethren's House at Bethabara, and in 1771 took charge of a mill at Hope, N. J., where he remained 36 years. His wife, Elizabeth Meyer of Bethlehem, bore him three sons and two daughters.
2. George Huber, 1760-1813, born at Nazareth; blacksmith and for a while postmaster. In 1801 he bought a farm near Bethlehem. His wife, Salome Eschenbach. was last from Hope, N. J.
3. John Frederic Peter, 1746-1813, born at Heerendyk, Holland, son of Rev. John Frederic Peter, Sr .; studied at Hennersdorf, Niesky, and Barby, was in 1769 called to Nazareth Hall and later to Bethlehem as assistant superintendent of the unmarried men. When the Breth- ren's House was turned into a Continental Hospital, he was called to Salem, N. C., where in 1786 he married Catharine Leinbach. Later he taught school at Hope, and finally served as assistant to the war-
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den of the Bethlehem congregation. He was also organist of the Church, and a fine musician and composer.
4. Jacob Rubel, 1725-1813, born at Diersdorf in the Palatinate ; came to Bethlehem in 1746, worked on the farm at Gnadenhütten on the Mahony and at Schoeneck, and later again in Betr.lehem as carpen- ter. He was also market-clerk. With his wife Catharine, m.n. Holden, he celebrated his golden wedding.
5, Peter Rose, 1733-1814, born at Hasselberg in Frankonia, Germany ; came to America when a young man, enlisted in 1755, fought against the French, and was wounded in the right shoulder. After joining the Moravian Church, he worked on the farm at Bethlehem, and in 1773, married A. Rosina Boeckel. They removed to North Carolina, but returned to Bethlehem, where, in 1801, he became tollkeeper at the bridge.
6. John Weiss, 1748-1814, son of Matthias, born at Bethlehem ; married to A. M. Blum. He carried on his father's business, that of a blue- dyer ; a very corpulent man.
7. Tobias Boeckel, 1740-1815, born in Heidelberg Township, Berks Co .; a shoemaker; played trumpet and trombone. He married A. Barbara Heckedorn and had three sons and three daughters.
8. Henry Lindemeyer, 1728-1817, from Basel, Switzerland; came to America in 1750, was in 1761 appointed assistant minister and the next year ordained a Deacon and called to Emaus. Was obliged to retire, because his wife, Eliza Horsfield, became melancholy and his eyesight failed.
9. David Gold, 1750-1817, born at Gnadenthal, near Nazareth ; a tanner ; moved into the neighborhood of Bethlehem. He was married to Catharine Seyfried.
10. Adolph Hartman, 1744-1817, born at Nazareth; blacksmith and mason. He was married three times, first to A. C. Heckedorn, next to Reb. Diemer, m.n. Montague, and lastly to the widow Lewis, m.n. Lembke, who died in 1810. His only son George Adolph became minister on Staten Island.
II. Charles Colver, 1741-1817, born at Danbury, Conn .; a brick-maker, married to Anna Heil. He moved to Salem, N. C., left the Church, but later was readmitted and returned to Bethlehem.
12. John Cunningham, 1774-1819, born in Scotland; lived in Baltimore ; died while here on a visit to his daughter who attended the Boarding School.
13. John Stotz, 1751-IS21, born at Gnadenthal ; married to Eliza Kaske.
14. Daniel Luckenbach, 1777-1821, son of Adam Luckenbach ; tinsmith ; subject to epileptic fits ; found dead in bed one morning.
15. John Christopher Eilerts, 1753-1822, born at Hienthal, Norway ; studied theology at the University of Copenhagen, taught in the school at Christiansfeld, and in 1791 was called to the Boys' School in Bethle- hem. He was an excellent teacher ; unmarried.
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16. Samuel Steip, 1757-1822, born at Gnadenthal. In 1789 he married Anna Krogstrup, who departed this life in 1820, survived by one daughter Anna.
17. Leonard Knauss, 1745-1823, from Salisbury Township; cooper and carpenter. In 1769 he married J. Salome Mueller who bore him eight children. In 1819 they celebrated their golden wedding. He lived to see 58 grandchildren.
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