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18. Jacob Clewell, 1751-18:4, born near Schoeneck, this county ; was mar- ried to A. Cath. Roehrig.
19: Jacob Bush, 1773-1825, born near York, Pa .; shoemaker. He was married first to A. Weinecke, and after her death to Eliz. Althaus.
20. David Beitel, 1755-1825, born in Berbice, British Guiana, South America, where his parents served in the mission. He remained single, working in the Economy at Christiansbrunn and Bethlehem, and died at the age of 70 years.
21. Matthew Schulz, 1752-1826, born at Zaso, near Cotbus, Germany. He joined the Church at Kleinwelke and came to America in 1791 ; farmed at Christiansbrunn and for the Bethlehem Boarding School. He married Rachel Frevel, but had no children.
22. Felix Fenner, 1753-1829, born in Philadelphia. He lived in Nocka- mixon Township, Bucks Co .; married Martha Eschenbach.
23. William Jones, 1761-1831, born in Philadelphia. No record of his life is given. Tradition ascribes to him a public civil and military ca- reer-but corroborating evidence is wanting.
24. John Jacob Jundt, 1774-1831, born at Botmingen near Basel. Switzer- land; was gardener and cook at Herrnhut. In 1807 he was called to Lititz as superintendent of the "Single Brethren," and in 1816 he became steward in the Bethlehem Seminary. His wife's name was A. S. Hasse.
25. Louis Schnerr, 1805-33, born in Whitehall Township, Northampton Co., son of George Schnerr ; died of typhoid fever.
26. Simon Koenig, 1789-1834, born in Bethlehem Township, name and record omitted in the list of interments.
27. Abraham V. Hagy, 1819-35, born at Merion, Montgomery Co., Pa .; record of life omitted.
28. Wm. Jesro Lange, 1837, infant son of Christian Lange. " Rest, dear babe, from sorrow free, Where we all once wish to be."
29. Robert F. Borhek, 1837, son of James T. Borhek, died at the age of nine months.
30. George Fred. Seidel, 1837, son of Charles F. Seidel, 14 days old.
31. Christian Yotter, 1833-36.
32. Edw. Malcolm Beckel, 1829-37, son of Charles F. Beckel.
33. Wm. Benj. Luckenbach, 1834-37, son of the miller C. Augustus L.
34. Sigley, 1837, still-born child of John Sigley.
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35. Ch. Edward Belling, 1832-38, son of the shoemaker Augustus B .; died of scarlet fever.
" E'er sin could blight, or sorrow fade Death came with friendly care ; An opening bud to heaven conveyed, And bade it blossom there."
36. Matthew Hanke, 1755-1841, born at Old Nazareth; shoemaker by trade. In 1784 he married Eliz. Huber and took charge of the Lititz Inn. Having removed to Hope, N. J., he there lost his wife, but married again, and moved to Nazareth, where his second wife died in 1837. He attained an age of 86 years.
ROW V .- MOSTLY LITTLE BOYS.
I. Chas. Henry Schneller, 1817, son of David Peter Schneller.
2. Henry Dan. Steinhauer, 1816-17.
3. Gambold Steinhauer, 1817, like the preceding one a son of Rev. Henry Steinhauer.
4. Geo. Henry Irmer, 1819, son of J. George Irmer.
5. Owen Walter, 1817-19, born in Lower Saucon.
6. Probably no grave.
7. Benjamin Rice, 1820-21, son of Owen and Caroline Rice.
8. Abraham Rice, 1823, son of Owen R., 13 days old.
9. Geo. F. Jungman, 1823-24, Christian J's. son.
IO. Franklin B. Maslich, 1824.
II. Jos. Charles Walter, 1824-26, son of Joseph W., residing near Beth- lehem.
12. Abraham A. Vogenitz, 1827-28, son of Andrew Vogenitz.
13. Daniel Doster, 1828, son of Lewis D., two months old. .
14. Robert Hoffert, 1824-28, son of Samuel H.
15. J. Daniel Oesterlein, 1759-1829, born at Nazareth; foreman in the weaving establishment of the Brethren's House; later married to Elizabeth Dehuff ; for 30 years assisted in church music as trombonist.
16. Edwin Bischof, (Bishop), 1810-30, son of Charles B .; a shoemaker.
17. Joseph Till, 1759-1830, shoemaker ; born at Warwick near Lititz, Pa .; he married Eliza Gutjahr, who died in 1816. His daughter became the wife of Henry Held.
18. James N. Warner, 1828-31, and a still-born child, 1832; sons of David and Esther Warner. .
19. Held, still-born, child of Julius Held, 1831.
20. Edwin J. Lick, 1829-31, name omitted in record.
21. Dorsey Syng Physic Stout, 1824-31, son of Dr. Abraham Stout.
22. Charles O. and Alfred I. Kremser, twin children of Charles K., died 1832, two months old, the former on the 21st, the latter on the 24th of February.
23. Wm. Cunow Beear, 1828-32, son of Peter Beear.
24. Albert H. Borhek, 1831-32 son of James T. Borhek.
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25. Emil Th. Schneller, 1824-32, son of Peter S.
26. Edward Romantus Krause, 1824-32, son of John K.
27. Robert Bruce Eggert, 1829-32, from Bethlehem Township.
28. John E. Warner, 1831-32, son of John W.
29. Abraham D. Bealer (Boehler), 1828-32, Philip's son.
30. Lucian Wolle, 1825-32, son of John Frederick W.
31. A. Haas, still-born, 1832.
32. Robert A. Beear, 1829-32, Peter's son.
33. Abr. Smyth Andress, 1833, son of Abr. Andress.
34. Beatus Luch, still-born, 1833.
35. Joseph A. Kluge, 1833, son of John Peter Kluge, 7 months old.
36. Henry John Schropp, 1833-34, 8 months old, son of John Schropp.
37. Beatus Lehman, still born, 1834.
38. Francis Th. Jungman, 1834, son of Christian J
39. John Godfrey Pietsch, 1770-1841, a tobacconist, born at Neukirchen, in Upper Lusatia, Germany ; came to America in 1795 from Klein- welke. He was twice married ; his second wife, m. n. Moeller, died before him.
ROW VI .- BOYS AND MEN.
I. Geo. L. Schneller, son of David Peter S., 1817.
2. Sam. Sidney Smith, 1814-19, son of John Jac. Smith. " How does our Saviour look?" " Right clean," was his reply.
3. Eugene J. Borhek, 1820, son of Chr. Frederick B.
4. Wm. Frederic Luch, 1809-21, aged 12 years ; son of Jacob Luch.
5. Josiah Hower, 1821, son of Joshua H.
6. Joseph Wm. Luckenbach, son of Christian L., 1821-22.
7. Julius Bishop, 1823, son of Charles Bishop.
8. Eugene S. Bishop, 1822-24, son of Jonathan B.
9. Edward Walter, 1821-24, son of Joseph W.
IO. Benjamin Helwig, 1822-24, son of Gideon H.
II. James Louis Boeckel, 18c9-25, born at Bethlehem, died at the age of 15 years.
12. Josiah O. Eggert, 1826-27, son of Benjamin E.
13. Edmund Walter, Joseph's son, 1828.
14. Joseph H. Youngman (Jungman), 1824-29, son of J. Christian Youngman.
15. Robert C. Eggert, 1828-29, Benjamin's son.
16. William H. Andress, 1829, son of Abraham A.
17. Julius A. Vogenitz, 1829-30, son of Andrew V.
18. August Fl. Pietsch, 1810-30, born in Bethlehem; tobacconist; fine musical talent; died at the age of 19 of influenza.
19. William B. Luckenbach, 1803-30, born at Bethlehem, the son of Sam- uel L .; tinsmith and coppersmith ; moved to Philadelphia. In 1826 he married Sarah Tombler ; he died a young man of 27 years, leav- ing two sons and one daughter.
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20. Abraham Huebner, 1765 1831, born at Bethlehem. He was married to A. Rosina Stoll and left two sons, Abraham and Henry. Besides being an industrious potter, he served as curator of the Sisters' House, and in the Board of Trustees.
21. Charles Frederic Neisser, 1804-31, born at Bethlehem, a tailor ; lost the use of one eye. He married Venilia Herbach, but had no chil- dren ; died in consequence of a fall.
22. George Matthew Loesch, 1750-1831, born at Drebkau, Lusatia, Ger- many. He was a missionary in Surinam, South America, where he married Agnes Demuth. They had no children.
23. Jacob Van Vleck, 1751-1831, Episcopus Fratrum; born in the city of New York ; studied at Nazareth Hall and in Barby, Germany. Re- turning to this country in 1778 he was appointed assistant pastor at Bethlehem, and in 1760 Principal of the Young Ladies' Seminary. This office as well as that of Principal of Nazareth Hall, from 1802- 09, he filled with eminent success. Later he served as pastor of the churches at Nazareth, Lititz and Salem. In 1815 he was consecrated a Bishop, and removed to Bethlehem. In 1789 he married Anna E. Staeheli, who bore him two sons, viz., William Henry and Charles Anton ; both entered the ministry.
24. John Schmidt, 1774-1831, born in Bethlehem, unmarried. As he seemed to have no talent for the trades which he tried, viz., nail- smith, linen-weaver and tailor, he was employed as night-watch and gardener.
25. John Jacob Luch, 1756-1831, from Feldkirchen in the county of Vogels- berg, Germany. Was compelled to enlist as a soldier in Holland, and served six years as a private and three years as sergeant. Came to Bethlehem in 1790 and established a bakery. He was married to A. Pens.
26. Henry A. Gundt, 1829-31, and Ivan C. Gundt, 1828-32, sons of Henry Gundt (Goundie).
27. Edward W. Youngman, 1832, son of Christian Y.
28. Josiah D. Eggert, 1831-32, born in Bethlehem Township.
29. Benjamin S. Miksch, 1832-33, son of John Matthew M.
30. Joseph Riedeman, 1823-33, son of Joseph O. Riedeman.
31. Doster's boy, 1832, twin son of Lewis Doster.
32. William H. Weber, 1832-33, son of J. Christian Weber, aged 10 months.
33. Edw. S. Krause, 1833, John Krause's son.
34. Haas, still-born, 1834.
35. Aaron Hillman Schneider, 1833-34, son of George Schneider.
36. Gustav W. Grunewald, 1834, son of Gustav Grunewald.
37. Valentine Rau, 1835, child of Valentine Rau, living near Bethlehem.
38. John Christian Kern, 1785-1841, a stocking-weaver, born at Nazareth, married M. Eliz. Bischoff and died at the age of 56 years.
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ROW VII .- MEN AND BOYS.
I. John Peter Steiner, 1741-96, born at Warwick (Lititz), was educated in the Moravian school at Emaus and, for five years, served in the Nazareth school. Later he followed the trade of wheel-wright at Bethlehem, living in a shop which he erected for himself near the Brethren's House. He remained single.
2. John Herman Bonn, 1719-97, unmarried ; was born at Skippack, Mont- gomery Co., Pa. On March 19, 1742 he was baptized by Count Zinzendorf, and five years later he came to Bethlehem. He was. among the first Brethren who moved into the "Single Brethren's House " on November 16, 1748, having given active help in building it. For a short time he had charge of the flour and saw-mill at Gnadenhütten on the Mahony ; then became warden of the colony at Christiansbrunn, where he served for more than thirty years with- great faithfulness, returning to Bethlehem in 1792. He was also ordained a Deacon of the Church. The last five years of his life he spent in retirement attaining to an age of 77 years.
3. Henry Gerstberger, 1713-97, unmarried, aged 84 years. He was born at Langendorf, Upper Silesia, and came to Bethlehem in 1751, with a colony of 80 Moravians.
4. John Warner, 1754-97, born at Sichem, a Moravian Home Mission in. Dutchess Co., N. Y. He learned the carpenter's trade, working at Gnadenhuetten on the Mahony and in Bethlehem.
5. Henry Hellert, 1734-99, unmarried ; a Dane from near Copenhagen and a sail-maker by occupation. Having joined the Church at Herrnhut he was, in 1773, appointed an assistant missionary on the island of Jamaica. After ten years' service he returned to Europe and, in 1787, was sent to St. Thomas to take charge of the mission plantation. In 1795 he retired on account of failing health and came to Bethlehem, where he served as cook in the Brethren's House.
6. John Theobald Kornmann, 1721-1805, born at Bergheim, Alsace ; leather-dresser in the service of the " Bethlehem Diacony." In 1771, at the age of 50, he married the widow A. Marg. Angel, m. n. Bichler.
7. John Weygand, 1741-1806, an unmarried man, born in Philadelphia ; was overseer of the " Boys " and steward in the Brethren's House.
8. John Steup, 1752-1814, unmarried, born at Gnadenthal near Nazareth ; a miller; died from a fall out of the door in the second story of the mill.
9. Samuel Warner, 1756-1816, son of Daniel Warner, born at Oblong, N. Y .; remained single; worked at Christiansbrunn on the farm and in Bethlehem as a tanner.
10. John George Irmer, 1773-1818, born at Schnellewalde, Upper Silesia; a baker. He was married three times, first in 1809 to J. E. Stotz, who
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died in 1813, again to A. S. Bischoff who died in 1817, and the third time to Hannah Kindig, who survived him. He fell from a wagon injuring his spine.
II. William H. Woehler, 1828-30, a little boy, son of John W.
12. Eugene W. Vogenitz, 1831, infant son of Andrew V.
13. Gideon Helwig, 1770-1822, born at Nischwitz, Silesia; came here in 1790 and found employment as cook and later as oil-miller ; he mar- ried Eliz. Meyer and left two sons, Ferdinand and Benjamin.
14. John Heckewelder, 1743-1823, born March 12, at Bedford, England, the son of Rev. David Heckewelder. He became a distinguished missionary of the Moravian Church among the Indians, beginning his service in 1762 as the assistant of Post and Zeisberger; later he had charge of mission stations in Ohio and of the work in general, but on account of his wife's ill health was compelled to retire from the mission-field. He also wrote a history of the Indian Mission. In 1780 he was married to Susan Ohneberg in the chapel of the mis- sion station Salem in Ohio, this being the first wedding of a white couple in the State of Ohio. His eldest daughter Sarah married Joseph Rice, his second daughter Susan married Christian Lucken- bach. He lived to see 13 grand-children and died at the age of 80. 15. John Peter Fetter, 1741-1823, born at Frederickstown, Montgomery Co., Pa. In 1767 he married Christiana Riem who died in 1800. He was a widower for 23 years, attaining to the age of 82 years.
16. David Eschenbach, 1755-1823, born at Oley, Pa., the son of the Rev. Andrew Eschenbach, who in 1742 with several other candidates was ordained a minister of the Gospel, at Oley. In 1778 he married A. C. Omensetter and applied for confirmation in 1822.
17. Anthony Schmidt, 1784-1823, a married man, son of Anton Schmidt, Sen. (Row VII, 24). He had a frail constitution ; spent most of his life here in Bethlehem.
18. Gottlieb Braun, 1760-1825, born at Nazareth; a cloth-weaver ; married Rebecca Otto.
19. John Clewell, (Clevel), 1754-1827, born at Plainfield, this county ; had a farm near Bethlehem. He was married first to Ch. Weinland, who died in 1800, and then to Lea Heil, who died in 1819. He lived to see 33 grand-children.
20. Daniel Weinland, 1799-1827, unmarried, born at Bethlehem.
21. Godfrey Henry Mueller, 1753-1831, born in New York City ; farmed at Nockamixon. He married Julia S. Krause who bore him twelve children. From these he had 53 grandchildren and 11 great-grand- children. His death was caused by his falling from a pear tree. He was 78 years old.
22. George Anderson Ising, 1759-1831, born at Froerup in Holstein. Came here in 1786, bought a farm near Bethlehem, and married Eva M. Luckenbach, who left him a widower in 1796.
23. Charles Gottlieb Blech, 1755-1832, born at Somnitz, Silesia, Germany ;
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a minister. With his wife Mary, m.n. Warner, whom he married in 1803, he served the Church in several congregations with faithfulness and devotion. He had two sons and three daughters.
24. Anthony Schmidt, 1749-1834, born in Bethlehem; a locksmith by trade. His first wife was M. Baumgaertner, and his second Eliza- beth Fetter. He attained the age of 84 years. His son Anthony Schmidt, Jr., died in 1823 and is buried in the same Row (No. 17).
25. Abraham Levering, 1757-1835, was born at Old Nazareth and his parents were called to the mission in Jamaica, W. I. After learning a trade and tending store for a while he became a teacher at Naza- reth Hall. In 1790 he married A. C. Cassler and took charge of the Bethlehem Inn and later of the store. In 1805 he was appointed warden of the Church at Lititz and for a while also steward of the Lititz Boarding School, besides holding other important offices. He also served the Church with his musical gift, and for 55 years was a member of the Church choir. In 1832 he retired to Bethlehem. He had three sons and one daughter. His age was 77 years.
26. John Christian Lange, 1766-1837, born at Bethlehem ; a saddler by trade. His wife's maiden name was Sarah Jesro. He died of apoplexy.
:27. Parmenio Schuman, 1803-38, son of Dr. Henry Schuman of Salem. He was born at Graceham, Md., and after attending the school at Nazareth Hall, studied in the Moravian College at Niesky, Germany, and the Theological Seminary at Gnadenfeld. Returning to this country in 1824 he took up the study of law, and practiced at Easton, Pa.
28. John van Erd, 1775-1839, born in Bethlehem, followed the shoemaker's trade. He was unmarried.
29. Henry C. Eckert, 1839-40, infant son of Jacob Eckert.
" When in this yard my grave you see, Dear parents, do not weep for me ; My time was short, but blest is He, Who called me to Eternity."
30. Christian F. Field, 1840, grandson of the hostess of the Eagle Hotel, Mrs. Freeman.
31. Oliver W. Manuel, 1840, Edward M.'s son.
32. Alexander A. Beear, 1833-40, son of Peter B.
33. James W. Goehring, (Gehring), 1836-40, son of the tanner Adam Gehring at Hellertown.
.34. Benjamin M. Doster, 1839-40, son of Lewis D.
ROW VIII .- MARRIED MEN.
I. Jeremiah Denke, 1725-95, born at Langenbilau, Silesia. Having served as organist at Herrnhut and as chaplain of the unmarried Brethren at Gnadenberg, he was ordained a Deacon of the Church and came to America in 1761, the voyage across the ocean taking 21 weeks.
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He became the pastor of the churches successively at Lititz, Naza- reth and Bethlehem ; he also was appointed a member of the- Helper's Conference in the American Moravian Church. His first. wife, A. S. Steinman, died in 1773, his second wife, Sarah Test, in 1789; the third, Eliz. Leinbach, survived him.
2. John Geo. Gruen, 1722-96, a linen weaver from Noerdlingen, in Bava- ria. He came to Bethlehem in 1750, and after living for some years at Christiansbrunn, he married A. E. Weber of Bethlehem.
3. John Lewis Huebner, 1717-96, a potter, born at Rommelshansen near Marienborn, Germany. He was received into the Church at Bethle- hem in 1743, and was made an acolyte; he served as an assistant. missionary among the Indians and accompanied Bishop Nath. Seidel on his official visit to Surinam, S. A. He was married first to C. Ysselstein, and after her death to C. Baumgartner. One son, John Lewis, was minister of the Church at Lancaster and at other places. 4. Richard Lee, 1703-97, born in the city of London, attained to the age of 94 years. Having first found employment as a saddler in. Philadelphia, he then moved to a farm in Lower Saucon, where he married Anna Cook. After his wife's death, when in his 79th year, he heard Jacob Fries preach and was so deeply impressed, that he applied to be received into the Church and moved to Bethlehem, in order here to spend the remaining years of his life.
5. Christian Ettwein, 1752-98, born in London, came to Bethlehem with. his parents, Bishop J. Ettwein and wife, and later learned the trade of a stone mason. He married Regina Zahm.
6. John Christian Ebert, 1749-99, born at Ottenhayn, Silesia. He was in the old country a forester, and here in Bethlehem for several years landlord of the Sun Inn. He married A. R. Jungman.
7, George Henry Neisser, 1771-1803, born in Germantown, Pa., son of the watchmaker Augustin Neisser; himself a hatter, and later nail- smith. He married A. Rosalia Boeckel, who bore him three chil- dren. He was a member of the Church in Philadelphia, but died here while on a visit.
8. John Schropp, 1750-1805, born at Nazareth. He married in 1784 M. E. Tanneberg, who died in 1801, and again in 1802 Elizabeth Krog -. strup. He died on July 4th, and a posthumous son, John, was born on September 8th.
9. Bernard Adam Grube, 1715-1808, born at Walschleben, near Erfurt. He studied theology at Jena, was ordained in 1740, taught school and preached in Holland and Livonia, and came to Pennsylvania in 1748. Here he was stationed at Meniologameka, near the Blue- mountains, and after his marriage with the widow Eliz. Busse of Nazareth did faithful service among the Indians at Gnadenhütten on the Mahony, and other places, especially also during the Indian. War. His first wife having died in 1776, he married the widow S. Eberhardt, m.n. Van Vleck. With her he served at Lititz, Hope and
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Emaus as pastor and preacher, but continued to take a deep interest in the Indian Mission. He also officiated at the marriage of the two missionaries, Heckewelder and Zeisberger. He lived to be 92 years and 6 months.
Ho. Johannes Ljunberg, 1737-1807, a Swede. In 1775 he married Rebecca Nixon of Nazareth, and after her death the widow Sarah Peter, m.n. Bailey.
II. John Lewis Huebner, 1761-1813, son of Lewis Huebner (VIII, 3); born at Nazareth and educated for the ministry of the Church. In 1790 he was ordained Deacon and married Christiana Eschenbach. He served as minister in the congregations at York, Lancaster, Gnaden- hütten (Ohio) and Hebron. His last appointment was that of princi- pal of the Young Ladies' Seminary at Bethlehem.
'12. Gottlieb Krause, 1759-1814, born at Bethlehem, son of Henry Krause. He was a butcher, and after his father's death took charge of the business. He married A. J. Stoll, by whom he had a son, John ; after her death he married M. Bauer.
13. John Samuel Krause, 1782-1815, born at Christiansbrunn, son of Mat- thew K. He came to Bethlehem in 1796 and became a watchmaker and silversmith. His wife Maria Lewis, m.n. Schropp, in 1814, bore him a son, Matthew.
#4. Owen Rice, 1751-1820, son of Owen Rice, Sr., born in New York, where his father served as minister. He had for many years charge of the the Bethlehem Store as manager and approved himself very faithful and efficient: He was also in the Board of Trustees. His wife, Eliza- beth Eyerle, departed this life before him.
35. Christian Gottlob Paulus, 1764-1821, born at Neukirch in the Voigtland, Germany; was a member of the Church in Germany and was "called" to Bethlehem in 1793. A shoemaker by trade, took charge of the Inn of the Congregation. His wife, A. J. Nicholaus, departed this life two months before her husband. Their marriage was blessed with seven daughters, the oldest being J. Caroline (Rice), born in ISO1.
x6. John Kremser, 1758-1823, born at Nazareth; a shoemaker by trade ; worked on the farm at Christiansbrunn and was landlord in the Inn at Nazareth and Hope, N. J. By his first wife, A. M. Peisch, he had one son ; by his second, A. S. Beck, one son and two daughters.
17. William Boehler (Bealer), 1769-1823, born at Bethlehem ; carpenter ; was married to Barbara Woodring.
18. Joseph Jones, 1755-1824, born on the Jones farm near Bethlehem. In his twentieth year he married Hannah Horn and lived to see 27 grandchildren. In 1810 he was married a second time to the widow Maria Nitschmann, m.n. Van Vleck.
19. Marcus Fetter, 1772-1827, born at Lancaster; blacksmith like his father before him ; also a good musician. He married E. Herbach and had five children, four sons and one daughter.
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20. Christian Eggert, 1760-1827, born at Bethlehem; a tanner. In 179F he married A. M. Suess who bore him two sons and three daughters ..
21. John David Bischoff (Bishop), 1749-1827, born at Gnadenthal ; origi -- nally a wheel-wright, later worked in the mill and learned to build grist mills. He wedded first J. S. Vau, who died in 1806, and after- wards A. R. Schmidt.
22. Thomas Scott, 1781-1831 ; no record found.
23. George Schuster, 1774-1831, born at Uhyst, Lusatia, Germany, came here in 1801 and established himself as a tailor. He married Eliz .. Steinke.
24. William Jones, 1,78-1832, born at Myfodd, North Wales, England .. In 1806 he married Margaret Davis and spent the last seven years of his life in Bethlehem, His son was Dr. Maurice Jones.
25. Lewis David de Schweinitz, 1780-1834, born at Bethlehem ; educated at Nazareth Hall and in Germany ; chaplain of the " Single Breth- ren " at Gnadenberg and Gnadau; 1812-21 Administrator of the Unity's property in North Carolina ; 1821-24 pastor at Bethlehem and Administrator of theChurch property in the Northern District. He was the last "Senior Civilis " in the Moravian Church. A dis- tinguished botanist, he received the degree of Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of Kiel. He was married to Amalia, m. n. Ledoux, and was- survived by four sons all of whom entered the ministry, doing faith- ful and efficient service in the Church.
26. Joseph Horsfield, 1750-1834 ; a saddler by trade ; a man of great talent and usefulness; was appointed Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, Postmaster and superintendent of the bridge-building. He also served as organist. His wife, Elizabeth Benezet, bore him three- daughters.
27. George Adolph Hartman, 1781-1839, from Hope, N. J. He taught at Nazareth Hall and in 1817 was ordained Deacon. For twenty years. he served as minister of the congregation on Staten Island. He was twice married, first to Isabel Fulton and then to C. E. Lange, neither of whom had children.
28. Gabriel Traeger, 1809-39, born at Lititz ; a shoemaker. He married. Lucinda E. Luckenbach, who bore him one son and one daughter. He died of a pulmonary disease, highly esteemed for his faithfulness. and industry.
"The human heart repines and grieves To part with kindred here, But faith in God the mind relieves, And wipes away the tear."
29. David Kunkler, 1794-1839; a baker, born at Emaus. His first wife was E. Omensetter, and his second wife, whom he married in 1827, Mary Pyrlaeus.
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