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297. Peter Worbass. xiv, s. 4. Sept. 1I Born in Jutland, May 18, 1722. Married Anna Maria Schemel, in Bethlehem, July, 1758. Only one son sur- vived: Joseph, who married Phoebe Hull. He was one of the few who escaped at the massacre at Gnadenhütten on the Mahony.
298. Beatus Christ. v, s. 4. Sept. 26. Infant son of John Jacob and Benigna Elizabeth (Ebert) Christ.
299. Benigna Elizabeth Christ, m. n. Ebert. xi, n. II. Sept. 29. Born in Bethlehem, Oct. 17, 1784. Married John Jacob Christ, Nov. 25, 1805.
300. Anna Philippina Miksch, m.n. Loesch. xi, n. 12. Oct 12. Born in Beth- abara, North Carolina, April 2, 1763. Married John Christian Miksch, March 19, 1786. Of her eight children, three survived : Jacob, born in Christians- spring, Aug. 24, 1787 ; Rosina, born Aug. 2, 1791 ; Joseph (twin son), Aug. 2, 1796.
301. Christina Elizabeth Fritz, m.n. Loesch. xi, n. 13. Nov. 22. Born in Tulpehocken, Pa , Jan. 26, 1733. Her parents were George and Anna Christina (Wallborn) Loesch. In 1759 married Jacob Van der Merk in Bethlehem. Her husband died in Bethabara, N. C., 1772. In 1774, married the Rev. John Christoph Christian Fritz, who died in Gnadenhutten on the Mahony, 1805.
302. John Jacob Swihel. xiv, s. 5. Dec. 24. Born in Zittau, Upper Lusatia, July 30, 1737, his parents having fled thither from Bohemia, on account of religious persecution. In 1779 came to America. Married Anna Bryzelius in Nazareth, June 21, 1779. He had two children who died in Emmaus. His wife died, Sept., 1786, in the West Indies, where he was a missionary. Married Anna Rosina Partsch, in Bethlehem, Feb. 24, 1787.
1807.
303. Mary Magdalena Dealing, m.n. Graff. vi, n. 13. March 28. Born April 2, 1742, in Lancaster, Pa. In 1779 married John Dealing, who died in Nazareth, Sept. 10, 1785.
304. John Nicholas Schaefer. xiv, s. 6. April 12. Born in the state of New York, March 7, 1722. Married Johanna Ysselstein, in Bethlehem, Dec. 25, 1746. Two children survived.
305. Abraham Reinke. xiii, s. 13. April 24. Unmarried. A teacher in Nazareth Hall; died of consumption. Born in York, Pa., Sept. 2, 1787, where his parents, Abraham and Maria Sophia (Rudolph) Reinke, had charge of the congregation.
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.306. Lisetta Roth. v, n. 3. Aug. 31. Infant of John and Susannah Roth. 307. William Lister. xiii, s. 14. Sept. 10. Unmarried. Born in Yorkshire, England, Sept. 27, 1715. Schneidermeister and Vorsteher in the Nazareth Brethren's House. 92 years old.
308. Beata Senseman. v, n. 4. Sept. 25. Daughter of Christian David and Anna (Ritter) Senseman.
309. Maria Christina Ruch, m.n. Beck. vii, n. 13. Oct. 23. Born Oct. 6, 1739, in Georgia. Married Dietrich Ernst Walther in Bethlehem, Dec. 18, 1767. Her husband died Nov. 26, 1769. Married Michael Ruch, Oct. 25, 1771, who died May 9, 1797.
310. Anna Margaretha Conradine Strubel. i, n. 2. Nov. 10. Assistant to the Warden of the Sisters' House. Born in Ungershausen, Würtemberg. Her father was a Lutheran minister, who died six months after her birth. Her mother married another minister, Casper Kerchner. She died during her voyage to America, when her daughter was in her seventh year.
1808.
311. John Joachim Koepke. xiii, s. 15. March 3. Unmarried. Born Feb. 6, 1751, in Brandenburg.
312. George Thomas Graeff. xiii, s. 16. May 11. Pupil in Nazareth Hall, aged 14 years. Born in Lancaster, Pa. Parents : George and Eva Graeff.
313. Matthew Krause. xiv, s. 7. Sept. 5. Farmer in Old Nazareth. Born in Nazareth, May 27, 1747. Married Anna Benigna Partsch, May 15, 1781. He had three sons, one of whom survived him : viz., John Samuel (born June 23, 1782, in Christianspring), a silversmith and watchmaker in the Brethren's House in Bethlehem.
314. Sarah Catharine Vognitz, m.n. Klein. ix, n. 13. Sept. 9. Born in Plain- field, Northampton County, Pa., June 25, 1773. Baptized in Schoeneck. On May 29, 1796, she married Frederick B. Vognitz, a brewer and distiller in Christianspring.
1809.
.315. Thomas Tresse Singer. xiii, s. 17. March 10. Pupil in Nazareth Hall, aged 12 years. Born in Philadelphia. Parents, Abraham and Anna Singer. 316. Johann Daniel Schweishaupt. v, s. 5. July 19, Infant son of Joseph and Rosina (Busch) Schweishaupt.
1810.
317. Benjamin Rudolph Reinke. v, s. 6. Jan. 9. Pupil in Nazareth Hall. Died of consumption, aged 9 years. Parents, Abraham and Maria Sophia (Rudolph) Reinke.
318. Peter Kunkler. xiv, s. 8. Jan. 18. Tailor and teacher near Gnadenthal. Born Dec. 28, 1762, in Bethlehem. In 1791 married Anna Elizabeth Daniel. Of his ten children eight survived their father.
319. Samuel Miksch. v, s. 7. Feb. 17. Infant son of Paul and Maria Elizabeth (Rothrock) Miksch.
320. Christine Clewell. i, n. 3. April 6. Unmarried sister. Born in Plainfield Township. Her father, Franz Clewell, died in 1798. Aged 47 years.
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321. Anna Maria Gold, m.n. Roth. viii, n. 13. July 28. Widow. Born in Losswiz, Silesia, Oct. 3, 1725. Married George Gold, in Bethlehem, July" 15, 1749. Husband died in 1792.
322. Edward Henry Huebener. v, s. 8. Oct. 6. Infant son of Anton and Maria Salome (Knauss) Huebener.
323. Susanna Fredericka Danke. v. n. 5. Oct. 12. Daughter of John Frederick. and Barbara (Ehrenhardt) Danke.
324. Laetitia Angelica Fuchs. xiv, n. 2. Oct. 14. Daughter of John George. and Hannah (Warner) Fuchs.
325. Anna Joanna Boehmer. i, n. 4. Nov. 4. Unmarried sister. Died of con- sumption ; aged 60 years. Born in Nazareth, Nov. 4, 1750. Daughter of" Martin and Anna Marg. (Essig) Boehmer.
326. Johannes Hatnick. xiv, s. 9. Nov. 6. Born in Guttau, near Bautzen, Upper Silesia. Married Elizabeth Hancke, May 31, 1807.
1811.
327. Anna Maria Busch, m.n. Wagner. xi, n. 14. Sept. 17. Born April 9, 1728, in Essenheim, Palatinate. Married, 1747, John Louis Spies, who died during the voyage to America. A daughter survived the father. In 1749, married John Busch, a farmer, near York, Pa. Of the eleven children of this union,. seven survived.
328. Johannes Jag. xiv, s. 10. Nov. 24. Born in Zauchtenthal, Moravia. Married, Oct. 12, 1779, Barbara Holder, in Nazareth. Aged 81 years.
329. Christina Fredericka Margaretha Christ, m. n. Schlosser. xi, n. 15. Dec .. 16. Born in Pfortsheim, Germany, Feb. 20, 1744. Oct. 25, 1771, married. John Jacob Christ, who died April 2, 1805.
1812.
330. Salome Clewell, m.n. Kichline. xi, n. 16. May 18. Born Jan. 15, 1728, in. Baden. Married, Sept., 1744, Franz Clewell, who died 1798. She had thirteen children.
331. Anna Christina Krause. i, n. 5. Sept. 17. An unmarried sister. Born in Nazareth, Oct. 30, 1745.
332. Beata Brunner. v, n. 6. Dec. 4. Daughter of John Jacob and Maria. Salome (Beitel) Brunner.
1813.
333. Isaac Renatus Van Vleck. xiii, s. 18. Oct. 25. Unmarried brother. Son: of Henry and Elizabeth (Kreiter) Van Vleck. Born in Lititz, May 24, 1793 .. 334. Peter Wolle. xiv, s. II. Nov. 20. Missionary to the West Indies. Born. in Schwersens, Poland, Nov. 6, 1745. Married Anna Rosina Geier, March 6, 1783. He had five children, of whom the following survived : John Frederick, Jacob Christian, both born in St. Jan; Peter, born in St. Thomas ;. Samuel Henry, in St. Jan. A daughter died in infancy. The sons were prominent in the Bethlehem congregation, Peter being a Bishop of the Church. 335. George Wenzeslaus Golkowsky. xiv, s. 12. Dec. 29. An unmarried. man, 88 years old. Born in Bobreck, Upper Silesia, 1725. He was an excellent land surveyor, famous far and wide for the accuracy and reliability of his work.
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1814.
336. Arthur Benjamin Schmidt. v, s. 9. Jan. 28. Infant son of Dr. Henry Benjamin and Anna Maria (Otto) Schmidt.
337. Emilie Henrietta Schmidt. v, n. 7. May 5. Infant daughter of Dr. H. B. Schmidt.
1815.
338. Catharine Ernst, m.n. Knauss. ix, n. 14. June 16. Born April 21, 1743, in Salisbury Township, Northampton County. Married Conrad Ernst, Feb. 18, 1766.
339. Francis Henry Eckensberger. v, s. 10. Oct. 18. Son of Jacob and Magdalena (Danke) Eckensberger.
340. Sarah Christ, m.n. Kunkler. viii, n. 14. Nov. 12. Widow. Born in Nazareth, Jan. 13, 1747. Married Peter Christ, Oct. 1, 1787, who died Aug. 20, 1800. 341. Magdalene Demuth, m.n. Schnall. vii, n. 14. Nov. 19. Born in Beth- lehem, Aug. 10, 1748. Married Joseph Demuth, Aug., 1787.
342. Hannah Joseph. vi, n. 14. Nov. 24. A widowed colored woman. Born June 11, 1722, in Esopus, N.Y. Moved to Bethlehem in 1745. Baptized 1752 (see 128). Husband died 1781. Seven children, of whom two daughters survived : Hannah and Mary; the latter married to Peter Titus.
343. Sarah Gerlach, m.n. Deiley. vi, n. 15. Dec. 15. Born June 14, 1782, in Williams Township. Married Traugott Gerlach, Feb. 28, 1814.
1816.
344. Beatus Brunner. v, s. II. Jan. 20. Infant son of Jacob and Maria Salome (Beitel) Brunner.
345. Lucinda Eliza Senseman. v, n. 8. Jan. 20. Daughter of Christian David and Anna Elizabeth (Ritter) Senseman. Aged 5 years.
346. Salome Clewell. i, n. 6. Feb. 9. Unmarried sister. Born Feb. 2, 1761, in Plainfield ; daughter of Franz and Salome (Kichline) Clewell. Her father died in Schoeneck.
347. Peter Muecke. xiv, s. 13. April 30. Farmer. Born in Old Nazareth, May II, 1747, his parents being Matthew and Catharine Muecke. Married Anna Opitz, in Bethlehem, April, 1784. Moved to Hope, N.J., where his wife died the same year. In 1785 married Elizabeth Klotz, m.n. Haller.
348. Maria Elizabeth Proske, m.n. Frey. vi, n. 16. May I. Born in Alle- mangel, Pa., Jan. 2, 1760. Married John George Proske, 1792.
349. Samuel Schneider. xiv, s. 14. May 15. Born in Bethlehem, Nov. 22, 1753; parents, John and Elizabeth Schneider. Married Catharine Schmidt, Feb. 4, 1783. His daughter, Catharine Elizabeth, married George Bardill at Nazareth.
350. Mary Magdalene Eckensberger, m. n. Danke. vii, n. 15. Oct. 12. Daughter of Frederick and Anna Maria (Clewell) Danke. Married John Jacob Eckensberger, Oct. 27, 1811. Five children.
1817.
351. Elizabeth Giersch, m.n. Gerhard. viii, n. 15. April 12. Born in Tulpe- hocken, Oct. 10, 1741. Married Christian Giersch, in Bethlehem, June 8, 1772. Husband died in 1797.
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352. John Schultz. xiv, s. 15. April 16. Unmarried man. Schoeneck. Born in Gnadenthal, Dec. 29, 1757.
353. Matilda Louisa Beck. xiv, n. 3. May 24. Daughter of Jacob Ferdinand and Anna Rosina (Levering) Beck.
354. Maria Bittig, m.n. Rauschenberger. vii, n. 16. Aug. 28. Born Sept. 5, 1756, in Maguntschi (Emmaus). Married George Bittig, April 22, 1792.
355. Matilda Henrietta Eckensberger. v, n. 9. Nov. 16. Child of Jacob Eckensberger.
1818. .
356. Barbara Schnall, m.n. Rank. viii, n. 16. Jan. 21. Born Dec. 28, 1767, near York, Pa. Married Jacob Schnall, 1790. Six children.
357. Maria Barbara Christ, m.n. Kling. ix, n. 15. March 2. Born April 30, 1743, in Lancaster County ; 1771, Sept. 19, married Melchior Christ, who died in 1806.
358. Anna Maria Danke, m.n. Ehrenhard. ix, n. 16. May 9. Born Sept. 10, 1788, in Emmaus. Married Franz Christian Danke, Feb. 10, 1811.
359. Conrad Ernst. xiv, s. 16. June II. Born June 24, 1735, in Upper Palati- nate. In 1766 married Catharine Knauss, who died in 1815.
360. Henry Brunner. xiv, s. 17. June 29. Born June 4, 1739, in Alsace. In 1773 married Rosina Hartmann. He had eight children, of whom the following survived their father : Elizabeth, married to John Weber in Beth- lehem; Christian, married Sybilla Weinland ; Christina; Anna Catharine, married Gottfried Belling; John Jacob, married Salome Beitel; Anna Maria ; Rosina. Aged 79 years.
361. John Jacob Schnall. xiv, s. 18. July 10. Born in Bethlehem, Jan. 8, 1761. Married Barbara Rank, June 16, 1790. He had six children : Elizabeth, Anna Maria, Rebecca (married Adam Haman), Louisa, John Jacob, Henri- etta Dorothea.
362. Hedwig Angelica Frueauff. i, n. 7. Aug. 21. Daughter of John Freder- ick Frueauff, pastor at Nazareth, aged 14 years.
363. Elizabeth Muecke, m.n. Haller. xii, n. I. Sept. 3. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., May 3, 1747. Married Elias Glotz, who died six years later. In 1785 married the widower, Peter Muecke, who died in 1816.
364. Christina Elizabeth Eyerly, m.n. Schwarz. xii, n. 2. Sept. 12. Born in Bottingen, Palatinate, March 15, 1730. Both her parents died during the voyage to America, she being only seven years old. In 1755, Aug. 26, married John Jacob Eyerly, who died in 1790. Of her four children, two survived their mother: Maria Elizabeth, who married Owen Rice, and Anna Christina, who married C. H. Beck.
365. Anna Johanna Kern. i, n. 8. Dec. 25. An unmarried sister, aged 31 years. 1819.
366. Rosina Brunner, m.n. Hartmann. xii, n. 3. Feb. 23. Born Nov. 1, 1748, in Salisbury Township, Northampton Co., Pa. Married Henry Brunner of Christianspring, June 20, 1773. She had eight children (see 360). Her husband died June, 1818.
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367. Rosina Clewell. i, n. 9. Aug. 11. An unmarried sister; daughter of John and Anna Johanna (Klein) Clewell. Born in Plainfield. Aged 27 years. 368. Mary Schropp. i, n. 10. Nov. 10. An unmarried sister; born in Nazareth, June 20, 1747. Aged 72 years.
1820.
369. Joseph Otto, M.D. xv, s. I. Feb. 2. Physician in Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem, April 4, 1745 Married Anna Maria Horsfield, Jan. 28, 1774. Of his five children, only one daughter survived, viz. : Anna Maria, married to Dr. H. T. Schmidt.
370. Mary Belling, m.n. Edmonds. xii, n. 4. June 23. Widow of John Gottfried Belling, tanner in Nazareth. Born July 8, 1758, in Connecticut. In 1763 moved to Gnadenhutten on the Mahony. In 1770 married the widower, J. G. Belling. She had six children, of whom two sons and a daughter survived.
1821.
371. Hannah. i, n. II. March 4. A negro sister. Born in Gnadenthal, May 8, 1761. Moved to Nazareth and nursed her mother until her end in 1815; then lived with Peter and Mary Titus.
372. Christian Russmeyer Schropp. xv, s. 2. June 23. An unmarried man ; teacher in Nazareth Hall. Born Oct. 7, 1796. His parents were Christian and N. (Russmeyer) Schropp. Died of consumption.
373. Christina Piesch, m.n. Sprecher. xii, n. 5. Dec. 22. Born Aug. 21, 1730, in Doros, Switzerland. In 1773 married Andrew Piesch, a merchant. Had two sons, one of whom survived. In 1793 came with her husband and younger son to America, and lived in Lancaster, Pa., where her husband died. Then removed to Philadelphia and in 1819 to Nazareth.
1822.
374. Maria Theresa Busse, m.n. Reinke. xii, n. 6. April 19. Born in Lancaster, Jan. 23, 1794, where her father was pastor. Married Christian David Busse, April 24, 1814. Her four children survived.
375. Anna Maria Miksch, m.n. Fritsch. xii, n. 7. July 7. Born June 14, 1753,. in Nazareth. Married Nathaniel Miksch, May 15, 1781. Three sons and a daughter survived.
376. Mary Titus. xii, n. 8. Sept. 9. A married colored woman, wife of Peter Titus. Born Aug. 1, 1766. Married, May 7, 1792, Peter Titus.
377. Lucretia Eliza Ricksecker. xiv, n. 4. Dec. 17. Infant daughter of John George and Anna Elizabeth (Beitel) Ricksecker.
1823.
378. John Renatus Kaske. xv, s. 3. Feb. 14. Born in Berbice, Surinam, Aug. 4, 1749, where his parents were missionaries. He came, as a child, to Nazareth. In 1762 united with the congregation. Later he went to North Carolina, where he married Anna Eva Heyne. In 1793 removed to Gna- denthal.
379. Anna Schmick. i, n. 12. March 12. Unmarried sister. Born Dec. 19, 1785, in Bethlehem. Moved to Nazareth, and in 1807 was teacher in the Girls' School. In 1808 became Assistant to the Warden of the Sisters"
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House. In IS11 Warden of the Sisters' House in Bethlehem, and later Laboress (Pflegerin) there. In 1822, on account of her health, moved to her mother in Nazareth.
380 Henry Theodore Miksch. v, s. 12. Sept. 9. Infant son of Jacob and Cath- arine (Weinland) Miksch.
381. John Christian Miksch. xv, s. 4. Dec. 3. Born July 9, 1752, in Bethlehem. Educated there and at Nazareth. Moved to Christianspring, and later learned the trade of blacksmith at Bethlehem. Married Anna P. Loesch. Of his eight children, two sons and a daughter survived, viz. : Jacob, Rosina (married Henry Beitel), and Joseph. His wife died in 1800. In 1809 married Mar. Cath. Hock, m.n. Wingas. During the latter part of his life he was nearly totally blind.
382. Elizabeth Towle, m.n. Emerson. xii, n. 9. Dec. 10. Born in London, Jan. 2, 1762. In 1777 removed to Bedford, where she was received into the congregation. Married Samuel Towle, Jan. 12, 1792. Of her six children, two daughters survived. She served, with her husband, as missionary in Antigua, W. Indies, and later in Gnadenhutten on the Mahony, Old Man's Creek, N.J., and Newport, R. I. They retired to Nazareth.
1824.
383. Samuel Towle. xv, s. 5. Jan. I. (Deacon.) Born in England, Nov. 26, 1757. As unmarried man, served as missionary among the Eskimos. In Jan., 1792, married Elizabeth Emerson, and was ordained a Deacon of the Church. Served for a long time in Antigua, W. I., as missionary, and later as minister in Gnadenhütten on the Mahony, Old Man's Creek, N. J., and Newport, R. I. Retired to Nazareth in 1817. His wife died Dec., 1823. Of his six children, two daughters survived, one of whom married Thomas Wohlfahrt in Salem, N. C.
384. Julianna Beitel, m.n. Schmidt. xii, n. 10. Feb. 15. Born in Nazareth, Jan. 3, 1751, her parents being Melchior and Cath. Marg. (Fischer) Schmidt. Received into the congregation, Nov. 18, 1770. Married John Beitel, Feb. 7, 1779. Four children : Christian Frederick, John, Rosina, Anna Elizabeth ; the latter married John George Ricksecker.
385. Lucinda Aurelia Clewell. xiv, n. 5. Sept. 4. Daughter of Jacob and Anna Rebecca (Seyfried) Clewell.
386. Maria Catharine Haller. i, n. 13. Oct. 21. Unmarried sister. Born at Muddy Creek, Aug. 31, 1741. Parents were Henry and Anna Marg. Haller. Came to Bethlehem April 17, 1755, and received into congregation in 1758. 1761 to Lititz, 1779 to Gnadenhutten. Later to Nazareth.
387. Elizabeth Moehring, m.n. Rauschenberger. xii, n. II. Nov. 22. Born, Dec. 1, 1747, near Emmaus. Moved to Bethlehem in 1765. Married to Michael Moehring, April 17, 1775, and moved to Nazareth. Husband died April 30, 1796.
1825.
388. Joseph Stotz. xv, s. 6. Jan. 4. Born in Gnadenthal, Nov. 3, 1757. Received into congregation in 1771. He had charge of the brick and tile works. In 1796 married Julianna Eigenbrod. Five children survived : Maria, Anna, Joseph, Timothy and John.
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:389. Henry Frederick Siewers. xv, s. 7. Feb. 4. Missionary. Born in Lehre, near Brunswick, Germany, July 11, 1757. Confirmed in the Lutheran Church in 1770. Came to Herrnhut in 1787, and later was received into the congregation in Niesky. After following his trade, having served for a time in the Diaspora work, he was called to the West Indies, as missionary in 1796, and was married to Anna Eliz. Wagner, who died in 1798. His second wife was Maria Magd. Etticofer, who died two weeks after her marriage. In 1799 married the widow, Dorothea Mary Donath, m.n. Wrang, who had eight children, of whom four sons and a daughter survived. In 1822 he retired to Nazareth. He suffered from a severe fall, dropsy finally causing his death.
390. William Frederick Van Vleck. v, s. 13. March 18. Infant son of W. Henry and Ann Eliza Van Vleck, pastor at Nazareth, and Principal of Nazareth Hall.
391. Christoph Peissert. xv, s. 8. March 28. Born May 14, 1762, in Reichenau, Silesia. In 1786 went to Kleinwelka, and there was received into the con- gregation. In 1787 came to America and lived in Christianspring. In 1791 married Rosina Frevel. He was a farmer in Gnadenthal, Old Nazareth and Nazareth. Of his six children, four survived.
392. Anna Rosina Beck, m.n. Levering. xii, n. 12. June 3. Born in Nazareth, March 14, 1792. Married Ferdinand Jacob Beck, Feb. 18, 1816. She had five daughters.
393. Haus. xiv, n. 6. June 18. Twin daughter of George and Elizabeth Haus. 394. Elizabeth Kunkler, m.n. Ohmensetter. xii, n. 13. July II. Born near Hope, N. J., Aug. 15, 1796. Married David Kunkler, Nov. 21, 1819. One daughter survived. She came from Bethlehem, to be under the care of a physician and died at Nazareth.
.395. Anna Catharine Schneider, m.n. Luckenbach. xii, n. 14. Nov. 1. Born in New Goschenhoppen, Bucks Co., Pa., Dec. 30, 1743. Having moved to the neighborhood of Bethlehem, married the widower, Adam Schneider, in 1767. She had five children. 1776 received into the congregation. Hus- band died April, 1801. In 1805 moved from Lower Saucon to Bethlehem, and in 1819 to Plainfield.
396. Catharine Sybilla Schmidt, m.n. Whitesell. xii, n. 15. Dec. 12. Daughter of Andrew Whitesell. She was not a member of the congregation. Born in Plainfield, Jan, 20, 1802. Married John Schmidt in 1818.
1826.
397. Charles Fredr. Miksch. v, s. 14. Jan. 6. Infant son of John Fredr. and Elizabeth (Huber) Miksch.
.398. Catharine Elizabeth Schmidt. xiv, n. 7. Jan. 10. Infant daughter of John and Catharine Schmidt.
399. Agnes Franke. ii, n. 13. Feb. 21. Unmarried sister. Born in Nazareth, Oct. 6, 1748. In 1752 moved to Bethlehem, where she united with the con- gregation in 1761. Removed to her parents in Lititz, and after their death, to Nazareth. She was lame from childhood and blind in one eye. When fifty years old became quite blind.
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400. Carl Gotthold Schweisshaupt. xv, s. 9. May 8. Unmarried man. Born in Nazareth, Nov. 2, 1805. Confirmed in 1821.
401. Elizabeth Myrtetus, m.n. Ramstein. xii, n. 16. June 12. Born July I, 1731, near Basle, Switzerland. In her thirteenth year she came with her parents to America, living at first in the neighborhood of Bethlehem, then beyond the Blue Mountains. There she married Gideon Myrtetus, and later moved to Philadelphia, where she united with the Brethren's Church. Her husband died in 1799. Since 1808 lived in the Senseman family, her grand- daughter, Sister Senseman caring for her. Aged 95 years.
402. Timothy Rothrock Miksch. v, s. 15. Aug. 4. Son of Paul and Maria Elizabeth (Rothrock) Miksch.
403. George Henry Bardill. v, s. 16. Sept. 28. Son of George Rudolph and Catharine Elizabeth (Schneider) Bardill.
404. Lavinia Fredericka Busse. xiv, n. 8. Oct. 18. Infant daughter of Christian David and Mary (Rauch) Busse.
405. James Edward Ricksecker. xv, s. 10, Oct. 18. Son of George and Elizabeth (Beitel) Ricksecker. Born Nov. 25, 1811. He was a very talented and studious boy.
406. Caroline Emilia Kern. xiv, n. 9. Nov. 5. Infant daughter of Andrew Gottfried and Catharine Louisa (Levering) Kern.
407. Henry Benjamin Schmidt, M.D. xv, s. II. Nov. 24. Born in Brettstadt, Schleswig Holstein, Oct. 1, 1782. As a child he went to Christiansfeld with his widowed mother. In 1790 he entered the Paedagogium in Niesky. Thence he went to Barby to school, and later to a druggist in Gnadenfrei. When 19 years old he entered the University in Jena, and later went to Göttingen. He came to Nazareth, as a physician, in 1804. In 1805, July 21, he married Anna Maria Otto. Of his children, five survived him; viz .: Henry Emanuel, (Professor in New York,) Charlotte Louisa, Maria Caroline (married Brother Wm. L. Lennert), Emma Cornelia (married Brother Julius T. Bechler), and Edward Otto (a sugar refiner in Philadelphia and prominent member of the Church there). During several years he was in poor health, in consequence of attacks of paralysis. He was a skilful and highly esteemed physician and valued member of the congregation.
1827.
408. Joseph Demuth. xv, s. 12. Feb. 23. Born in Fredericktown, Dec. 1, 1748. In 1760 came to Bethlehem, then moved to Nazareth. Married Mary Magdalene Schnall, Aug. 15, 1787, who died Nov. 1815.
409. Caroline Jane Van Vleck. xiv, n. 10. April 22. Infant daughter of W. Henry and Ann Eliza (Kampmann) Van Vleck.
410. John Frederick Danke. xv, s. 13. May 21. Born in Nazareth, Sept. 5, 1780. Superintendent of the shoemaking shop in the Brethren's House. Later he changed his occupation, carrying on a bakery. Married Barbara Ehrenhard of Emmaus, Jan. 10, 1808. Of his seven children, six survived their father: Lisetta Louisa, Mary Ann Theodora, Elfrida Caroline (married Francis Miksch), Julianna Emilie (married Gustav A. Kern), Henrietta Cecilia (married Harvey Bates), and Alfred Henry (a prominent member of the Schoeneck congregation).
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4II. James Albright. xv, s. 14. Sept. 13. Son of Henry and Anna Barbara (Hubley) Albright. Born in Shippensburg, Pa. Moved with his parents, to Gnadenhütten, Ohio, then to Lititz and to Nazareth. United with the Church in 1824. Having gone to Easton to enter business there, was taken ill, and being removed to his home in Nazareth, died there, aged 21 years.
412. Henry Augustus Ricksecker. v, s. 17. Sept. 15. Infant son of George and Elizab. (Beitel) Ricksecker.
413. Dorothea Gold. ii, n. 14. Nov. 2. Unmarried sister ; daughter of George and Anna Maria Gold. Born in Old Nazareth, Aug. 4, 1762.
414. Nathaniel Miksch. xv, s. 15. Nov. 7. Born in Bethlehem, Sept. 21, 1743. Lived in Fredericktown, Bethlehem (where he united with the congregation), and Christianspring. 1781 married Anna Maria Fritsch, and carried on the milling business at Friedensthal ; later occupied a farm between Friedensthal and Nazareth. His wife died July 7, 1822. Of his six children, four survived : John Frederick, Nathaniel, John Christian, and Anna Rebecca (married to Peter Stoudt [Stout]).
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