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12. Maria Catharine Gerhardt, 1730-1818, from Wingsbach, Wetteravia, Germany; unmarried. Was for 30 years stewardess (Chordienerin) in the Sisters' House ; aged 87 years.
13. Susanna Fischer, 1748-1818, born at Nazareth ; of a retiring disposition and suffering with rheumatism.
14. Maria Christ, 1738-1818, born at Lauffen, Würtemberg. Came to Amer- ica with her parents in 1750. From 1763-69 she held the position of Assistant Superintendent in the Sisters' House at Lititz.
15. Anna Abigail Green, 1752-1819, from New Jersey; educated in the Boarding School.
16. Anna Maria Ziegler, 1800-1819, born at Emaus, Pa.
17. Anna Maria Kremser, 1748-1819, born at Fredericktown, Md. Was brought to the Bethlehem School at the age of four years, and always remained in Bethlehem.
18. Eliza Nugent, 1804-20, a pupil of the Boarding School, from Phila- delphia.
19. Maria Fritsch, 1751-1820, born at Gnadenthal, near Nazareth.
20. Gertraud Schneider, 1755-1820, from Nazareth, She first lived on a farm near Bethlehem, and later in the small building by the side of. the Sisters' House; was somewhat weak-minded. One night her clothing caught fire, and she died from the effect of the burns received.
21. Anna Bauer, 1782-1821, born at Emaus, Pa. Served in families, and after her mother's death took care of her father.
22. Mary Pyrlaeus, 1746-1821, born in Bethlehem ; aged 75 years. Her parents were missionaries and were called to England when she was but six years old. She was educated in the Boarding School and taught there from 1767-79, and again from 1807, in all 20 years.
23. Louisa Salome Moeller, 1791-1822, from Hope, N. J .; superintended the older girls.
24. Anna Bischoff, 1745-1823, born at Bethlehem. Her parents were in the service of the Church in North Carolina. She herself was fore- woman of the weaving establishment in the Sisters' House.
25. Elizabeth Adams, 1753-1824, born at Warwick, near Lititz, Pa. She served in families and on the farm.
26. Maria Elizabeth Beroth, 1742-1825, born at York, Pa. : kind and moth- erly in her ways ; served more than 50 years among the children in the Nursery and the Boarding School ; aged 83 years.
27. Benigna Froehlich, 1748-1825, born at Bethlehem, daughter of the baker
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and missionary, Christian Froehlich. In 1794 she was appointed Deaconess at Hope, N. J., and served in that capacity for eight years ; aged 77 years.
28. Anna Maria Prozman, 1747-1825, born near Herrnhaag, Wetteravia ; aged 77 years.
29. Sarah V. D. Oppie, 1811-28, a pupil of the Bethlehem Boarding School, born at Princeton, N. J. She was an orphan.
"The Spirit dwells beyond the skies, The mortal part shall glorious rise."
30. Catharine McAllister, 1760-1828, born at Antrim, Ireland ; unmarried. She joined the Church at Gracehill, Ireland, and followed her brother to America,
31. Hannah A. Schneller, 1826-32, the six year old daughter of Charles Schneller, born in Hanover Township.
32. Matilda M. Schneller, 1825-32, Charles Schneller's daughter.
33. Mary E. Andress, 1830-32, daughter of Abraham Andress.
34. Amanda Cinderella Snyder, 1828-32, George Snyder's daughter. "This lovely bud so young and fair," etc.
35. Mary A. Witmeyer, 1828-32, daughter of George Witmeyer.
36. Iduna Concordia Grunewald, 1833, daughter of the artist Gustav Gru- newald.
37. Regina L. Mezger, 1832-34, daughter of Frederick Mezger.
38. Ellen R. Carrick, 1832-35.
" Farewell, thou dost wander beyond my sight; No love than ours was fonder, my heart's delight ; . But we shall meet above to part no more, Where blooms my angel love on that blest shore.".
39. Clewell's still-born, 1836.
40. Elizabeth Wollever, 1836-37, daughter of the day laborer James Woll- ever.
41. Antoinetta L. Osborne, 1837-38, daughter of Henry Palmer Osborne, of Easton.
42. Louisa P. Schneller, 1838, George C. Schneller's daughter.
ROW V .- LITTLE GIRLS.
1. Maria Ising, 1794-95, daughter of George Ising.
2. Charlotte P. Cunow, 1796, John Gebhard Cunow's daughter, born at Niesky, Germany.
3. Ernestine T. Cunow, 1799, seventh daughter of John Gebhard Cunow.
4. Lisetta Schnall, 1798-1802, daughter of the missionary John Schnall, sta- tioned at Fairfield, Canada. She was born at Gnadenthal and was left in charge of Bethlehem friends.
5. Beata Schropp, 1803, daughter of the Church Warden, John Schropp.
6. Beata Schulz, 1805, John Henry Schulz's child.
7. Clementine S. Borhek, 1806, Chr. Frederick Borhek's child.
8. Henrietta Paulus, 1806, daughter of Chr. Gottlob Paulus. .
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9. Caroline Henkel, 1809-1816, a pupil of the Boarding School ; born on the island of St. Croix, W. I.
IO. Louisa A. Wolle, 1817, daughter of Chr. Jacob Wolle.
II. Rachel Hillman, 1809-17, born in Bethlehem.
12. Beata Rauch, 1818.
13. Mary A. Hauer, 1816-18, Joshua Hauer's child.
14. Olivia C. Eggert, 1820, daughter of Benjamin Eggert.
15. Mary Elizabeth Ross, 1806-22, a pupil of the Boarding School ; born in Georgia ; came to Bethlehem in 1820.
16. Emma M. Kunkler, 1823, born in Bethlehem.
17. Mary A. Hauer, 1822-24, daughter of Joshua Hauer.
18. Henrietta S .. Seidel, 1810-24, born at Nazareth, daughter of the Rev. Charles F. Seidel.
19. Margaret Henderson, 1812-24, a pupil of the Boarding School, from New York.
20. Probably no grave.
21. Sarah J. Oerter, 1825, daughter of John Oerter.
22. Beata Rauch, 1825.
23. Catharine Gold, 1825-26, Philip's child.
24. Harriet A. Youngman, 1826-27, daughter of Christian Youngman.
25. Sarah A. Fuehrer, 1825-28, Joseph's daughter.
26. Jeannette Taylor, 1819-28, a pupil of the Boarding School, from New York ; born at Liverpool, England ; 9 years old.
" Happy the children who are gone · To worship at the Saviour's throne."
27. Josephine W. Luckenbach, 1821-28, daughter of Christian Luckenbach.
28. Beata Weinland, 1828, John Samuel's child.
29. Martha C. Warner, 1828-29, daughter of John Warner.
30. Benigna Caritas (Charity) Pyrlaeus, 1750-1829, born at Bethlehem, aged 78 years. When she was but one year old, her parents were called to serve in the ministry in England. She grew up in the Mo- ravian School and afterwards taught for thirty years in the Bethle- hem Boarding School.
31. Emma M. Rice, 1830, daughter of William Rice.
32. J. Luckenbach's still-born, 1830.
33. Margaret R. Lachenour, 1830-31, daughter of Daniel L.
34. Anna R. Bealer (Boehler), 1830-31, Philip's daughter.
35. Eugenia M. Leibert, 1830-31, daughter of James Leibert.
36. Zoller's still-born, 1831.
37. Ida A. Woehler, 1828-32, daughter of Henry Woehler.
38. Henrietta E. Held, 1832.
39. Cornelia Wolle, 1829-32, daughter of John Frederick and Sabina Wolle.
40. Sittebach, still-born, 1833.
41. Sarah E. Luckenbach, 1835, George L.'s daughter.
42. Haas, still-born, 1835.
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43. Emma L. Boehler, 1835-36, daughter of the carpenter Philip B. 44. Amelia A. Bigler, 1835-36, born at Gracehill, Antigua; daughter of the missionary, (later Bishop), David Bigler.
45. Angelina Hauck, 1837, daughter of Nicholas Hauck of Bethlehem.
46. Sarah A. Luckenbach, 1828-38, daughter of William Luckenbach, died of dropsy.
" Happy the children who are gone To Jesus Christ in peace, Who stand around His glorious throne Clad in His righteousness."
47. Goundie, 1838, infant daughter of Henry Goundie.
ROW VI .- WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
I. Maria .Wilhelmina Werwing, m. n. Von Raschau, 1721-95, daughter of the Baron Christian von Raschau, born at Durlach in Baden. In 1743 she became the wife of Rev. Peter Werwing, minister at Gnad- enfrei, who died in 1755. She then served as Deaconess among the widows in Germany and from 1763 in this country, first at Nazareth . and since 1768, when the Widows' House was built, at Bethlehem.
2. Susanna. Louisa Partsch, m. n. Eller, 1722-95, born at Buedingen, in Wetteravia, Germany. She came to this country in 1743 with her husband, Geo. Partsch, and worked first at Nazareth, and in 1755 at Gnadenhuetten on the Mahony (Weissport), for the support of the Indian Mission. At the massacre of the Missionaries she escaped by jumping from a window and hiding herself in a hollow tree. In 1761 she and her husband for a short time became missionaries in St. Thomas, W. I. Her husband died in 1765. She left three daughters.
3. Catharine Freytag, m. n. Jacobsen, 1767-95, born on. Staten Island. In 1790 she married Dr. Eberhard Freytag, to whom she bore a son, Christian Daniel.
4. Barbara Giesy, m.n. Reisle, 1722-95, from Lichschall, Switzerland. She came here with her husband, Jacob Giesy, living at Saucon, until after her husband's death in 1785. Her husband belonged to the so- called Separatists.
5. Catharine Huebner, m. n. Baumgaertner, 1741-06, from Lebanon, Pa. In 1779 she married the widower John Lewis Huebner and had one son, Anton.
6. Maria Salome Beutel, née Fetter, 1753-96, born at Lancaster. She kept house for Rev. H. C. A. de Schweinitz, while he was a widower, and in 1781 she became the wife of Christian F. Beutel and mother of seven children. They had charge of the Bethlehem farm.
7. Eva Maria Ising, m. n. Luckenbach, 1765-96, from Upper Saucon. She was baptized in her 15th year by John Frederick Reichel. Her husband was George Ising, who assisted C. F. Beutel on the farm.
8. Joanna Sophia Gambold, m. n. Schlegel, 1761-98, born at York, Pa.
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In 1786 she married the widower Joseph Gambold and moved to Hope, N. J., where for two and one half years they had charge of the Inn of the congregation and later engaged in farming.
9. Regina Fischer, m. n. Bar, 1759-99, from Königsberg, Prussia. With her husband, J. G. Fischer, she served in the Moravian Mission in Surinam, especially at the Indian Mission of Hope. In 1798 they retired to Bethlehem.
10. Christine Clewell, née Weinland, 1757-1800, daughter of the warden at Gnadenthal, near Nazareth. With her husband, John Clewell, she lived near Bethlehem, becoming the mother of four sons and three daughters.
II. Anna Catharine Verdriess, nee Bender. 1722-1801, born at Heilbronn, Würtemberg. She became the wife of the miller Hartman Verdriess, to whom she bore seven children. In 1766 they removed to Grace- ham, Md. After her husband's death, in 1774, she sold the farm there and returned to Bethlehem.
12. Eleonora Jones, nee Godfrey, 1712-1802, born at Derby, Chester Co., Pa. She moved with her husband, John Jones, into the neighbor- hood of Bethlehem and herself joined the church, but not her family. She left three sons and one daughter.
13. Anna Maria Knauss, m. n. Wuensch, 1774-1803, born at Emaus. She lived on a farm near Bethlehem.
14. Anna Rosina Miksch, 749-1803, born at Bethlehem. In 1780 she re- moved, with other sisters, to Nazareth, but returned in 1802 to live with her sister, Mrs. Warner.
15. Susan Elizabeth Kaske, m. n. Funk, 1721-1804, born at Germantown, Pa. She married George Kaske, who died 1795 at Nazareth. They had six children.
16. Barbara Wiesinger, m.n. Knecht, 1735-1804, from the Palatinate. She accompanied her uncle to St. Kitts, W. I., where she married her second husband, Brown, an Englishman. They came to this coun- try. Her husband died at Hebron and she entered the Widows' House. In 1772 she married her third husband, Abraham Wiesin- ger, who died in 1790. After residing for ten years with a married daughter at Hope, she returned to the Widows' House.
17. Anna Margaret Rauschenberger, nee Swalbe, 1753-1805, born at Gosh- ehoppen, Pa. She was thrice married ; first to Peter Mueller who died in the Revolutionary War, next to Martin Schenk who died in 1797 at Nazareth, and lastly to George Rauschenberger.
18. Anna Catharine Ziegler, m. n. Koch, 1732-1805, born at Selbold, County of Isenburg, Germany. She came here with her widowed mother and married J. Fred. Ziegler. They moved to Nazareth where she became a widow in 1786.
19. Barbara Rauschenberger, 1743-1806, daughter of J. Fred. Rauschen- berger, from near Emaus.
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20. Maria Margaret Auerbach, m. n. Zerb, 1729-1807, from Tulpehocken, Pa. Thrice married. Her first husband was the missionary Samuel Isles, who died in Antigua, W.I., in 1765. In 1767 she married Paul Schneider who died the same year. In 1769 she married J. Chr. Auerbach who died in 1792.
21. Maria Salome Heil, 1756-1808, born at Allemaengel, Pa .; unmarried. Having come to Bethlehem in 1783, she worked twelve years on the congregation farm and thirteen years in the kitchen of the Widows' House.
22. Maria Rosina Moeller, m. n. Dietrich, 1722-1808, from Torpisch (Dör- pitz ?) in Silesia. She united with the Church in Herrnhut, was mar- ried to John Henry Moeller, and came to America with the " second Sea Congregation." Her husband was miller at Henry Antes' mill which was rented for the Moravian School in Frederick township. Afterwards he became steward of the girls' school at Bethlehem, and died in 1760.
23. Maria Apollonia Weber, m. n. Bechtel, 1733-1808, born at German- town. Her husband, Andreas Weber, who for twenty-two years was steward in the Boarding School died in 1784. They had one son.
24. No grave.
25. Maria Poppelwell, (Popplewell), 1768-1829, born at Bethlehem. She lost her parents early, was in straightened circumstances and much troubled with rheumatism.
26. Rebecca, 1809-30, a colored woman, daughter of William and Christina. " Jesus saith : He that believeth in me shall be saved."
27. Elizabeth Oesterlein, m. n. Dehuff, 1772-1831, born at Lancaster, Pa., wife of John D. Oesterlein. She left two daughters.
28. Julianna Pierce, 1753-1831, from New York; was in her eighth year sent to the Bethlehem School and attained the age of 77 years.
29. Sophia Christiana Kitschel, 1805-33, born on St. John, West Indies. 30. Probably no grave.
31. Anna Christina Menier, 1746-1833, born at Heidelberg, Germany, aged 87 years ; worked many years on the farm and in the wash-house.
32. Benigna Ettwein, 1749-1834, born at Herrnhaag, Germany, a daughter of Bishop John Ettwein ; came to America with her parents and after her father's death, in 1802, made her home in the Sisters' House ; aged 85 years.
33. Olivia Ella Bush, (Ruderer) 1819-37, an adopted child, born in the state of New York.
34. Maria Magdalene Meurer, 1747-1838, born at Bethlehem ; daughter of the Rev. Philip Meurer. Both her parents, who had served in the ministry in country congregations, died when the daughter was but a child. She was delicate, and was obliged to support herself by sew- ing ; very fond of music. She attained the age of 91 years.
35. Frances Maria Stanton, 1826-39, a pupil of the Boarding School, from Catskill, N. Y .; died of consumption.
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36. L. C. Zoller, infant daughter of Francis Zoller ; 1839. 37. Elizabeth Chamberlain, daughter of William Ch., 1840.
38. Catharine Everly, 1824-40, a pupil of the Boarding School, from Nor- ristown, Pa. Entered the Seminary in 1836.
39. Isabel F. C. Schroeder, 1839-40, born at Easton.
40. Ellen E. Goepp, 1836-40, daughter of Rev. Philip H. Goepp.
41. Cornelia E. Kremser, 1840, daughter of Charles Kremser.
ROW VII .- WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
1. Sarah Staples, unmarried, born in Old England, age not definitely known, but probably over 80 years, died in 1790.
2. Mary Elizabeth Loesch, 1767-91, daughter of the miller H. Loesch, born at Friedensthal.
3. Elizabeth Theophila Nyberg, 1747-91, born at Lancaster; daughter of the Rev. Lorenz T. Nyberg, minister at Lancaster, Pa. Her parents were called to England and in 1775 went to Sweden.
4. Anna Rosina Roemelt, 1753-91, born at Bethlehem ; became dropsical and was for ten years an inmate of the sick-room in the Sisters' House.
5. Christina Louisa Bader, 1761-92, from Lancaster, Pa .; superintended the choir of the older girls.
6. Anna Allen, 1780-95, a pupil of the Bethlehem Seminary, from St. Johns, Canada.
7. Maria Agnes Meyer, 1714-95, born at Oberfettingen, Würtemberg. She came to Bethlehem in 1752; worked on the farm and in the "Nursery," and for 14 years in the family of T. Horsfield.
8. Juliana Esther Wapler, 1723-96, born at Birnbaum, near Bayreuth, Germany; taught in the Moravian Schools at Herrnhaag and Hen- nersdorf ; was in 1756 ordained a Deaconess and came here in 1761, to serve as assistant principal of the Boarding School. She con- tinued to teach until 1785, when she retired.
9. Maria Fenner, 1778-99 born at Lower Saucon, near Bethlehem ; daugh- ter of Felix Fenner.
10. Sarah Mumford, 1757-1800, from New London, Conn .; came to Beth- lehem in 1788. She was for ten years afflicted with dropsy.
II. Eva Lanius, 1734-ISO1, born at York, Pa., a daughter of Jacob Lanius. She was for many years a faithful sick-nurse in the Sisters' House.
12. Margaret Elizabeth Fuehrer, m. n. Loesch, 1736-1802, a daughter of George Loesch, born at Tulpehocken. In 1755 she married the widower Valentine Fuehrer and had five sons.
13. Anna Rosina Ebert, m. n. Jungman, 1751-1803, born in Bethlehem. She married Christian Ebert who died in 1799.
14. Mercy Salmons, m. n. Holy, 1731-1803, born at Stratford, Conn. Her husband deserted her and her two children and went to South Car- olina, where he died. She united with the Moravian Church at Sichem, N. Y.
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15. Benigna Zahm, 1748-1804, born at Bethlehem; for 13 years teacher in the Boarding School and assistant of Esther Wapler on whom she also waited after her retirement.
16. Marianne Roesler, nee Kresser, 1719-1804, from Zuswingen, near Noerdlingen, Bavaria. Her first husband, J. Bernard Mueller, died in 1757 ; the second, Gottfried Roesler, in 1776.
17. Sarah Pyrlaeus, m. n: Thorp, 1763-1806, born at Sichem, Conn. In 1788 she became the wife of John Chr. Pyrlaeus, and had a son, John Lewis, born 1789.
18. Bibiana Frederica Braun, m. n. Pletscher. 1725-1807, from Ebersdorf, Germany. She was first married to missionary Goettlich, who died in 1771, on St. Croix, W. I. In 1772 she became the wife of that simple-hearted, but indefatigable and eminently successful missionary on the island of Antigua, Peter Braun, who died in 1800 (B, III, 5).
19. Anna Maria Borhek, m. n. Fischel, 1743-1807, born at Cross Creek, near York, Pa. After spending ten years at Lititz she, in 1772, mar- ried John Andreas Borhek, who died in 1791. She served for many years as Sacristan. She left two sons.
20. Catharine Theodora Neisser, nee Medler, 1722-1807, from Waldengen- loch, Würtemberg. She came to Philadelphia in 1728, with her pa- rents ; was greatly blessed through the preaching of Whitefield and Zinzendorf. In 1745 she became the wife of the Rev. George Neisser, with whom she served in many city and country congregations, until he departed this life in Philadelphia in 1784 (A, VI, 18).
21. Catharine Krause, m. n. Ruch, 1724-1807. She came from Eckendorf in Alsace. She arrived in America in 1752, and was married in 1755. Her husband, John Henry Krause, died in 1792, They had one son and one daughter.
22. Elizabeth Ockertshausen, 1758-1808, born at Fulneck, England ; single. In consequence of a severe fall in her tenth year, she remained an invalid to the end of her life.
23. Rosina Barbara Braun, 1739-1808, born in the Palatinate, Germany. She came to New York when twelve years old, and in 1775 moved to Bethlehem.
24. Elizabeth Brucker, m.n. Schneider, 1757-1828, born at Gnadenthal, Pa. In 1789 she was married to the widower John Brucker, of Nazareth, and came to Bethlehem in 1793.
25. Mary Cist, m. n. Weiss, 1760-1831, born in Philadelphia. She was the daughter of Jacob Weiss and the wife of the printer Charles Cist, who died in 1805. Removed from Philadelphia to Bethlehem in 1823.
26. Maria Jones, m.n. Van Vleck, 1757-1831, born in New York. In 1784 she was married to Immanuel Nitschmann, who died in 1790, and again, in 1810, to Joseph Jones, who departed this life in 1824.
27. Elizabeth Beckel, 1754-1831, born at Bethlehem ; served in families and nursed the sick.
28. Salome Andrews, m. n. Fenner, 1797-1832, born in Bethlehem Town- ship.
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29. Catharine Hoff, 1774-1835, born at Lancaster.
30. Catharine Biege, m.n. Zink, 1750-1838, born in Moore Township. She married George Biege and was, in 1796, baptized in the Lutheran Church. Later she came here to her married daughter. She attained the age of 87 years.
31. Rosina Peisert, m.n Frevel, 1759-1839. She was born in Montgomery Co. Having become the wife of Christian Peisert of Nazareth, in 1791, she assisted him in the " Economy" of Gnadenthal, near Naz- areth, until his death, which occurred in 1825.
32. Joanna Maria Weber, 1763-1840, born in Bethlehem ; daughter of An- drew Christopher Weber, steward in the Boarding School ; unmarried. She was organist in the Sisters' House and was employed as copyist of Church records and diaries.
33. M. C. Agnes Luch, 1838-40, a daughter of the baker, Christian F. Luch.
34. Henrietta S. Seidel, 1836-40, daughter of Charles Seidel, born at Gwynedd, Montgomery Co.
" Her Angel Spirit thus sweetly lisps : Ah, weep no more, for I am blest."
35. Sarah C. Chamberlain, 1840, a daughter of William Chamberlain.
36. Maria E. Doster, 1840, child of Lewis Doster.
37. L. Begg's still-born.
38. Adelaide A. Schneller, 1841, daughter of George Charles Schneller.
3). Anna C. Schropp, 1840-41, daughter of John and Cornelia Schropp.
40. Elizabeth C. Manuel, 1848-42, a daughter of Edward Manuel.
41. Mary L. Ledgerwood, 1820-42, born at Little Falls, Herkimer Co., N. Y.
42. Keturah Chamberlain, 1842, William Chamberlain's child.
ROW VIII .- MOSTLY MARRIED WOMEN.
1. Verona Mueller, m.n. Frey, 1723-So, born at Frederick, Montgomery Co., Pa. Having been spiritually awakened by the preaching of Zinzendorf, she went with him to Marienborn, Germany, married Jacob Mueller and served with him in the Moravian schools in Ger- many and England. Returning to America she was ordained a Dea- coness and, with her husband, who was also a practitioner of minor surgery, superintended the property of the Church at Nazareth and other places, until her husband's death in 1761. During the last years of her life she was afflicted with cancer.
2. Judith Kuehlbrunn, m. n, Mesners, 1722-St, born in New York. She was first married to a French doctor in New York, named Errow, and her daughter, Elizabeth, became the wife of Abr. Van Vleck. The mother, after a widowhood of five or six years, married a limner (ar- tist). Lawrence Kühlbrunn of New York, who died in 1775. She then left New York on account of the Revolutionary War and re- moved to Bethlehem with her daughter and Abraham Van Vleck.
3. Mary Luckenbach, née Gehman, 1757-81, a Mennonite from Berks Co .; was baptized in her 19th year. In 1776 she married John Lewis
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Luckenbach of Upper Saucon, to whom she bore three sons. She joined the Church in 1779.
4. Margaret Jorde, m. n. Horn, 1721-32, from Lemingen, near Anspach. Germany. Coming to America in 1743 with her husband, the car. penter John Jorde, and 35 married couples, she found employment on the Moravian farm at Christiansbrunn and at other places. After her husband's death, in 1760, she worked for many years at the Bethle- hem Sun Inn.
5. Catharine Haidt, née Compigny, 1700-82, from London, England, but of Huguenot parentage. In 1724 she married the Moravian minister and artist, Valentine Haidt, who died in 1780.
6. Joanna Schmick, m. n. Ingerheidt, 1721-95, born at Larwick, Norway. In 1752 she came to Bethlehem and married the Rev. J. Jacob Schmick, missionary among the Indians. They served together at Gnadenhutten, on the Mahony, at Nain, Pachgatgoch and especially in Ohio. Her husband died in 1778.
7. Mary Catharine Lembke, née Wyk, 1721-98, born at Stockholm, Sweden. She was made an Acolyte in 1748 ; came here in 1754, and married the Rev. Francis Christian Lembke, minister at Nazareth and Prin- cipal of Nazareth Hall, who died in 1785.
8. Rosina Kremser, m.n. Oberdorf, 171 -98, from Kreuz Wertheim, Fran- conia, Germany. In 1742 she became the wife of Andrew Kremser, and the same year emigrated with him to Bethlehem. Her husband was steward of the school at Fredericktown, at Nazareth and lastly at Friedensthal, where in 1769 he died. A son John was landlord at Nazareth.
9. Hedwig Regina Shober, m.n. Schubert, 1721-1800, from Landsberg on the Warthe, Germany. In 1743 she married Andreas Shober and came to America. She had 20 grandchil.Iren.
10. Christine Fetter, m. n. Riem, 1745-1800, born at Lancaster, Pa. She was married to Peter Fetter and moved here in 1782. Her sons were George and Marcus.
II. Anna Maria Peter, m. n. Nitschmann, 1723-1801 ; born at Trautenau, Silesia. Her first husband, J. C. Gottfried Engel, died in 1756; her second husband was the Rev. Frederick Peter, of Bethlehem, who died in 1791. A daughter, Agnes, married Rev. J. Fr. Reichel and died on the island of Antigua. A son, David, was called to Gnaden- hütten to take charge of a store.
12. Maria Elizabeth Schropp, nee Tanneberger, 1753-1801, born at Naza- reth. She was married, in 1784, to John Schropp, warden of the church at Nazareth, and later at Bethlehem.
13. Anna Dorothea Nitschmann, 1743-1803, a daughter of Bishop John Nitschmann, and granddaughter of David Nitschmann, Senior (A, VIII, 5). She was born at Seitenschrein, Livonia, Russia, and came to America in 1761.
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