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41. Henry, an Indian boy, born at Nanticoke, on the Susquehanna, 1757-59.
42. Unknown, probably no grave.
43. Carl Aug. Rudolphi, 1803, the surgeon's son.
44. Thomas Otto Braun, 1803, the clothweaver's son.
45. Samuel Liebisch Bush, 1805.
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46. Edward and Carl Schulz, 1808, twin sons of Rev. Theodore Schulz, who was here on a visit.
47. Owen Rice, son of the merchant Owen Rice, + 1812.
48. John Geo. Irmer, 1817.
ROW VII .- UNMARRIED MEN AND BOYS.
1. John Arboe, 1713-72, born at Soerup in Schleswig. He taught school in Germany, and later was employed in the administration of the finan- cial affairs of the Church. Coming to America in 1760, he was or- dained a Deacon, and served as steward in the Brethren's House and as Mission Agent.
2. Henry Schoen, 1718-73, a glazier by trade, born at Lübeck, Germany ; came to Bethlehem in 1750, and served in the Moravian school at Macungy (Emaus) for eight years. Afterwards he lived in the Brethren's House, working at his trade.
3. David Heckewelder, 1748-72, from Yorkshire, England; came here in 1754, as a child, with his parents ; left the Church, became consump- tive and begged to be taken back.
4. Christian Frederick Ziegler, 1718-71, born at Schoenebeck, in Pome- rania. He studied theology in Germany, and was a tutor; came to Pennsylvania in 1753, with seven other theological candidates, and served as teacher at Bethlehem and Nazareth.
5. Thomas Hofman, 1719-70, was a dragoon in the army of Würtemberg, Germany; came to Bethlehem from Marienborn in 1750; worked here as a tanner, as also from 1756-64 at Salem, N. C.
6. Frederick Weber, alias Klappen, 1722-60, from Holtighausen, Nassau, emigrated to America in 1741. He became awakened through the preaching of Count Zinzendorf; served in the Boys' School for eight years, and later as warden of the unmarried Brethren.
7. John George Stiefel, an unmarried man of sixty odd years, formerly a "Separatist," born near Frankfurt-on-the-Main. He had been a soldier in the imperial army, and in 1720 he emigrated to Pennsyl- vania with Conrad Beissel ; met the Moravian Brethren at Oley, and removed to Bethlehem, where he spent the rest of his life in happi- ness and usefulness. + 1748.
8. Abraham Graff, 1726-48, a native of Pennsylvania; was baptized in the 23d year of his age by Bishop Spangenberg; he died of brain fever.
9. Matthew Gottlieb Gottschalk, 1715-48, born at Arnswalde in Branden- burg ; joined the Moravian Church at Marienborn, and served as a lay evangelist in Germany and England. He came to Bethlehem in 1747, with Bishop Cammerhoff, and labored as itinerant preacher in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. He also assisted in the founding of Moravian schools.
10. Christian Tannewald, born in Stockholm, Sweden, a carpenter; came here from Lancaster and joined the Church. Died 1748.
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II. Benjamin, called Schabat, an Indian of the Wampanoag (Wompanos) tribe. + 1746.
12. John Mueller, an unmarried man, born at Rhinebeck, N. Y., who came to Bethlehem a few weeks before his death, with the missionary C. H. Rauch, and Indian converts. He died on June 26, 1742, and was buried on the following day. This was the first interment on the Bethlehem God's Acre. Count Zinzendorf selected the spot for the grave and conducted the funeral.
13. George Heydecker, a native of Würtemberg, Germany ; died on Sept. 10, 1742, at Frederickstown, where he served as lay evangelist. The body was brought here for interment.
14. Peter Bartolet, from Oley, Pa. Departed this life Sept. 2, 1744.
15. Michael Schaefer, a youth from Tulpehocken ; + 1744.
16. Jacob Kuemmerle, 1718-45, a native of Würtemberg.
17. Caspar Schaefer, a youth from Tulpehocken ; + 1745.
18. Conrad Harding, a theological student from Tundern, Holstein; came to America in 1743, on the ship Little Strength. He lost his reason, and in attempting to run away was drowned in the Lehigh River, on March 29, 1746.
19. Wesakau, a converted, but as yet unbaptized Indian, of the Wampa- noag (Wompanos) tribe from Pachgatgoch ; died of small-pox, July 28, 1746.
20. Corydon, 1735-48, a negro boy from the Guinea Coast, Africa, whom his master, Abraham Boemper, had brought here from New York.
21. Martin Schneider, 1721-49, born in Moravia, and a mason by trade. He arrived from Europe in May, 1749, in the ship Irene, and die din August of the same year.
22. Peter Boeckel, oldest son of Frederick Boeckel; born at Heidelberg, Pa. He died on October 10, 1749, about eleven years old.
23. Peter Petersen, 1728-50, from Norway ; joined the Church in London, and came to America as a sailor on the ship Irene.
24. Theodorus, a button maker, born near Erfurt, Germany. He came to America in the Irene with the "Jorde Colony," in June, 1750, as an invalid, and died two months later.
25. Jonas, 1741-50, an Indian boy of the Mohican tribe ; . came from Wech- quetank on the Hudson, and was baptized by Bishop Cammerhoff at the Indian village of Friedenshutten, near Bethlehem.
26. Martin Christensen, 1719-51, born in Jutland, Denmark. He was re- ceived into church-fellowship at Herrnhaag, in 1746, and served as a sailor on ships going to Greenland and to America.
27. John Henry Bergman, 1720-52, born in Livonia, Russia; became attached to the Moravian Brethren at Reval, and joined a company of unmarried men who sailed for Bethlehem in 1750.
28. John Healy, 1720-53, from Gomersal, Yorkshire, England, a cloth- weaver. He came in 1749, with three others, to conduct the manu-
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facture of woolens. He also was the English speaking guide of visitors.
29. Christian Gottfried, alias London, 1731-56, a negro slave from Guinea ; was presented to Count Zinzendorf in London, in 1749. He came to Bethlehem the following year with about 80 young men led by J. Jorde, and worked here as a tanner. He frequently sent letters to his " master" Zinzendorf.
30. Isaac, 1738-56, a Wampanoag Indian, born at Shekomeko, a son of Isaac (A, VIII, 4) and Rebecca. He was baptized by Cammerhoff, and lived at Gnadenhutten on the Mahony until the time of the massacre.
31. Jacob Heydecker, 1725-57, from Hoervelsingen, near Ulm, Germany, brother of George Heydecker (No. 13); a locksmith by trade.
32. Samuel, 1743-57, an Indian boy of 14 years, second son of the Dela- ware Augustus, born at Meniologameka, a bright scholar in the school ; died of small-pox.
33. Christian Wedsted, 1720-57, born at Ripen, Jutland, studied at Copen- hagen, and having united with the Moravian Church was one of the first class of 20 students at the opening of the Theological Seminary at Barby. He came here in 1753, with Peter Boehler, and served as Secretary.
34. Andreas Seifart, 1723-58, born at Lipka, Bohemia, a carpenter; ar- rived here in 1749, was sickly and earned a living by mending clothes.
35. Joseph Boelen, 1727-58, born in New York City, a baker; he also served in the Boys' Boarding School here and at Macungy.
36. Philip Clauss, 1752-81, born on Burnside's farm near Bethlehem ; learned the weaver's trade and later found employment as cook in the Brethren's House.
37. Jacob Herr, 1718-83, born at Laufen, Würtemberg, joined the Church at Herrnhaag and came to America in 1753; worked in the " Econ- omy " for thirty years, lastly at the oil mill.
38. Immanuel Strueby, 1719-84, born at Heidelberg, originally a shoe- maker. In 1758 he was called to the mission in Surinam and served at the station Sharon, until it was destroyed in 1761 ; later he was engaged in the Bethlehem school.
39. John Renatus Lembke, 1757-85, born at Nazareth, a hatter by trade ; was foreman of the hatters in the Brethren's House and a member of the Bethlehem Board of Trustees.
40. Simon Christoph Meyer, 1719-86, from Langensalza in Thuringia, a button-maker, He came to America in 1773, after having been or- dained a Deacon at Barby; served as steward of the unmarried Brethren at Christiansbrunn and Nazareth.
41. Andrew Wagenseil, 1718-96, from Leutkirch in Suabia, Germany: shoe- maker and soldier ; came here from Herrnhaag, and was employed as a tanner.
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ROW VIII .- MARRIED MEN.
I. David Nitschmann, born December 27, 1696 at Zauchtenthal, Moravia, emigrated to Herrnhut in 1724, and at once engaged in evangelistic work in Germany and Russia. In 1732 D. Nitschmann and Leonard Dober went to St. Thomas, W. I., as the first Moravian Mission- aries among the heathen. In 1735 he was consecrated the first Bishop of the renewed Moravian Church, by Bishops Jablonsky of Berlin and Sitkovius of Poland, the two survivors of the ancient Moravian Episcopate, and the following year he led a Moravian colony to Georgia. In 1740 he came to Pennsylvania, bought 500 acres, the tract of land on which Bethlehem now stands, and after having served in this place and elsewhere with much accep- tance for 32 years, he departed this life October 8, 1772. He was married first in 1726 to Rosina Schindler, and after her death to the widow of the West Indian Missionary Fred. Martin, Maria, m.n. Leinbach.
2. Amadeus Paul Thrane, 1718-76. He was born at Aalborg, Jutland, studied theology, served the Church at Herrnhaag, Germany, espe- cially among the "Single Brethren " and came to Bethlehem in 1761, with Bishop Nath. Seidel. From that year on until his death, he was the eloquent "Ordinarius" or pastor of the Bethlehem Mora- . vian Congregation, laboring with much success and acceptance among old and young. He was also a member of the Provincial Board and much interested in the Indian mission.
3. Timothy Horsfield, 1708-73; born in Liverpool, England ; butcher ; came to America in his 17th year and, in 1731, married Mary Doughty of Long Island. Having made the acquaintance of D. Nitschmann and Peter Boehler, he entertained many Moravian mis- sionaries on their way from and to Europe and the West Indies. In 1749 he moved to Bethlehem and was appointed the first Justice of the Peace, which office he held for 12 years. Three children survived him.
4. Dietrich Ernst Walther, 1722-69, a shoemaker, born at Zelle, Hanover. When 19 years old, he was pressed into the service of the Prussian- army under Frederic the Great. Here at Bethlehem he worked at his trade, having come to America in 1750 with the colony led by J. Jorde.
5. David Nitschmann, Senior, 1676-1758, familiarly known as father Nitschmann, the uncle of Bishop D. Nitschmann and the father of Anna, the second wife of Count Zinzendorf. He was born at Zauch- tenthal, Moravia. Like his father before him, he became a leader in the evangelical services held in secret among the descendants of the Ancient Brethren's Church. He was imprisoned as an " arch-here- tic," but escaped and went to Herrnhut, Saxony. In 1734 he was sent to St. Croix, W. I., as a member of a missionary colony, but re- turned after the death of his wife Anna, m.n. Schneider. In March
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174t he helped to cut down the first tree for the building of Bethle- hem, and for many years superintended the affairs of the young town in the capacity of " Trustee " of the Moravian Estates.
6. J. C. Frederick Cammerhoff, 1721-51, the youngest Bishop of the Mora- vian Church. He was born at Hillersleben, Saxony. He became acquainted with the Moravian Brethren while studying theology at the University of Jena, was private secretary of Count Zinzendorf, and in 1746 was appointed superintendent of the work in Pennsyl- vania, To this end he was consecrated a Bishop in London. The same year he married the Russian Baroness Anna von Pahlen. Here at Bethlehem he labored with great zeal, and also made many perilous journeys to the Indians, sacrificing his young life in the ser . vice.
7. John alias Tschop, (Tschoop), with the Indian name of Wasamapa, a prominent Mohican living at Shekomeko, near the Hudson, in New York State. He was converted under the preaching of the Moravian missionary. C. H. Rauch and baptized on April 16, 1742. Subse- quently he became an Evangelist among his people. In 1745 these Christian Mohicans were driven from their homes and came to Beth- lehem ; John and other Indians soon after died of small pox. He de- parted this life August 27, 1746, much lamented by his people and by the white Brethren.
8. Thomas, otherwise called Pechtowappid, a Mohican from Shekomeko, who was baptized on August 11, 1742, by C. H. Rauch. Coming to Bethlehem, he served as warden of the small Indian congregation, and died of small-pox, August 15, 1746.
9. Isaac, with the Indian name of Otapawanamen, of the Wampanos tribe, from Shekomeko. Lived at the Indian settlement of Friedens- hütten near Bethlehem and departed this life on August 2, :746.
10. Petrus, known before his baptism as Nacasabamit, a Mohican, died of small-pox, 1746.
II. Joseph, a Mohican, died of small-pox, July 21, 1746.
12. John Gold, 1678-1745, born at Zauchtenthal, Moravia, and at one time the magistrate of that village; emigrated to Herrnhut in 1727, pro- ceeded with a Moravian colony to St. Croix, but was recalled. Later he served on St. Thomas, W. I., and spent his declining years here in retirement: His daughter Anna marrried Dr. Kriegelstein, a Mo- ravian medical missionary who spent many years imprisoned in Russia.
13. David Zeisberger, 1696-1744, from Zauchtenthal, Moravia, the father of the distinguished missionary of the same name. . In 1736 he, with his wife Rosina, came over to Georgia and in 1740 proceeded from there to Pennsylvania, where Zeisberger became one of the founders of the town of Bethlehem.
14. Michael Tanneberger, 1704-44, a married man from Moravia, and a shoemaker by trade.
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15. Lucas, alias Quawatschonit, a Wampanos Indian, from Pachgatgoch, Connecticut, the father of Rachel Post, the first wife of the missionary Fr. Post. He came to Bethlehem in (747, together with a large com- pany of Christian Indians who were driven out from their homes in Connecticut ; died the same year. The funeral address was trans- lated for the Indians by the interpreter Abraham.
16. Daniel, a Delaware Indian, died of consumption, April 19, 1749, at the village of Friedenshütten.
17. John Brownfield, 1714-52, born at Greenwich, England, was brought up in the family of General Oglethorpe, in London, became acquainted with the Moravian Brethren in Georgia, and moved to Bethlehem in 1745, where he married Cath. Kearney. He was or- dained a Deacon of the Church in 1749.
18. Christopher Hencke, 1698-1752, from Seifhennersdorf, Saxony ; lived for 11 years at Herrnhut, and came to Bethlehem in 1743 with the second "Sea Congregation."
19. George Hantsch, 1690-1754, born at Ottendorf, Saxony ; tailor ; came to Bethlehem in 1743 with his wife Regina, m.n. Dressler, and two children. Served as lay evangelist in eastern Pennsylvania.
20. Daniel Brodhead, 1693-1755, " one of his Majesty's Justices " at Dans- bury, Pa., and a faithful friend of the Brethren. Died here, while on a visit for the purpose of getting cured of a disease. He was buried on this cemetery with special marks of grateful love on the part of the Church.
21. James Burnside, 1708-55, born at Athboy, Meath Co., Ireland ; became acquainted with the Brethren in Georgia, and in 1743 followed them to Bethlehem. After the death of his first wife, he married M. Windover, m.n. Petersen, of New York, and made evangelistic tours through New England and Jersey, being stationed for a while at Dansbury. Later he bought a farm near Bethlehem, and served his country twice as the representative of Northampton County in the General Assembly. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people from the neighborhood.
22. John Reinhard Ronner, 1698-1756, born near Strassburg, Alsace, a but- ton-maker by trade; came here in 1742 with Nathaniel Seidel. He was ordained a Deacon in 1743, and served with his wife Elizabeth, m.n. Fisler, at Tulpehocken, Philadelphia, Nazareth and al. He also nursed the Indians auring the small-pox epidemic. In 1750 he was appointed to the mission on St. Thomas, whence he returned in 1755, afflicted with dropsy.
23. John Leighton, 1706-56, a Scotchman, born at Dundee on the Firth of Tay. He was converted under the preaching of Bro. Molther in London, came to America in 1743 with 120 Moravian colonists, and served in the schools and as a Home Missionary, preaching the Gospel to the poor especially. His last appointment was on the Morris river, in West Jersey.
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24. Simeon, 1680-1756, a Delaware Indian from Oak Harbour, New Jersey, formerly a noted witch-doctor. He bitterly repented of his heathen practices, and though almost blind, regularly attended the services of the Christian Indians. He was at Gnadenhuetten on the Mahony the evening of the massacre and spent two nights hidden in the forest, until found by Bishop Spangenberg.
25. John Peter, 1703-57, a Wampanos Indian, born near New London, Conn., was a sailor for twelve years and given to strong drink. Re- ceived baptism at Shekomeko in 1748; died of small-pox.
26. John Bernard Mueller, 1716-57, a native of Würtemberg ; joined the Church at Herrnhaag and came to Bethlehem in 1749, with a colony of single Brethren led by John Nitschmann, 28 of whom were married on July 15 of the same year. He founded the cloth-weaving manu- factory at Bethlehem and Nazareth.
:27. Michael, an Indian of the Minisink (Monsey) nation, some seventy years old; was converted and baptized in the great awakening at Shekomeko in 1742, and driven out with his Brethren in 1746. He spent nine years at Gnadenhutten on the Mahony ; after the massacre he came to Bethlehem to live in the Brethren's House. t July, 1758. 28. J. C. Gottfried Engel, 1723-59, born at Treuenbriezen, Brandenburg, was converted through the singing and testimony of a blind beggar. He came to Pennsylvania in 1749, and was employed as a Home Missionary at Lebanon, York and other places ; ordained a Deacon in 1754. He married A. M. Nitsch.
29. John Philip Meurer, 1708-60, originally a shoemaker from Ingweiler, Alsace. He arrived with the first "Sea Congregation" on the snow Catharine, with his wife Christiana, m. n. Kraft; was ordained at Tulpehocken and had charge of a Lutheran congregation until 1746. Later he served in the churches at Donegal, Lebanon, Swatara and York.
30. George Ohneberg, 1720-60, born at Kempten, Bavaria ; came here in 1743, from Herrnhaag, with his wife Susan ; filled several appoint- ments in Pennsylvania, and was then called to Santa Cruz, W. I., where he labored for seven years as a missionary with zeal and suc- cess. He had one son, John George, and one daughter, Sarah.
31. John Henry Moeller, 1710-60, born on the island of Fühnen, Denmark ; was converted at the age of 25 and joined the Moravian Church at Pilgerruh. Here in Pennsylvania he served in the schools and in the ministry at Heidelberg, Lynn and Oley. He was ordained a Deacon in 1758. His last office was that of financial manager (Vorsteher) of the Bethlehem Boarding School.
32. Abraham Reinke, 1712-60, born at Stockholm, Sweden. He studied at the College of Brandenburg and the University of Jena ; was ap- pointed tutor of Count Christian Renatus Zinzendorf and served in the ministry at St. Petersburg, as also in England and Holland. Coming to Bethlehem in 1744, he was soon after ordained Presbyter
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and served as pastor in the churches at Nazareth, Bethlehem, Phila- delphia and Lancaster, until a pulmonary affection compelled him to- give up preaching. He was a gifted speaker. His wife, Susanna, m. n. Stockberg, died in 1758.
33. John Jorde, 1706-60, a carpenter from Hirschfelde, Silesia. He joined. the Church at Herrnhut, and came to Bethlehem in 1743, with his. wife, Margaret, m. n. Horne, and a colony of 36 married couples, most of whom settled at Nazareth and neighborhood to farm the land belonging to the Church there. For a while he served also as lay evangelist.
34. John Christian Fritsche, 1721-60, born at Groszenhayn, Saxony, a weaver ; came to Bethlehem in 1743, from Herrnhaag, in the ship Little Strength. He worked on the Nazareth and Gnadenthal farm. His wife, Anna Maria Vogt, bore him four children.
35. David Tanneberger, Sr., 1696-1760, from Zauchtenthal, Moravia, shoe- maker ; married Judith Till ; emigrated to Herrnhut in 1726; went with the Moravian Colony to Georgia, and in 1737 left that Province for Germantown, Pa. In 1745 he removed to Bethlehem and for fifteen years served the congregation as foreman of the shoemaker shop. After the death of his first wife he married the widow Regina Demuth.
36. Samuel Mau, 1718-83, born at Hemmingen, Würtemberg ; came to. Pennsylvania as a farm hand, and was awakened through the preach- ing of the Brethren at Oley. The Moravians also purchased his freedom, as his passage money had not yet been paid. He married A. Cath. Krempe.
37. Christian Werner, 1696-1783, born at Copenhagen, Denmark, of Men- nonite parents, a lace-maker. Arrived here in 1742 with the first "Sea Congregation ;" served in the school as sick-nurse and on the farm; later he was one of the letter carriers between Bethlehem and Philadelphia, and constable (Platzaufseher). He married Mary Brandner, and lived to the age of 87 years.
38. Thomas Fischer, 1712-84, a hatter from Neustadt on the Aisch, Bavaria. Came to Bethlehem in 1743, with Agnes, m. n. Kleeman, his wife, and worked here as hatter, sacristan, trustee and almoner.
39. Andrew Christian Weber, 1719-84, born a Gernrode, Anhalt-Bernburg, a baker by trade. Came to Pennsylvania in 1750; was employed first as baker and cook, and after the abolishment of the " Economy" as steward of the Boarding School. He married Maria Appollonia Bechtel.
40. Henry (Hendrick) Van Vleck, 1722-85, born in New York city, of Dutch Reformed family ; merchant. United with the Brethren and became their agent. He married Jane Cargill, of New York, and in 1773 removed to Bethlehem ; suffered great loss during the Revolu -. tionary War in that his best house in New York was burnt down. He left three sons, one daughter and ten grandchildren.
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41. Joseph Neisser, 1722-93, born at Sehlen, Moravia; emigrated with his parents to Herrnhut and learned the trade of cutler. In 1765 he was called from Ebersdorf to Bethlehem. He served with his wife, Ro- sina, m. n. Hauff, in various country congregations until 1784, when they moved to Bethlehem and retired from active work. But one daughter survived her parents.
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ROW I .- MOSTLY MARRIED MEN.
I. Christian Frederick Oerter, 1716-93, book-keeper of the Bethlehem Moravian Church Diacony ; born at Schleiz, in Germany; married in 1745 to Anna Boelen, of New York ; left one son, Joseph.
2. Adam van Erd, 1722-94, a leather-breeches maker; born at Sobern- heim, in the Palatinate ; came to Pennsylvania in 1741, with 10 com- panions, and joined the Church at Bethlehem. He married Patience Ashley and left three sons.
3. John Merk, 1723-96, from the county of Zurich in Switzerland. Emi- grated with his parents in his 9th year, his father dying on the ocean. Having learned the saddler trade, he accompanied Bishop Spangen- berg, in 1752, to North Carolina, and assisted in surveying the Mora- vian tract of land in Wachovia. In 1760 he accepted a call as mis- sionary to St. Thomas, and later was ordained a Deacon of the Church. In 1768 he married the widow Maria Sus. Levering, m. n. Bechtel, who had two sons and three daughters by her first husband. Since 1786 he resided in Bethlehem, and was a member of the Board of Trustees.
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.
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