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34. Joseph Oerter, 1764-1841, son of the book-keeper Christian O. of this town. He learned the bookbinder trade and married M. J. Hasse in 1793. His children were John, bookbinder, Lawrence, missionary in the West Indies, and Lydia (Rice). Since 1818 he was a widower. He died at the age of 76 years.
NON-MORAVIANS.
Row nearest to Market Street.
I. Unknown.
2. Frau Speck, from the Blue Mountains.
3. Sarah Hillman, late Kokan, 1780-1817, born in Montgomery Co., Pa .; wife of Aaron Hillman ; not a church-member and not baptized, but trusting in Christ as her Saviour. Her stil !- born child was buried with her.
4. William Mann, 1784-1812, born at Bramley, near Fulneck, England. Came to America in his 17th year, and for the last five years served at the Sun Inn.
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5. Frederick Schopp, 1771-1806, born at Leipzig, came to Bethlehem in 1805 and found employment with Christian Eggert as leather-dresser.
6. Aquila Willmot, 1752-77, born in Baltimore Co., Md., one of the Army Surgeons in the hospital established by the government at Bethlehem, during the Revolutionary War. He died of typhus fever and his grave was the first dug in this row.
7-II. Unknown. (Farrel's child and William Carr.)
12. Robert Gillespie, 1737-77, a widower, steward in the army hospital. He was born in Carlow Co., Ireland.
13. Thomas Bartow, Sr., 1709-82, born in West Chester Co., N. Y. He filled many civil offices under the Colonial Government. The war occasioned his moving to his son at Bethlehem.
14. Joanna Christina Petermann, 1779-99, born in the principality of Wit- genstein, Germany. Her father having come to America in 1790, the mother followed with the children; but the father meanwhile had died, and the family was given temporary shelter and support here. This daughter died the day after their arrival.
15. Henry Schmidt.
16. Thomas Bartow, Jr., 1771-1801, born in Philadelphia, unmarried, died 20 miles away from Bethlehem ; the body was interred here at the request of relatives.
17. Frederic Shunk.
18. Joseph Oswald Riedeman (Ruedemann), 1785-1836, born in Switzer- land.
19. Magdalena Riedeman, m. n. Schneider, 1791-1831, born near Basel, Switzerland.
2c. David, a negro, departed 1831.
21. Lydia Ann Wilson, a negro girl, died August 2, 1831.
22. Abigail Newton, 1805-28, born in the state of New York, consort of Alvin Newton. Her husband having departed on August 7, she followed him on September 14 of the same year; her infant daugh- ter Sarah Ann died on September 28, and was buried in the same grave.
23. Alvin Newton, 1804-28, born in the state of Connecticut. He was an overseer of the Lehigh Canal Company.
24. Sarah Ann Mclaughlin, an Irish girl.
25. Isaac Conklin, 1804-26, born in Rockland Co., N. Y .; a shoemaker,- working for Chas. Tombler ; a good hearted fellow.
" This stone was caused to be laid by the young men of Bethlehem."
26. James, a negro.
27. Richard Dumphy (Murphy ?)
28. Beatus Delaney, still-born child of Nelson Delaney, 1849.
29. Maurice Lange.
30. Ache, still-born.
31. Tombler, still-born.
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IN THE PATH, BETWEEN A AND C. (Originally the center of the Cemetery.)
Juliana Nitschmann, m. n. Haberland, 1712-51, born at Schoenau, Mo- ravia, a descendant of faithful members of the Ancient Bohemian and Moravian Church of the Brethren. She emigrated to Herrnhut in 1729 with her parents, and was one of the young women who on May 4, 1730, covenanted with each other to consecrate themselves wholly to the service of the Lord. In 1734 she was wedded to the Rev. (later Bishop) John Nitschmann, and became the mother of seven children, of whom four sons, Jonathan, Joshua, John, and Im- manuel, survived her. From 1734-48 she served with her husband in various important positions of the Church in Europe, and in 1749 they were appointed to the work in America, and arrived at Bethle- hem bringing with them a congregation of 120 Moravians. She was honored by the title of "the mother of Pennsylvania," and when she departed this life, on February 22, 1751, her remains were interred in what was then the center of the Cemetery, as a mark of special honor and respect.
SECTION C. ROW I .- MARRIED WOMEN.
1. Anna Maria Lawatsch, Nov. 17, 1712-Jan. 20, 1760. She was the daughter of Tobias Demuth, born at Carlsdorf, Moravia, and emigrated to Herrnhut in 1729. She was a woman of rare social and spiritual gifts; lived in the family of Count Zinzendorf and was ordained Dea- coness. In 1738 she became the wife of the Rev. A. A. Lawatsch, with whom she served in various offices and places with signal ac- ceptance and success, particularly in the capacity of " general elder," or spiritual adviser of the female portion of the Church. In 1732 she and her husband were called to Pennsylvania, where her work again was prominently in the cure and care of souls. She assisted in the founding of Lititz, and in 1757 led a colony of newly married persons to the Moravian settlements in the Wachovia, N. C. She left but one daughter.
2. Anna Elizabeth Boeckel, m. n. Rohrbach, 1710-71, born at Carlstadt, in the Palatinate. In 1736 she married Fred. Boeckel, and the same year emigrated with him to America, settling near Reading. She was converted in 1741, under the preaching of Count Zinzendorf, and moving into the Moravian settlements, she and her husband found employment in the "Economy," or common household of those days. Since 1761 she served also as a midwife. She left six children.
3. Rachel Boemper, m. n. Baumgart, 1701-69, born at Marmeltown, N. Y. 5
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In her 24th year she married Isaac Ysselsteyn, and came with him to Pennsylvania, settling on the Ysselsteyn farm south of the Lehigh River. After the Moravians had founded Bethlehem and her hus- band had departed this life, she, in 1745, moved to Bethlehem with her six daughters, a servant (Jacque van der Merk), and the negress Hannah. In 1748 she married Abraham Boemper, and during the last 20 years of her life served with him in the Church. (A, III, 42.)
4. Maria Hirte, m. n. Klose, 1710-67 ; born at Roesnitz, in Silesia. In 1743 she married Tobias Hirte, at Herrnhaag, and the same year came with him to America. They lived successively at Nazareth, Gnadenthal and Bethlehem. (See A, I, 4.)
5. Anna Stoll, 1718-56, born at Balgheim, principality of Oettingen, Ger- many. She was married to John Stoll in 1737, and came to America. in 1749, with John Nitschman's Colony. She worked on the farm at. Gnadenthal and at Bethlehem. She had eleven children.
6. Agnes Post, an Indian woman of the tribe of the Unanamiyack (Dela- ware). In 1748 she was baptized at Bethlehem by Bishop Cammer- hoff, and on Sept. 24 of the same year married the missionary Fred. Post. His first wife Rachel, also an Indian, had died in 1747. She died at Friedenshutten, near Bethlehem, on July 8, 1751, of con- sumption.
7. Theodora, whose Indian name was " a Techtanoah," grandmother of Rachel Post (the first Indian wife of the missionary). She moved to Friedenshütten, near Bethlehem, and was baptized four hours before her death, Oct. 16, 1747.
8. Mary Shaw, In.n. Jones, departed on Sept. 29, 1746, at Walpack, beyond the Blue Mountains, after giving birth to a little boy, who expired soon after his mother. The bodies were brought to Bethlehem for interment, under the accompaniment of many friends from Walpack.
9. Salome, wife of the Indian helper Joshua, from Shekomeko, Elder of the Indian congregation at Friedenshutten. She died of small-pox Sept. 16, 1746, after having been delivered of a boy one week before. IO. Zipporah, alias Wawottakkem, wife of the Indian Nathaniel, died at Friedenshütten, Aug. 23, 1746.
II. Magdalena, wife of the Indian Zaccheus, died in childbed, July 20, 1746.
12. Elizabeth Hencke, wife of Christopher Hencke, from Zittau, Saxony ; died Oct. 10, 1744, and was buried the following day.
13. Anna Anton, 1724-44, born at Zauchtenthal, Moravia; departed this life after an illness of sixteen weeks, in the 21st year of her age.
14. Joanna Okely, m. n. Robins, 1715-45, born in Philadelphia, of Quaker parentage; was awakened through the preaching of George White- field, and baptized by Zinzendorf in 1743. The same year she mar- ried John Okely, scrivener and conveyancer for the Moravian Econ- omy, and later a Justice of the Peace.
15. Rosina Zeisberger, widow of David Zeisberger, who preceded her to the grave by one year and a half. They were both from Moravia,
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emigrated to Herrnhut in 1726, and ten years later went with Bishop David Nitschmann's colony to Georgia. Their son David followed them to America, and afterwards became the most distinguished Mo- ravian missionary among the Indians. His mother died on Feb. 23, 1746, when her son was in his 25th year.
16. Rachel Post, a Wampanoag Indian, from Shekomeko, N. Y. In 1743 she became the wife of the missionary Frederick Post. She died Dec. 26, 1747, and was buried by Bishop Spangenberg ; her still-born son was placed in her arms.
17. Joanna Wade, m.n. Hopson, 1723-48, born in Wiltshire, England. She joined the Church in London, and there married John Wade in 1744, who after coming to America was appointed an Evangelist and later ordained Deacon.
18. Anna Catharine Schaaf, m. n. Loze, 1722-48, born at Creuz-Wertheim on the Main, Germany. She came to Pennsylvania in Nov., 1743, with her husband the weaver, Thomas Schaaf.
19. Anna Maria Otto, m.n. Weber, 1715-49, first wife of Dr. John Frederic Otto. She was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, united with the Church at Herrnhaag, and, in 1743, came to America with her hus- band and many other Moravians in the ship Little Strength. She left one son, Joseph, and one daughter, Anna Theodora.
20. Theodora, a blind old Indian woman, who had been baptized. by the Rev. Gottlieb Pezold ; departed Nov. 24, 1749.
21. Rachel, an aged Delaware widow living one mile above Bethlehem, along the Manocacy creek. She was baptized by Bishop Cammerhoff on Jan. 10, 1750, and died on Jan. 15 of the same year.
22. Anna Rosina Kliest, m.n. Beyer, 1723-50, born at Schoenbrunn, near Brieg, Silesia. She was sent to Pennsylvania from Herrnhut, with the "Sea Congregation," which arrived in 1749, and married the locksmith, Daniel Kliest.
23. Anna Maria, a Delaware Indian, wife of Tobias. She had been bap- tized at Bethlehem, together with her husband and infant daughter. When taken ill in the forest beyond the Delaware, she besought the Indians to convey her to Bethlehem. Her wish was gratified, and she was carried all the way to Bethlehem, where she died Oct. 28, 1753.
24. Rosina Michler, m. n. Schneider, 1715-55, born at Zauchtenthal, Mo- ravia. Her father, David Schneider, in 1725, was imprisoned on ac- count of his evangelical faith, together with father David Nitschmann, but escaped in a miraculous way and went right from the prison to Herrnhut, followed by his wife and daughter. Rosina assisted her parents by weaving, until in 1741 she was married to John Michler, Two years later they sailed for America in the Little Strength, with 43 other couples. . They served in the Moravian schools at German- town and at other places.
25. Eva Catherine Muecke, m. n. Muezner, 1720-55, born at Boeckingen,
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near Heilbronn, Germany. On May 27, 1743, she was married to M. Muecke, at Herrnhaag, Germany, simultaneously with the marriage of twenty-three other couples destined for Nazareth, Pa. She after- wards served with her husband in the school at Fredericktown and at other places. She left four sons.
26. Dorothy Gattermeyer, m. n. Uhlmann, 1726-55, born at Zauchtenthal, Moravia. She came to Bethlehem in 1749, and on July 15 of the same year, in company with 27 other couples, was married to John L. Gattermeyer, a blacksmith and sick-nurse. Together they served the Church in various capacities, until the time of her departure, October 18, 1755. Her widowed husband then went to Gnadenhütten on the Mahony, Pa., to help in the mission work. On November 24 of the same year, at the massacre of the missionaries by the Indians, he died a martyr's death.
27. Anna Caritas, alias Nanny, a Shawano Indian, married to the negro Bro. Joseph. She was born in North Carolina, her mother having been carried away captive by the Mohawks. She came to this neighborhood half a year before Bethlehem was built, and in 1747 joined the Church finding employment in the washhouse. After marrying Joseph she moved with him to Frederickstown and served in the Moravian school there faithfully and diligently, until the war troubles drove them to Bethlehem. On December 31, 1755, having become consumptive, she said : " now I am ready, now I shall go to the Saviour," and soon afterwards expired, while her friends were singing German and Indian hymns by her death-bed.
28. Margaret Catharine Weiss, 1720-56. She was born at Frankfort-on- the-Main, the daughter of the Notary Public, J. C. Firnhaber, and became awakened through the visits of Chr. David of Herrnhut. In 1753 she married Matthias Weiss and was one of the 120 pilgrims who came over in the Little Strength. She and her husband were among 31 couples who moved to Nazareth, but in 1747 they returned to Bethlehem. She left two sons and one daughter.
29. Margaret Kunz, m. n. Ballenhorst, was married to Matthew Kunz of Bethlehem on August 12, 1750. ' On September 10 of the same year she ran down to the Lehigh, " near the washhouse," and drowned herself. An inquest was held and the verdict of the jury was for- warded to the court.
30. Anna Schaaf, m.n. Mann, 1720-57, born in the county of Bern, Switzer- land ; came here in 1752, and was employed as sick-nurse in the Sisters' House until 1755, when she was married to Thomas Schaaf, being his second wife. (See C, I, 18.)
31. Mary Apollonia Bechtel, m.n. Marret, 1691-1758, born at Heidelberg, Baden, of Huguenot parents. In 1715 she married John Bechtel, (A, I, 20), a pious mechanic, with whom in 1726 she came to German- town, Pa. There Bechtel, though not ordained, but licensed by the University of Heidelberg, for more than sixteen years officiated as
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German Reformed minister. In 1742 Zinzendorf was a frequent guest at their house, and J. Bechtel was ordained a Deacon by Bishop D. Nitschmann. Having been dismissed from the Reformed Church in 1746, they removed to Bethlehem.
32. Susanna (Sarah) Reinke, m. n. Stockberg, 1715-58, born at Sunmoer, near Bergen, Norway ; came to Herrnhut in 1740 with a Dr. Türk, when she could speak Danish only. In 1744 she was married to the Rev. Abraham Reinke (A, VIII, 32), who was appointed to the ser- vice of the Church in Pennsylvania, after having held pastoral charges in Russia, Holland and England. Here she served with her husband in various congregations, having a preference for English speaking people. She left one son, Abraham.
33. Eva, an old Indian widow of the Mohican tribe. In 1742 she was con- verted at Shekomeko and afterwards baptized by Peter Boehler. She was married to the Indian Nicodemus, who became the Elder of the Indian congregation at Gnadenhütten on the Mahony and departed this life there, in 1747. After her husband's death she moved to Bethlehem and, like Anna, became " a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day." She died November 18, 1758.
34. Susan Dorothea Geitner, m. n. Gaupp, 1726-60, from Urach, Würtem- berg. Came to Bethlehem in 1752 on the ship Irene with a colony of unmarried women from Heerendyk in Holland. The following year she married C. Geitner, to whom she bore three sons.
35. Maria Werner, 1711-60, born at Salzburg, Germany. Left her home with other Salzburg exiles on account of the evangelical faith ; ar- rived in Pennsylvania with the Moravian colony of 1742. She was appointed the first "Pflegerin " (superintendent) of the unmarried women at Bethlehem. In 1745 she married Chr. Werner and served with him in the "Nursery " (children's home) at Bethlehem and Nazareth.
ROW II .- UNMARRIED WOMEN AND GIRLS.
I. Anna Seidel, 1722-67, born at Lauban, Silesia. She served in the church in Germany among her sex, being received as an Acolyte, and in 1761 came to America with a colony of 50 persons led by her brother Bishop N. Seidel.
2. Catharine Albrecht, 1735-66, born in Philadelphia, moved with her parents to the Ysselsteyn farm near Bethlehem and served in families.
3. Maria Jones, 1740-65, born at Elizabeth, N. J .; joined the Church in 1756, and served as nurse in the family of Bishop Peter Boehler.
4. Margaret Wernhammer, 1707-64, born at Aurach, Bavaria ; came to Bethlehem in 1752; served in the "Nursery" and was made an Acolyte.
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5. Elizabeth Broksch, 1734-64, born at Meffersdorf, Upper Lusatia. She came to America in 1761 with the colony led by Bishop N. Seidel, and being an Acolyte served the Church in various capacities.
6. Elizabeth Kannhaeuser, 1723-63, from Bayreuth, Bavaria. In 1758 she was received as an Acolyte and ordained Deaconess of the Church, and in 1761 she was called to Bethlehem to be the warden or Dea- coness of the unmarried women in the "Sisters' House."
7. Hannah Geddis, 1725-51, born in New York City. Was converted under the preaching of Peter Boehler. Death was caused by con- sumption.
8. Zippora, an Indian girl, born about 1733 at Wequehachke (?) i. e. the. high land; daughter of Nathaniel and Zippora (C, I, 10). She de- parted this life 1751.
9. Salome, an Indian, of the tribe of the Hooglanders, from Shekomeko; was baptized in 1748 by Bishop Cammerhoff and had the testimony of being one of the "happiest Christians in the Sisters' House." She died of consumption in 1751.
10. Elizabeth, an Indian girl from the tribe of the Arawaks in Berbice, South America, about 17 years old. She was baptized by Moravian missionaries in 1748, and the following year came to Bethlehem with the missionary W. Zander. She died June 18, 1750.
II. Sybilla Holder, a girl, about 15 years old, from Allemaengel, Lehigh Co. + 1750.
12. Elizabeth Brashier, 1729-50, born in New York, came to Bethlehem in 1744, to join the choir of the "Older Girls." She was the first "Single Sister " from the Sisters' House who was called home, and the record says : "Sie hielt recht brautmaeszig Heimfahrt."
13. Lydia Montagne, 1731-45, a girl from New York, daughter of the shop- keeper Jacobus Montagne.
14. Anna Maria, an Indian girl, daughter of the Mohican Nathaniel and his wife Zippora. She was baptized January 1, 1747, by the Rev. Abr. Reinke, and departed in the 13th year of her age, January 23, 1750.
15. Mary Elizabeth Engfer, 1721-52, born at Bolzin, Brandenburg. She was forewoman in the tailoring establishment of the Sisters' House.
16. Mary Margaret Ebermeyer, alias Eberwein, 1715-54, born at Albers- pach, Würtemberg, came here in 1752 in company with Anna J. Seidel, wife of Bishop Seidel.
17. Anna Maria Stotz, 1739-55, from Lauffen, Würtemberg, was a daughter of Ludwig Stotz.
18. Mary Catharine Diez, 1728-56, born at Buedingen, Wetteravia, Ger- many. Served in the Children's Home in Marienborn and other Moravian schools, and came 'to Bethlehem in 1752 with 16 other young women, to serve among the children. She was made an Acolyte.
19. Cornelia, 1728-57, a mulatto slave girl, belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
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Horsfield. She was born near New York and was received into the Church in 1755.
20. Rebecca Jones, 1729-59, from Norfolk, Virginia. Lost her parents when yet a child and came with a family to New York, where she heard the Rev. Jac. Rogers preach.
21. Catharine Leibert, 1737-60, born in Philadelphia. After her father's death her mother brought her here, and later she superintended the "Older Girls " in the Sisters' House.
22. Benigna Antes, 1748-60, daughter of the late Henry Antes. After her father's death, in 1754, Bishop Spangenberg brought her to the Beth- lehem Boarding School, where she died of small-pox.
23. Theodora, a Delaware Indian, 1742-61, born at Mennissink, near the Delaware Water Gap.
24. Johannetta Salterbach, 1730-62, born at Hachenburg, Germany. Was converted in Philadelphia through the preaching of Zinzendorf and served in several Moravian schools, being also made an Acolyte of the Church.
25. Mary Goetje, 1745-62, from Nazareth, attended the Girls' Boarding School at Bethlehem, while her parents were in North Carolina.
26. Anna Roebuck, 1750-63, born in Bethlehem, died of brain fever.
27. Anna M. Enners, 1752-65, from Nazareth, died in the Bethlehem Boarding School.
28. Magdalena Anton, 1751-56, a mulatto girl, born at Bethlehem, daughter of the negro Anton and the Indian Elizabeth.
29. Catharine Margaret Schuckart, 1735-67, from Heidelberg, Germany.
30. Maria Agatha Hammer, 1730-67, born at Ehningen, Würtemberg ; did faithful service in Germany, England, and, since 1761, here in Beth- lehem among the children. She was an Acolyte.
31. Maria Barbara Westhoefer, 1740-68, from Muddy Creek, in Lancaster Co. Was employed as cook in the Sisters' House and in the Okely family.
32. Rebecca Weiss, 1752-68, moved to Bethlehem with her mother from Philadelphia, making her home in the Sisters' House.
33. Maria Justina Erd, 1725-68, born at Langendiebach, near Hanau, Ger- . many ; was, in 1759, received as an Acolyte, and came to Bethlehem in 1763 as Deaconess of the young women.
34. Rebecca Volck, 1745-69, from Lynn, Lehigh Co., Pa. During the In- dian War, in 1757, her parents sought refuge at Gnadenthal, near Nazareth.
35. Sarah Price, 1738-69, born in Philadelphia and baptized in 1746, at Bethlehem ; she was a teacher, and in 1762 became an Acolyte.
ROW III .- LITTLE GIRLS.
I. Mary E. Angel, 1767-69, from the Burnside farm near Bethlehem.
2. Sophia Otto, 1758-60, daughter of J. Matthew Otto, died at the Nursery (children's home) of small-pox.
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3. Anna B. Senseman, 1750-60. Her mother perished in the massacre at Gnadenhuetten, Pa., in 1755; her father was the Rev. Joachim Sen- seman, who was called to the mission in Jamaica, W. I.
4. Sophia D. Schlegel, 1755-60, daughter of the missionary Frederick Schlegel.
5. Joanna Engel, 1758-60, daughter of Gottfried Engel.
6. Anna C. Schropp, 1753-59, daughter of Matthew Schropp, of Nazareth.
7. Mary Digeon, 1745-51, daughter of David D., died in the Girls' School. She was a general favorite among her companions, and being afflicted with lung trouble, was anxious "to depart and to be with Christ."
8. Elizabeth, daughter of the Indian Peter and of his wife Christine, died soon after her baptism, 1746.
9. Anna M. Kunkler, 1745-46. The cause of death was small-pox.
IO. Sarah Noble, youngest daughter of the merchant Thomas Noble, in New York, died 1746.
II. Anna, 1746, child of the Indian Zacchaeus and his wife Magdalene.
12. Elizabeth Reichart, 1744-46, David Reichart's daughter, died in the children's home.
13. Johanna S. Schober, 1744-46, daughter of Andrew Schober.
14. Elizabeth Nieke, 1745. Her father was pastor of the Lutheran church at Tulpehocken, Pa.
15. Anna M. Huber, 1744, daughter of John M. Huber.
16. Mary Hussey, daughter of Robert Hussey; the first interment of a female in this graveyard. She died May 3, 1744, and was buried May 5.
17. Elizabeth Hartman, 1736-45, a girl from the Boarding School.
18. Joanna E. Pyrlaeus, 1744-45, daughter of the Rev. John Pyrlaeus, min- ister in Philadelphia.
19. Anna M. Francke, 1745, daughter of John C. Francke.
20. Anna Mack, 1744-45, first daughter of Martin Mack.
21. Boehringer, still-born daughter of David J. Boehringer, 1745.
22. Elizabeth Liebisch, 1742-45, daughter of Martin Liebisch.
23. Joanna E. Nieke, 1744-46, oldest child of Rev. Geo. Nieke. Died of small-pox.
24. Mary Elizabeth Hussey, 1745-46, second daughter of Robert H., died of small pox.
25. Anna Boehmer, 1745-46, from Nazareth.
26. Beata, 1745-47, daughter of the Indian Zacchaeus and his wife Beata, a Delaware,
26. Christine Francke, 1747, daughter of John C. Francke.
27. Benigna Schaus, 1747, daughter of the miller Adam Schaus.
28. Elizabeth Wittke, 1747.
29. Elizabeth Klemm, 1743-50, born in Philadelphia. Her mother came to Bethlehem in 1744.
30. Caritas, an Indian girl of between 8 and 9 years, a daughter of the Delaware Daniel and his wife Ruth, of Meniolagomeka, in Monroe
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Co., Pa. Bishop Cammerhoff baptized her, when she was 5 years old. She died in the Boarding School.
31. Mary Becker, 1746-52, daughter of W. L. Becker in Philadelphia, died in the Children's Home, south of the Lehigh. The cause of death was an epidemic cough.
32. Mary Nielsen, 1747-52, from Nazareth.
33. Anna, daughter of the Delaware Indian Joshua and his wife Agnes, died 1756.
34. Christine, 1755-57, third and last child of the Wampanos (Wampanoag) Indian, John Peter.
35. Susanna Ohneberg, 1755-58, born on the island of St. Thomas, W. I.
36. Hannah, 1757-58, infant daughter of the Indians, Benjamin and Zippora, living at Nain.
37. Anna Mary Clauss, 1758, J. Geo. Clauss' daughter.
38. Eleanora, 1758-59, daughter of the Indians, Daniel and Elizabeth, of Nain.
39. Anna M. Michler, 1769, Wolfgang Michler's daughter.
40, Elizabeth Russmeyer, 1757-59. Her parents had charge of the church at Warwick (Lititz).
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