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9. Elizabeth Schneider, 1725-63, from the Wetteravia, Germany. She was married to Adam Schneider, and left several children. Since 1762 they lived south of the Lehigh River. The cause of her death was cancer.
10. Charlotte Richter, m. n. Eyse, 1723-64, born at Stettin, Prussia. She came to Pennsylvania with John Nitschmann's colony in 1749, and afterwards married J. Christian Richter.
II. Anna Felicitas Kliest, m. n. Schuster, 1729-65, from Calv, Würtem- berg. She came here in 1752 and was made an Acolyte, for service among the older girls and as a sick-nurse. She married the wid- ower Daniel Kliest.
12. Elizabeth Colver, m. n. Smith, 1717-71, born at East Haddom, Conn. In 1746 she married Ephraim Colver, and moved to Dansbury (Stroudsburg), but was obliged to flee to Nazareth before the Indians. With her husband, she found employment at the Rose Tavern and at the Bethlehem Inn.
13. Maria Barbara Wiesinger, 1706-71, from Muench Aurach, near Bay- reuth, Germany. In 1732 she was married to John Jacob Wiesinger.
14. Anna Salome Dencke, m. n. Steinman, 1744-73, the daughter of Men- nonite parents at Epstein, in the Palatinate. She became a Deaconess of the Church, and in 1771 married the Rev. Jeremiah Dencke.
15. J. Christiana Parsons, m. n. Ziedich, 1699-1773, born at Quedlinburg Germany. Having been brought to Philadelphia by an uncle of hers, she there married Wm. Parsons, and in 1749 joined the Mora- vian Church in that city. After her husband's death she removed to Bethlehem.
16. Mary Horsfield, m. n. Doughty, 1708-73, born on Staten Island, of Quaker parentage. In 1731 she became the wife of Timothy Hors- field, later Bethlehem's Justice of the Peace, with whom she lived in happy wedlock for 42 years. Her husband having departed on March 9, 1773, she followed him on Oct. 14 of the same year.
17. Anna Oerter, m. n. Boelen, 1720-74, born in New York, a daughter of the silversmith Hendrick Boelen. In 1745 she became the wife of
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Christian Frederick Oerter, to whom she bore three sons and two daughters. They served together in several of the Moravian schools until 1756, when her husband became book-keeper for the Bethlehem Economy.
18. Regina Tanneberger, m. n. Leupold, 1702-74, born at Wiesestadt, Bo- hen.ia. Her father, George Leupold, in 1727, emigrated with his family to Herrnhut, where the daughter in the next year was married to G. Demuth, with whom she had two sons. In 1734 she and her husband were among the Moravians who went to Georgia, and two and a half years later they came to Germantown, Pa., where the · husband died. She then married the shoemaker David Tanne- berger, Sr., who died in 1760, leaving her again a widow.
19. Probably no grave.
20. Maria Hauser, m. n. Schweizer, 1692-1774. born in Switzerland. Her first husband, Adam Stohler, died on the journey to America, in 1727 ; and her second husband, Felix Hauser, fifteen months after their mar- riage. In 1742 she heard Count Zinzendorf preach, and the same year removed to Bethlehem.
21. Martha Powell, m. n. Prichett, 1704-74, from Norly, near Oxford, Eng- land. She was awakened at the religious revival started by P. Boehler and the Wesleys, and became the spiritual leader of the Moravian young women in London. In 1742 she married the mer- chant, Joseph Powell, and arrived in this country with the first " Sea Congregation.". Her husband was engaged as an itinerant mis- sionary on Staten Island, in Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylva- ·nia, also for six years among the negroes of Jamaica, W. I. Her husband died a few months after her, while on a visit to Sichem, N. Y.
22. Christina Claus, 1695-1775, born at Rosteig, Alsace. Her husband, John Claus, departed this life in 1748, whereupon she emigrated to America to find religious liberty. Her son, J. George, lived near Bethlehem.
23. Cornelia Huebner, m. n. Iselstein (Ysselsteyn), 1731-75, born at Clav- erack, N. Y. Her parents in 1738 moved to the Lehigh Valley, where she became acquainted with the Brethren, when they built Beth- lehem. In 1757 she married Louis Huebner (B, VIII, 3), to whom she bore two sons and three daughters.
24. Catharine Volck, m. n. Herr, 1713-75, from New York State. At the age of seventeen years she became the wife of Charles Volck, to whom she bore fourteen children. Soon after their. marriage they moved to Lynn, Lehigh County, Pa. Count Zinzendorf visited them there several times, and when a Moravian congregation was organ- ized at Lynn, the minister lodged at their house, until a parsonage was built. Her husband died in 1766, at Hebron, Pa.
25. Probably no grave.
26. Maria Theresia von Schweinitz, m.n. von Marschall, 1752-75, born in London, daughter of Frederick Wm. von Marschall. She was mar-
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ried in 1770 to Hans Christian von Schweinitz, who was appointed Administrator of the estates of the Moravian Church in America. The same year they arrived at Bethlehem. She died of consump- tion, leaving one daughter, Joanna Elizabeth, and a son, Frederick Christian, only one year old.
27. Eliza Okely, m. n. Home, 1690-1775, born at Berwick on the Tweed, England, the daughter of Dr. Alexander Home, a prominent physi- cian. She came to New York in 1738 to keep house for her uncle, a merchant in that city. In 1745 she married the widower John Okely, conveyancer for the Moravian Economy at Bethlehem, and since 1774 a Justice of the Peace.
28. Gertraud Weber, m. n. Biebighaus, 1710-76, from the principality of Witgenstein, Germany. She was the wife of John Weber, and bore him 8 children. Her husband died at Fredericktown.
29. Johanna Sophia Otto, m. n. Dressel, 1726-76, born at Grünau, in Schwarzburg, Rudolfstadt. She soon became an orphan and was raised in an orphanage. In 1749 she joined Bishop J. Nitschmann's colony for America. In 1753 she married Dr. Matthew Otto, Beth- lehem's physician and had three children.
30 .. Anna Margaret Sangerhausen, m. n. Stammer, 1702-76, born in the Duchy of Gotha. She married Jacob Sangerhausen and came here in 1749.
31. Barbara Eliza Herzer, m. n. Linck, 1697-1776, born in Würtemberg, Germany, came here in 1743 with her husband Henry Herzer, who died at Lebanon, Pa. They labored in the schools and in several rural congregations.
32. Anna Maria Brandmueller, 1698-1776, from Basel, Switzerland, wife of the home missionary John Brandmüller, with whom she served at Swatara, Allemaengel, Donegal and Friedensthal.
33. Anna Klein, m. n. Bender, 1701-77, born at Kirchardt, in the Palati- nate. After coming to this country, she first worked to pay her pas- sage and, after marrying George Klein, she assisted her husband in cultivating a farm which, in 1755, they ceded to the Moravian Church for the establishment of the Lititz congregation.
34. Sarah Petersen, m. n. Robins, 1708-77, born in Philadelphia. Her second husband, Peter Petersen, with whom she had moved to New York, left her in 1770.
35. Anna Bischoff, m.n. Pech, 1720-78, born at Mocker, Upper Silesia. In 1752, at Herrnhaag, she was married to David Bischoff, came to this country the same year and, with her husband, served faithfully in. several congregations. After her husband's death which occurred in 1763 at Bethania, N. C., she moved to Bethlehem. She was sur- vived by one son and one daughter.
36. Gertraud Bonn, 1692-1779. She came to this country from Holland as a child, and in 1710 married a widower living at Skippack, Mont- gomery Co., Peter Bonn by name, with whom she had twelve chil-
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dren. Through Bishop Spangenberg she found the Saviour, and. after her husband's death, in 1774, she came to Bethlehem.
37. Johanna Dorothea Miller, m. n. Blauner, 1702-79, from Bern, Switzer- land. In 1743 she was married, at Marienborn, to the Philadelphia printer John Henry Miller, (A, I, 34), and after spending some time in Holland and England, came in 1752 to Bethlehem. As she could not.make up her mind to live in Philadelphia, her husband attended to his business there alone, while she remained at Bethlehem.
38. Anna Muenster, m.n. Kremser, 1718-79, born at Roesnitz, Upper Silesia. She had been a Deaconess among the young women at Marienborn before she married the Rev. Paul Muenster. With him she served at Fulneck and Ockbrook, England, and, from 1761 to the time of her death, at Bethlehem, gave special attention to the spiritual in- terests of married women. For a number of years she was an invalid, being unable to walk. She had one son Christian Thomas.
ROW IX .- MARRIED AND UNMARRIED WOMEN.
1. Anna Maria Fischer, 1744-1809, born at Nazareth, unmarried; a devout and happy Christian and esteemed leader of the "Older Girls."
2. Maria Barbara Nitschmann, m. n. Leinbach, 1722-1810, born at Hoch- stadt, Wetteravia. In 1742 she became the wife of that pioneer mis- sionary to the West Indies, Frederick Martin, who died on the island of St. Thomas in 1750. Their daughter Agnes was married to James Cruickshank (B, I, 11). In 1754 the widow Martin was married to the widower Bishop David Nitschmann, who died in 1772. Their daughter Anna Maria married Christian Heckewelder.
3. Catharine Eliza Hartman, m. n. Lembke, 1759-1810, a daughter of the Rev. F. C. Lembke, minister at Nazareth. In 1783 she married the skillful surgeon, John Lewis, of London, and moved to Salem, N. C,; after five years they returned and her husband died in i788. In 1799 she was married for the second time to Adolphus Hartman.
4. Joanna Elizabeth Schropp, unmarried, 1785-1810, born at Nazareth, a daughter of John Schropp, warden of the Bethlehem congregation ; a gifted and exemplary woman, who began to teach in the Boarding School when but 17 years of age and, in 1807, was appointed Dea- coness of the Single Sisters.
5. Anna Catharine Boehler, m. n. Ehrenhardt, 1742-1810, born at Ma- cungie (Emaus), Pa. She was the wife of William Boel.ler who died in 1806, and had a son bearing the same name.
6. Mary Apollonia Eggert, m. n. Grosh, 1729-1810, from Schornsheim in the Palatinate. In 1755 she was married to Christian Eggert of Beth- lehem who died in 1780. She left two sons.
7. Anna Catharine Busch, m.n. Weinecke, 1779-1810, born in Bethlehem, married Jacob Busch.
8. Elizabeth Gambold, unmarried, 1747-1811, born in Bethlehem, a daughter of Rev. Hector Gambold. Died after a prolonged illness.
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9. Anna Nicolaus, m. n. Colver, 1748-1811, born at Dansbury, Conn., wife of Stephen Nicolaus who, in 1795, died at Hope, N. J.
IO. Mary Magdalene Brecht, 1742-18:1, born at Heidelberg, Pa .; unmar- ried. . She wished nothing to be said about her but that " Christ was her light, her guiding star."
II. Susan Benigna Rauch, m. n. Boeckel, 1787-1810. She was born at Bethlehem, a daughter of Tobias Boeckel, and taught music in the Boarding School. In 1810 she became the wife of John Fr. Rauch, of Lititz.
12. Rosina Stoll, m. n. Rohleder, 1727-1811. She was a Moravian from Zauchtenthal, who left her home for conscience sake, while her mother was thrown into prison. Her husband, John Stoll, died in 1801 at the age of 83 (B, I, 5), and she herself attained the same age. Her daughter was married to Abr. Huebner.
13. Eva Lorenz, m. n. Clauss, 1727-1811, from the Alsace. She came to Pennsylvania in 1751 with her mother, in order to escape compul- sory conversion to the Romish Church. She was married to. Geo. N. Lorenz of Schoeneck, who bought a farm near Bethlehem.
14. Mary Magdalene Rauschenberger, 1739-1812, born in Salisbury Town- ship, this county. She remained single; served in families.
15. Elizabeth Popplewell, m.n. Cornwell, 1733-1812, born on Long Island, N. Y., daughter of William and Caritas Cornwell. In 1757 she married Richard Popplewell, and left two sons and one daughter.
16. Anna Margaret Motz, 1742-1812, born at Upper Milford, this county ; an Acolyte and since 1795 assistant superintendent of the unmarried women and Deaconess, in place of Anna von Marschall.
17. Anna Joanna Hussey, 1751-1812, born at Bethlehem, remained single ; she had a weak constituution.
18. Gerhardine Sydrich, m. n. Petersen, 1733-1812, from Long Island, N.Y. In 1774 she was married to Rev Daniel Sydrich, and served with him in the ministry at Hope, N.J., Philadelphia, and Graceham, Md. After his death she was appointed Deaconess in the "Widows' Choir " at Bethlehem.
19. Maria Elizabeth Isles, 1756-1813. She was born on the island of An- tigua, W. I., her father, Samuel Isles, being the pioneer missionary on that island, who died there.
20. Anna Maria Hasse, m. n. Demuth, 1746-1812, born at Fredericktown, Montgomery Co., Pa. She became the second wife of J. Christian Hasse, bookkeeper and Notary Public in Bethlehem. (B, III, 2.)
2I. Joanna Elizabeth Irmer, m. n. Stotz, 1784-1813, born at Bethlehem, wife of J. George Irmer.
22. Elizabeth Segner, 1760-1813, born at Gnadenthal, near Nazareth ; un- married; a simple hearted child of God.
23. Elizabeth Lindemeyer, m. n. Horsfield, 1737-1814, a daughter of Tim- othy Horsfield born on Long Island. She was married to Rev. Henry Lindemeyer, with whom she served the churches at Emaus
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and York. until a nervous affection and her husband's failing eye- sight made it necessary for them to resign.
24. Barbara Hoehns, 1736-1814, from Zweybrücken in the Palatinate ; un- married.
25. Christiana Dorothea Detmers, m. n. Morhardt, 1730-1814, from Stutt- gard, Würtemberg. Her husband, Ph. J. Detmers, warden of the congregation at Nazareth and Lititz, died in 1801. She attained the. age of 84 years.
26. Magdalene Schweisshaupt, 1761-1814, born at Hebron, near Lebanon, Pa
27. Sarah Luckenbach, m. n. Chitty, 1781-1815. She was born at Hope, N. C., her father being Benjamin Chitty. In 1801 she married the blacksmith Samuel Luckenbach, (G, IV, 5), of this town, to whom she bore two sons, viz., William in 1803, and Chas. Augustus in 1806.
28. Anna Rudolphi, née Schaaf, 1757-1815, born in Bethlehem. Her hus- band was John Fr. Rudolphi. They had no children.
29. Sarah Heckewelder, m. n. Ohneberg, 1746-1815, from Nazareth, daugh- ter of the missionary Geo. Ohneberg; brave, energetic and kind- hearted. In 1780 she became the wife of the noted missionary among the aborigines of this country, the Rev. John Heckewelder, the marriage ceremony being performed in the chapel of the Indian mission at Salem, Ohio. In 1810 they retired to Bethlehem. Of their three daughters, the oldest, Joanna Maria, remained single; an other, Anna Salome, married Joseph Rice; the third daughter, Susan, married Christian Luckenbach of this town.
30. Anna .Catharine Thomas, m. n. Graeff, 1746-1815, born at Lancaster, married Francis Thomas of Lancaster.
31. Catharine Rubel, m. n. Holder, 1733-1815, from Maxetany Township, Berks Co., wife of Jacob Rubel. They lived on the farm at Naza- reth and Schoeneck, and in 1807 celebrated their golden wedding. They had no children. Her age was 82 years.
32. Phoebe Anna Hillman, m. n. Koken, 1777-1815. She was born at Al- lentown, of Quaker parentage ; in 1800 she was married to Aaron Hillman. Her sister, Sarah, who became Aaron Hillman's second wife, is buried in the Stranger's Row, No. 3.
33. Joanna Weinecke, m. n. Liebisch, 1745-1816, born at Gnadenthal, this county. Her husband, C. S. Weinecke, died in 1811.
34. Elizabeth Till, m.n. Gutjahr, 1760-1816, from Warwick (Lititz), Pa. In 1792 she married Joseph Till. She was survived by one daughter.
35. Anna Loesch, m. n. Blum, 1732-1817, born at Providence near Phila- delphia, Pa. Her husband, Jacob Loesch, departed this life at Naza- reth in 1782.
36. Anna Benigna Krause, m. n. Partsch, 1749-1817, from Nazareth. Her parents were the missionaries, George and Susan Partsch. In 1781 she married Matthew Krause of Nazareth who died there in 1808, leaving a son, John Samuel, born in 1782.
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37. Anna Rosina Rose, m. n. Boeckel, 1751-1817, a daughter of Frederick Boeckel, born at Christiansbrunn, near Nazareth. Her husband, Peter Rose, of Salem, N. C., was toll-keeper at the Lehigh bridge from 1801 to the time of his death, in 1814.
38. Anna Dorothea Zeisberger, m. n. Klose, 1736-1818, from Herrnhut. She married at Herrnhut, in 1776, the Rev. David Zeisberger who at- tended the General Synod of the Church at Barby as delegate from America. On account of the war they were unable to return until 1779. Her husband then was for 18 years pastor of the Church at Nazareth, and there departed this life in 1798. They had no children.
39. Maria Fulton, m. n. Eschenbach, 1754-1818. She was born at Oley, Berks Co., Pa. She was four times married, had five children and died as a widow, 64 years old.
40. Christina Piepenburg, m. n. Rubel, 1730-1818, born in a village on the Brandywine, this State. She was first married to Rev. J. H. Sense- man, and served with him among the Indians at Pachgatgoch and among the Negroes in Jamaica, where he died in 1772. In 1774 she married the missionary Adrian Piepenburg in Jamaica, who died in 1781. She herself attained the age of 88 years.
41. Anna Colver, m. n. Heil, 1746-1818, from Warwick (Lititz) ; she was the wife of Charles Colver who had a farm near Bethlehem,
42. Leah Clewell, m. n. Heil, 1758-1819, born at Lynn, Pa. In 1801 she married the widower, John Clewell.
43. Anna Regina Ettwein, m. n. Zahm, 1756-1819, born at Warwick, daughter of Rev. Matthew Zahm. In 1782 she became the wife of Christian Ettwein, who died in 1798.
44. Patience van Erd, m. n. Ashley, 1736-1820, born in Rochester, N. Y. She was married to Adam van Erd, who died in 1794. She was an invalid and obliged to use crutches.
45. Sarah Youngberg, née Bailey, 1756-1820, born at Horton, Yorkshire, England. In 1791 she became the wife of the Rev. Christopher G. Peter, in England, who was appointed Moravian minister in New York city, and died in 1797. ' She was married a second time to John Youngberg (B, VII, 10),. warden of the congregation at Nazareth, who departed this life in 1808.
ROW X .- MARRIED WOMEN.
I. Maria Rosina Rice, m. n. Vierling, 1791-1817, a daughter of Dr. Vier- ling of Salem, N. C. She was educated and taught in the Bethle- hem Boarding School. In 1811 she became the wife of Owen Rice, Jr., to whom she bore three sons. Edward, the only one who survived, became a doctor and professor ; the last born, Owen, was buried with his mother, having died two days after her.
2. Anna Sophia Irmer, m. n. Bischoff, 1789-1817. She was born in Beth-
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lehem, her father being David Bischoff. She married the widower J_ Geo. Irmer, a baker.
3. Anna Rosina Schwihel, m. n. Partsch, 1764-1818; wife of John Jacob Schwihel, a missionary in the West Indies, who departed this life at. Nazareth in 1806 ..
4. Maria Justina Oerter, m. n. Hasse, 1772-1818. She was born in Beth- lehem and in 1793 married Joseph Oerter, to whom she bore three children, viz., John, Lydia and Lawrence.
5. Anna Christina Freytag, m. n. Oliver, 1761-1818, from Bristol, Eng- land ; taught in the Moravian Schools at Gummersall and Fulneck. She came to America in 1791. In 1795 she was married to the wid- ower Dr. Eberhardt Freytag, and had two daughters.
6. Elizabeth Schropp, nee Krogstrup, 1763-1819, born at Warwick, this. State. After teaching in the Bethlehem Boarding School, she mar- ried, in 1803, the widower John Schropp, warden at Bethlehem, who- died in 1805. She left one son, John.
7. Maria Louisa Krause, John Schropp's daughter, 1790-1819. She was. born at Bethlehem, and in 1810 married J. Samuel Krause, who died in 1815. 'She was survived by one son, Matthew, and one daughter, Sophia Louisa.
8. Magdalena, alias Beulah Brockden, a negro widow, 89 years old, 1731- 1820. In her tenth year she was brought over from Guinea, Africa ; in 1748 she was baptize i here in Bethlehem and afterwards married the negro Andrew, alias Ofodobendo Wooma, a native of Ibo, Guinea, who died in 1779, (A, I, 26).
9. Anna Maria Kern, m. n. Stoll, 1752-1820, born in Bethlehem. Her husband, John Michael Kern, died at Nazareth in 1804. She left two sons.
IO. Elizabeth Dencke, m. n. Leinbach, 1743-1820, born at Oley, Pa. She was the second wife of Jeremiah Dencke, warden of the Church at. Nazareth who died in 1795.
II. Anna Steip, m. n. Krogstrup, 1758-1820, born in Philadelphia ; wife of Samuel Steip. She left one daughter Anna.
12. Elizabeth Rice, m. n. Eyerle, 1760-1820, born at Nazareth. In 1,8r she became the wife of the merchant Owen Rice, Sr., to whom she bore five sons, viz., Joseph, Owen, Jacob, John and William.
13. Maria Kunkler, m. n. Colver, 1752-1821, born at Dansbury (Strouds- burg), Pa. Her husband, Daniel K., died in 1782.
14. Elizabeth Weaver, "consort of Matthew Weaver," 1761-1821, from Philadelphia. She came here on a visit, having a great desire to live- and die in Bethlehem.
15. Anna Joanna Paulus, née Nicolaus, 1779-1821, born at Hope, N. J. She married in 1800 Christian G. Paulus and had seven daughters, six of whom survived her.
16. Sarah Horsfield, m. n. Mumford, 1750-1822, from Newport, R. I. In 1768 she there became the wife of Israel Horsfield. After his death,
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in 1801, she moved to Bethlehem. Her daughter, Elizabeth, taught in the Boarding School, while she herself had charge of the orphaned children of her son.
17. Anna Johanna Mueller, (Miller), m. n. Levering, 1759-1822. She was born on the island of Jamaica, W. I. In 1783 she married Rev. Geo. Gottfried Mueller, of Lititz, with whom she had one son, Ben- jamin.
18. Anna Maria Heckewelder, m. n. Nitschmann, 1758-1823. She was born at Lititz, her father being Bishop David Nitschmann and her mother M. Barbara, nee Leinbach. In 1781 she married Christian Heckewelder, storekeeper of the "Economy " at Bethlehem and Hope, N. J., who departed this life in 1803.
19. Anna Barbara Boeckel, m. n. Heckedorn, 1740-1823, born in Catores Township, York Co., Pa .; taught school, and married in 1,70. Her husband, Tobias Boeckel, died in 1815. She attained to the age of 82 years, and left six children and 20 grandchildren.
20. Christina Elizabeth Moehring, m. n. Boeckel, 1744-1823, born at Heidelberg, Pa. She served as Deaconess among the Single Sisters at Hope, N. J., and afterwards with her husband, Frederick Moeh- ring, who died in 1804, in country congregations.
21. Anna Theresia Thumhard, m. n. Schneider, 1753-1823, born at Herrn- hut, Saxony. She married Rev. G. Henry Thumhard, a missionary in the West Indies, who died at Lititz, Pa., in 1818.
22. Anna Catharine Clewell, m. n. Roehrig, 1753-1824, from Allen Town- ship, this State. With her husband, Jacob Clewell, she had four sons and one daughter, who in turn had 41 grandchildren.
23. Susanna Zeisberger, m. n. Lecron, 1744-1824. She was born at Lan- caster, Pa., on February 17, 1744, her parents being Lutherans. In 1781 she married the distinguished missionary among the Indians, David Zeisberger, who was then 50 years of age. She faithfully shared his labors and tribulations in the mission for 27 years, and after his death, which occurred November 17, 1808, at Goshen, Ohio, she took up her abode in the Widows' House at Beth- lehem. She departed this life on September 8, 1824, aged 80 years. She left no children.
24. Anna Maria Weiss, m. n. Blum, 1750-1824, born at Bethlehem. In 1780 she married John Weiss who died in 1814. They had no children.
25. Mary Elizabeth Quier, m. n. Stout, 1743-1824, born at Macungie (Emaus); became the wife of George Quier and bore him five sons and four daughters. She lived to see sixty grandchildren and fifty- three great-grandchildren.
26. Mary Magdalene Schindler, m. n. Wetzel, 1741-1825, born at Long Swamp, Pa .; wife of the carpenter George Schindler, who died in 1809. Having no children of her own, she took loving care of chil- dren of missionaries.
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27. Maria Magdalena Loskiel, née Barlach, 1744-1826. She was born at Wollmar, Livonia, her father being the Rev. John Caspar Barlach. In 1771 she married the Rev. Geo. Henry Loskiel, later consecrated a Bishop of the Church, with whom she served faithfully and efficiently both in Europe and here. at Bethlehem. Her husband departed this life in 1814. They had no children.
28. Anna Elizabeth Coortsen, m. n. Tanneberg, 1743-1826, born at Beth- lehem. In 1785 she married Ellert Coortsen who died at Lititz in 1810. She was a widow of 83 years, when she died ..
29. Elizabeth Stotz, m. n. Kaske, 1755-1826, born at Nazareth. Her hus- band John Stotz died in 1822.
30. Hannah Meder, m. n. Warner, 1751-1826, from Connecticut. She was first married to Nils Tollofsen, warden of the Church at Nazareth who died in 1806, and a second time to Rev. John Meder, pastor at Nazareth, again becoming a widow in 1816.
31. Agnes Cruickshank, m. n. Martin, 1749-1826. She was born on the island of St. Thomas, her father, Frederick Martin, being the pioneer missionary among the Negroes. She married James Cruickshank who departed this life in 1803.
32. Rebecca Braun, m. n. Otto, 1765-1828, born at Bethlehem and wife of Gottlieb Braun. She left three sons and three daughters.
33. Mary Mack, nee Grant, 1755-1828. She was born near Ballinderry, Ireland. Her first husband, the widower J. Haman, Moravian mis- sionary in Barbados, W. I., died shortly after their marriage in 1799. With her second husband, John Jacob Mack, she served for 9 years in the mission on the Island of Antigua. Her husband preceded her to the grave in 1815.
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