Register - Marriages, 1744
| Feb. 5/16 | SAMUEL, an Indian of the Wampanoag Tribe. |
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IA, an Indian, dau. of Gideon. By Brother Boehler |
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| Apr. 13/24 | MEURER, Philipp, b 1708; from Ingweiler, Alsace; |
| shoemaker;
ordained a deacon in 1742 and served in various Moravian congregations;
d Apr. 1780 in Bethlehem. KRAFT, Christianna, b Jan. 6, 1718 in Wurtenberg, a dau. of Frederick; d Sep. 1757 and buried near Centreville, Donegal twp., Lancaster co., Pa. By Brother Boehler |
The two dates represent Old Style and New Style reckonings, a method of recording dates in common use by the Moravians in this country until 1752 when the Gregorian calendar was finally adopted in England.
[The above records are from page 6 of original text]
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