Register - Marriages, 1757
The following fourteen couples were married on April 20,1757:
| SCHWEISSHAUPT, Johann, b Feb. 11, 1721 in Nuremberg a | |
| stocking
weaver; in 1745 united with the Moravians in Herrnhag; ordained a
deacon at Lancaster in 1762 and served for 21 years in various congregations;
d Nov. 15, 1808 in Lititz. REDDERBERG, Anna Magdalena, b 1724; from Hanover, Germany, d. May 15, 1810 in Lititz. Their children were: John, Joseph, and Magdalena. By Brother Anton Andr. Lawatsch |
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| JOHANNES, Samuel, a Malay; the first Moravian convert from Ceylon, | |
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East India; in 1754 came to Bethlehem from Germany; d 1763 in Bethlehem.
MINGO, Magdalena, a Negress from St. Thomas, West Indies. By Brother Franz Christ. Lembke |
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| POPPELWELL, Richard, b 1718 in Wood-hall in the province of Calverley, | |
| (Yorkshire)
, England; brought here to conduct a cloth weaving and fulling establishment;
d Nov. 11, 1771 in Bethlehem. CORNWELL, Elisabeth, b 1733, a dau. of William and Caritas; from Long Island, N.Y.; d Mar. 26, 1812 in Bethlehem. They had issue, two sons and a daughter. By Brother Johann Michael Graff |
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| MERK, Johann Heinrich, from Copenhagen; a tailor. | |
| HEYL,
Catharina Elizabeth, from (Chur-Pfalz); d Feb. 23, 1760 in Nazareth. By Brother Paul Daniel Bryzelius He m. secondly in 1761, Anna Wright. |
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| WEISS, Mathias (third marriage), b 1709; from Muehlhausen, Alsace; | |
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a blue-dyer; d Nov. 4, 1795 in Bethlehem. He m. first , Catharina
and had issue, one daughter, Maria Catharine, b 1744, who was the
wife of Friedrich Blum; and m. secondly, in 1755, Mary Margaretha
Firnhaber, who was b 1720 and d 1756 in Bethlehem; issue, John and
Matthias. NEUMANN, Regina, b 1720 in Langenoels, Silesia, a dau. of John; d 1791 in Bethlehem. They had issue, sons: J. George end Paul. By Brother Abraham. Reinke |
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| MEISER, Georg from the Palatinate; shoemaker. | |
| SCHUR
(Hickel), Judith, mn. Munster (third marriage), from Moravia. She
m.first Hickel; and secondly, in 1749, Johann Schur. By Brother Spangenberg |
| TILL, Jacob
(second marriage), b about 1713; from Moravia; "kinder-vater";d Jan.
28, 1783. (Widows' Society Journal) He m. f irst , Elizabeth Stephan,
who was b 1724 in Muhlhausen, Switzerland, and d Oct. 22, 1754 in
Nazareth SCHULTZ, Rosina, mn. Schild, from Silesia; widow. By Brother Spangenberg KROGSTRUP, Otto Christian, b Aug. 18, 1714 on the Island of Funen, Denmark; studied theology; in 1753 came to America; served in the ministry in Lititz, Graceham, York, and Lancaster, and was a gifted preacher; d Oct. 10, 1785 in Bethlehem. BURNET, Anna, from New York; d Oct. 6, 1784 in Lancaster. By Brother Peter Boehler MICHLER, J. Wolfgang (second marriage), from Wurtemberg; linen weaver; ordained a deacon in 1762; labored in various congregations; d Oct. 5, 1785. He m. first, Rosina Schneider from Moravia; and m. thirdly, in 1778 at Nazareth, Anna Maria, widow of Matthew Schropp, mn. Thome, who d in 1786 in Nazareth. KRAUSE, Maria Barbara, from Bayreuth; d Aug. 7, 1775 in. Schoeneck; b Feb. 25, 1729 in Voigtland. By Brother Boehler HUBER, George, b 1718; from Baden; a blacksmith; d May 9,1790 in Bethlehem . LEHNERT, Anna Maria, mn. Bork (?Berger or Brock), from Switzerland; d Apr. 26, 1794. (Widows' Society Journal) She m. first, John Peter Lehnert, who d Feb. 14, 1756, age 53, the first Moravian buried in the second graveyard in Nazareth. By Brother Johann Christoph Francke STEINER, Abraham, b Dec.7,1726 in Lancaster County; from Warwick, Pa; d Aug. 26, 1781 in Schoeneck. BIRSTLER, Salome, b June 5,1736 in Oley, Pa; d Jan. 16, ____ in Schoeneck. By Brother Johann Ettwein RUBEL, Jacob, b 1725; from Graffschaft, Wittgenstein, of Mennonite parentage; at various times employed as farmer, carpenter, and market clerk; d Sep. 6, 1813 in Bethlehem. HOLDER, Catharina,, b 1733; from Maxatawny, Berko co., d Dec. 11, 1815 in Bethlehem. They celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1807 in Bethlehem; no issue survived. By Brother Bernhard Adam Grube WESA, Philipp from the Palatinate; a smith; accidentally killed Mar. 18, 1758 in Nazareth. DOCK, Salome, from Alsace. By Brother Philipp Christian Bader HIRT, Martin, b 1729; from Leinbach, Alsace; a farmer; came to America with parents; d 1760 in Bethlehem. BEROTH, Anna Barbara (?Maria Joanna), b Aug. 7, 1752 in Oppa, Palatinate, of Reformed parentage; in 1758 came to Pennsylvania; d Sep. 15, 1813 in Bethlehem. She m. secondly in 1779 at Nazareth, Hermanus Loesch, who d 1791 in Bethlehem. By Brother Martin Mack |
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| June 20 | GOTTLIEB, an Indian, s. of Anton. |
| AMALIA, an
Indian, sister of Augusti. By Brother Martin Mack |
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| Sep. 7 | LOESCH, Jacob, b Nov. 22, 1722 near Schoharie, N.Y., |
| a s. of George
and Anna; formerly f rom Wachovia N.C.; also resided at Tulpehocken,
Berks co; ordained a deacon in 1751; d Nov. 8, 1782 and buried in
Nazareth. BLUM, Anna, b 1732 in Providence near Philadelphia; d Jan. 2, 1817 in Bethlehem. They had issue, five children. |
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| Oct. 4 | GROEN, Johann George b 1722; from Noerdlingen in |
| Bavaria;
a linen weaver- d June 5,1796 in Bethlehem. WEBER, Anna Elisabeth, b 1734; from Wittgenstein, Germany; d 1791 in Bethlehem. By Brother Lawatsch |
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| Oct. 4 | HUEBNER, John Ludwig, b Dec. 10, 1717; from Wetteravia. |
| a potter;
in 1739 came to Philadelphia; served an assistant missionary to the
Indians; itinerant preacher; employed in the school at Bethlehem,
where he was put in charge of the pottery d Sep. 23, 1796 in Bethlehem.
He m. secondly in 1779, Catharina Baumgartner. YSSELTEIN, Cornelia, b 1731; came to the vicinity of Bethlehem with parents in 1738; from Esopus, N.Y.; d 1775 in Bethlehem. They had issue, two sons and three daughters. By Brother Reinke |
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| Oct. 4 | KLIEST, Daniel (second marriage), from Ffurth, on |
| the Oder;
a locksmith; widower. He m. first, Aug. 5, 1749, Rosina Beyer, who
d 1750. SCHUSTER, Anna Felicitas, b 1729; f rom Wurtemberg; d 1765 in Bethlehem. By Brother Petrus |
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| Oct. 4 | HEGE, Balthasar, from Wurtemberg; a farmer. |
| FREY, Maria
Juliana from Pennsylvania. By Brother Schmick |
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| Oct. 4 | FISCHER, Caspar, from Bred near Hillburghaus; a |
| Miller BINKEL, Christina, from Pennsylvania By Brother Bade; |
[The above records are from pages 31-34 of original text]
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