Register - Marriages, 1839
| March 17 | KECK, Ephraim, b. May 7, 1814, a s. of Benjamin and Elisabeth, mn. Klein; farmer from Salisbury twp. |
| LUCKENBACH, Rebecca, b. Apr. 18, 1815 in Hanover twp., Lehigh Co., a dau. of David and Elisabeth, mn. Clewell; resided in Hatfield; a grand-daughter, Rebecca, d. May 7, 1881 in Hatfield. | |
| By Brother Herman | |
| April 1 | YOST, Herman, b. Apr. 20, 1812 in Salisbury twp., one of nine children of Joseph and Margaretha, mn. Stoehr; in 1822 came to Bethlehem; learned the tanner’s trade with James Leibert; d. Aug. 9, 1885 in Bethlehem. |
| CLEWELL,
Salome Louisa, b. July 30, 1816, one of five children of Friedrich
and Maria, mn. Fuehrer; d. June 1, 1890 in Bethlehem. Of their two daughters, Olivia L. survived them. |
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| By Brother Herman | |
| April 4 | RAUCH, Reuben Samuel, b. Sept. 30, 1812, a s. of Johann Friedrich and Maria Christina, mn. Toon; called to the mission in Antigua; returned three years later on account of ill health by trade a hatter; Justice of the Peace and surveyor; d. May 1, 1884 in Bethlehem. |
| HERBACH, Mary Ann, b. Oct. 12, 1812 (1811?) in Graceham, Md., a dau. of John and Elisabeth, mn. Koch; d. Jan. 29, 1898. | |
| By Brother Herman | |
| April 18 | WOLLE, Edwin P., b. Oct. 22, 1812 in Jacobsburg, Norhampton Co., a s. of Johann Friedrich and Sabina, mn. Henry of Nazareth; in 1825 cam to Bethlehem with parents; general merchant; d. Feb. 2, 1889 in Bethlehem. |
| KUMMER, Maria Louisa, b. Oct. 15, 1814, a dau. of Johann Jacob and Maria, mn. Horsfield; d. Jan 16, 1901 in Bethlehem | |
| By Brother Andrew Benade | |
| April 28 | WALTER, Adam, b. Nov. 22, 1813 in Rittersville, a s. of Joseph and Anna, mn. Luckenbach; cabinet-maker and piano-maker; d. July 17, 1890 in Rittersville, where he was also buried. |
| KREMSER,
Lucinda, b. Nov. 15, 1815, a dau. of John Andrew and Susanna, mn.
Bauer; d. Jan. 1, 1897 and bd. In Rittersville. In 1889 celebrated Golden Wedding. Children: William; Edmund: Mrs. Charles Utzman of Waterloo, NY; Mrs. Amelia E. Semmel of Whitehall, Lehigh Co.; Mrs. Laura Reichelderfer of Long Island; and Miss Augusta. |
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| By Brother G.F. Bahnsen | |
| June 11 | RONDTHALER, Emmanuel, b. June 28, 1815 in York, Pa., a s. of Emmanuel and maria Christina, mn. Toon; teacher in Nazareth; later minister in Camden, NJ, and from 1839-184 in Philadelphia; d. Nov. 30, 1848 in Philadelphia and bd. In Bethlehem. |
| WOLLE,
Maria, b. Nov. 7, 1819, a dau. of John Frederick and Sabina, mn. Henry;
taught in the Bethlehem Sunday School; d. Aug. 31, 1893. Daughter, Jane W. was the wife of Rev. Jesse Blickensderfer. |
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| By Brother Herman | |
| June 20 | RISKSECKER, Israel, b. Mar. 18, 1813 in Bethlehem, a s. of John and Elisabeth, mn. Kunkler; from Canal Dover, Ohio; a silversmith. |
| BLECK, Maria Elisabeth, b. June 11, 1816, a dau. of Carl Gottlieb and Anna Maria, mn. Warner. | |
| By Brother Herman | |
| Aug. 25 | LEVERS, Simon Snyder, a carpenter; d. Aug. 14, 1873, age 64. |
| MASSLICH,
Aurelia Ansonette, a dau of John Ignatius and Lydia, mn. Hall; d.
July 29, 1867 in Bethlehem, age 47. Theodore F. Levers was a son. |
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| By Brother Herman | |
| Aug. 25 | FETTER, Herman Marcus, b. June 2, 1814 in Bethlehem, a s. of Marcus and Elisabeth, mn. Herbach; tinsmith in Hellertown; hotel proprietor; sheriff of Lehigh County; d. Mar. 29, 1876 in old South Bethlehem and bd. In Nisky Hill cemetery, Bethlehem. |
| CHRISTMAN,
Christiana, b. Feb. 25, 1819 in Lower Saucon twp., a dau. of Charles
and Christiana; d. Dec. 9, 1886 at the residence of her son-in-law
Bernhard E. Lehman, in Bethlehem. Surviving children: Marcus C and Matilda H., wife of Mr. Lehman; a son, George J., d. 1873; a daughter, Annie E., d. 1880. |
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| By Brother Herman | |
| Oct. 24 | WOLLE, Sylvester, b. March 1, 1816 in Bushkill twp., a s. of John Fredrick and Sabina, mn. Henry; taught four years at Nazareth Hall; ordained to ministry in 1839; from 1849-1861, principal of the Young Ladies’ Seminary in Bethlehem; served as pastor of several congregations; d. Aug. 29, 1873 in Bethlehem. |
| RICE,
Sarah Caroline, b. Jan. 29, 1820 in Bethlehem, a dau. of Jacob and
Sarah Ann, mn. Peters; d. May 18, 1876 in Bethlehem. A daughter, Ellen C., was the wife of Edmund G. Helwig. |
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| By Brother Herman | |
| Nov. 7 | RICE, James Alexander, b. Mar. 8, 1814 in Bethlehem, a s. of Joseph and Salome, mn. Heckewelder; merchant; postmaster of Bethlehem; d. Sept. 9, 1850 in Bethlehem. |
| LEIBERT,
Charlotte Josephine, b. Nov. 20, 1813 in Bethlehem, a dau. of Joseph
and Rebecca, mn. Nitschmann; after the death of her husband she took
up his duties as postmaster of Bethlehem; d. Jan 29, 1884 in Bethlehem
where she is also buried. Children: Rev. William Henry, b. Sep. 8, 1840; Joseph A., b. Mar. 28, 1844; Maria L; and Rebecca. |
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| By Brother Herman | |
| Dec. 22 | GABRIEL,
Johann Henrich, b. May 2, 1812 in Herborn, Nassau, Germany, one of
three children of Johannes and Anna Elisabeth, mn. Stephan; in 1836
emigrated to America and settled in Macungie, where, in 1839, he established
one of the first woolen mills in this part of the country; in 1850
it was removed to Allentown; d. Sept. 16, 1887 in Allentown. He m. secondly, Sophia Gaumer, a widow from Macungie; and they had children: George R.; Milton S.; John Oscar; Sarah S., wife of Charles C. Lodger; Anna M., wife of Elias Helwig; Mary Alice, wife of George W. Deeths; Henrietta P.; and Emma W. |
| EGGERT,
Aurora Cornelia, b. June 16, 1813 in Betlehem, a dau. of Matthaeus
and Maria, mn. Ruppert. They had issue: William and Ellen T. |
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| By Brother Herman. |
[The above records are from pages 133-136 of original text]
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