Register - Marriages, 1842
| Feb. 27 | STADIGER, Herman Lawrence, b Jan. 19, 1810 in Bethlehem, |
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a s. of Rev. John Frederick and Susanna E., mn. Bagge; tinsmith, lived
in Friedensville until 1864; d Jan. 4, 1866 in Bethlehem. SHELLY, Sophia, b May 20,1819; d Dec. 17, 1899. Children: John; Louisa E., the wife of Ashton C. Borhek; Emma M., wife of Maurice A. Borhek; Caroline and Amanda S. By Brother C. F.Seidel |
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| Mar. 28 | FENNER, Felix, b Feb. 7, 1817 in Bucks County, a s. of |
| George
and Magdalena, mn. Laubenstein; tanner and butcher; d Sep. 21, 1886
in Bethlehem and buried in Nisky Hill Cam. CHRIST, Mary Louisa, b June 23,1812, a dau. of Ludwig and Maria Theresia, mn. Everitt; from Emaus; d Oct. 16, 1895. Children: Francis E; William H; and Eugene B. |
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| Apr. 3 | DESH, Daniel, b Sep. 19 (?24), 1814 in Macungie twp., |
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s. of Henry and Anna, mn. Hancke; d Aug. 21, 1895. BISCHOP, Antoinette Clementine, b May 4,1820 in Bethlehem, a dau. of Jonathan and Anna Sabina, mn. Clewell; d Feb. 22, 1870 in Bethlehem. William D., Orlando B., Harrison C., and Edward were sons. By Brother Herman |
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| May 10 | SEIDEL, Henry Augustus, b July 2,1818, a s. of C.F.(?) |
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S.D.(?), mn. Reichel; pastor of the church at Hopedale, where he d
June 10,1845 (?1844). WEISS, Elisabeth Caroline, b May 27,1824 in Bethlehem, a dau.. of Jedidiah and Mary, mn. Stables; d Mar. 28, 1906. A daughter, Agnes A., was the wife of William Howard. She m. secondly, July 6,1848, Rev. Francis Wolle, Vice- Principal of the Young Ladies'. Seminary, who d 1893. By Brother Seidel |
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| May 22 | LUCKENBACH, Reuben Oliver, b Mar. 14, 1818 in Bethlehem, |
| a s. of Jacob
Christian and Susanna, mn. Heckewelder; cabinetmaker; artist; taught
in the Young Ladies' Seminary; veteran of the Civil War; d May 12,1880
in Bethlehem. OERTER, Caroline Elisabeth, b Oct. 6, 1822 in Bethlehem, a dau. f John and Anna Elisabeth, mn. Clewell; d Apr. 30, 1905 in the Gemein House in Bethlehem. Two children, Henry J. and Clarence d when quite young; a third son, Edward H., d July 12, 1883. By Brother Herman |
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| May 22 | RAU, Simon, b Apr. 24, 1818 near Schoenersville, Lehigh |
| County, the
oldest of ten children of Valentine and Elizabeth, mn. Fenner; came
to Bethlehem in 1825, and at the age of 12 commenced his career as
apothecary; entered the employ of Dr. Everhard Freytag, druggist,
on Main St., the present site of the Simon Rau & Co. drug store; in
1839 he purchased the business, and in 1849, David Rau, a brother,
became his assistant in the store; in 1860 Robert Rau, a son of David,
entered as an assistant, and in 1865, his own son, Eugene A. Rau,
to whom he sold his interest in the business In 1889; served several
terms in Town Council, and on the various church boards; d Aug. 9,
1910 in Bethlehem. LUCKENBACH, Lucy Ann, b Oct. 9, 1816 in Goshen, 0., a dau. f Rev. Abraham and Rosina, mn. Heckedorn; in 1820 accompanied her parents and sister to New Fairfield, Canada, where for 23 years her father was a missionary to the Indians; in 1825 came to Bethlehem to be educated; taught in the Young Ladies' Seminary from 1840-1842; sang in the church choir; d Jan. 16, 1913 in Bethlehem. Only son, Eugene A., d in 1932. By Brother Herman |
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| May 31 | KRAUSE, Matthews b Aug. 16, 1814 in Bethlehem, a s. of |
| Johann
Samuel and Maria Louisa, mn. Schropp; a merchant in Bethlehem; d Nov.
20, 1865. EGGERT, Adeline Amanda, b July 23,1821 in Bethlehem, a dau. of Benjamin and Eliza, mn. Freytag; d June 13,1867 in Bethlehem. Children: J. Samuel, b Feb. 22, 1848; and Mary Elizabeth, wife of Granville Henry By Brother Herman |
| June 12 | KUESTER, Heinrich Christian, b Apr. 28, 1805 at Hardegsen, |
| in Hanover,
Germany; shoemaker; d 1849 in Bethlehem. CLEWELL, Lisette Theodore, b Aug. 29, 1810 in Milford twp., Lehigh co., a dau. of George and Elisabeth, mn. Luckenbach; d Mar. 18, 1870 in Bethlehem. She m. secondly in 1853, John Jonathan Bishop, who d in 1860. By Brother Herman |
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| June 28 | von SCHWEINITZ, Emil Adolph, b Oct. 26, 1816 in Salem, |
| N.C., a s.
of Ludwig David (administrator) and Louis& Amalia, mn. Ledoux; in
1821 came to Bethlehem; studied in Europe and returned to the United
States in 1837; active in the Church Schools in Bethlehem, Nazareth,
and Salem, N.C.; in 1874 consecrated a bishop; d Nov. 3,1879 in Salem. HERMAN, Sophia Amalia, b Feb. 14, 1822 in Newport, R.I., a dau. of Bishop John G. (Pastor in Bethlehem) and Anna Pauline, mn. Shober; d Mar. 21, 1885 in Salem, N.C. Issue, two sons and five daughters. By Brother Andrew Benade |
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| Dec. 25 | YOST, Samuel, b Nov. 12, 1821 in Nockamixon twp., Bucks |
| co., a s.
of Samuel and Salome, mn. Fenner; shoe- maker; conducted a small grocery
and candy store; d July 28,1905. He m. secondly, in 1872, Miss Mary
H. Pfeifer, who d in 1891; had issue by this union, a son, Samuel
H., Jr. VOGNITZ, Maria Catharina, b Feb. 1, 1818 in Bethlehem twp., a dau. of Balthasar and Susanna, mn. Bidji d Mar. 24, 1871 in Bethlehem. They had issue, a daughter, Ellen Z., the wife of Julius A. Bealer. By Brother Herman |
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