Register - Marriages, 1850
| Jan. 15 | MUELLER, Wilhelm Emmanuel Gottlieb, b, Feb. 15,1811 in Sprottau, Silesia. He m. secondly, |
| WEBER, Cornelia Clementine, b Sept. 11,1808 in Bethlehem, hem, only dau .of` John Christian and second wife, Elisabeth, mn. Brunner; d Feb. 28, 1874 in Bethlehem. | |
| By Brother Seidel | |
| Feb. 21 | HOFFERT, Johann Adam Reuben, b July 17,1820 in Bethlehem, a s. of Samuel and Louisa, mn. Luckenbach; ferryman on the Lehigh; d Dec. 8, 1884 in Bethlehem; bd in Nisky Hill Cem. |
| OVERBECK, Margaretha d July 21,1885 in old So. Bethlehem, aged 79. | |
| By Brother Seidel | |
| Mar .19 | BABEL , Edward Albert, b Sep. 17, 1823 at Kapsdorf, in Schweidnitzer Kreise, Silesia, the second s.of Franz August and Maria, mn. Lebmann. |
| LUCKENBACH, Sarah Anna, b June 24,1818, a dau.of David and Elizabeth, mn. Clewell. | |
| By Brother Van Vleck | |
| June 10 | THOMPSON, Jacob, from Newberry , Lycoming co ., Pa; d Oct. 23, 1870. |
| MOLTSENN
(or MOLTZEN), Elisabeth Angelica, mn. McKinley, b Feb. 28, 1814 in
Bustleton, Philadelphia Co., Pa., a dau. of John and Lydia, mn. Rea
(the former a native of County Antrim, Ireland); and grand-daughter
of William McKinley and Mary, mn. Cunningham. Her maternal grandmother,
Elizabeth Montgomery (a cousin of James Montgomery, the poet), m.
Alexander Rea, of Gracehill, Ireland, and later of Columbia, S.C.,
and they had issue: John; Alexander; Ruth Montgomery, the wife of
Charles Joseph Levering (the latter the grandfather of Bishop J. Mortimer
Levering); and Lydia who m. Oct. 4, 1809, John McKinley and came to
the United States in Aug. 1811; the latter operated a wool-carding
and weaving mill in Allentown, and his wife taught school there. Lydia McKinley, d Dec. 4, 1826; she had issue; William; Elizabeth A; Lydia, the first wife of Dr. Albert Fricke, of Philadelphia; Samuel; Henry and Edward. Elizabeth A. McKinley, at the age of 14 was taken to be reared by Christian Brunner, of Nazareth; she was baptized on Palm Sunday, 1831, in Nazareth, by Rev. J.C.Herman, her sponsor being Mary Allen. She m. first, Apr. 29, 1834 in Philadelphia, Christian Moltzen, a sea captain, who d Aug. 2, 1837 at St. Thomas, W.I.; their two children were bd in the Moravian Cemetery in Philadelphia, since abandoned; in 1890 she moved to Bethlehem; d Oct. 1, 1903 in the Bell House, and bd in Williamsport. By Brother Seidel |
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| July 11 | Van VLECK, Henry Jacob, b Jan. 29, 1822 in Philadelphia, one of four children of Bishop William Henry (preacher in Bethlehem) and Anna Elisabeth, mn. Kampmann; grandson of Jacob (who was consecrated a bishop in 1815); and great grandson of Henry, (who was b Sep. 1722 in New York and d. Jan. 25, 1785 in Bethlehem). Teacher in Nazareth Hall, 1841-1843; and in the Salem Boys' School, 1844-1847; superintendent of Nazareth Parochial School, 1850-1866; pastor in South Bethlehem , 1866-1874; at Gnadenhuetten, Ohio, 1874-1882, and since that date at Fry's Valley; consecrated a bishop in 1881; retired in 1890; d Dec. 5 , 1906 at Gnadenhuetten. |
| BIER
(BEER), Augusta Sophia, b Feb. 8, 1826 in Bethlehem, a dau.of Peter
Samuel and Theodora, mn. Cunow, d May 19,19J6 at Gnadenhuetten. Children : Rev. William Theo ; Charles M.; Anna, wife of Jonas Peters; Laura , wife of Frank Peters; and Fred; two children d when quite young. |
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| By Brother Van Vleck | |
| Sep. 12 | SCHULZ, Charles Martin, b Oct. 28, 1824 in Bethlehem second child of Samuel and MariaChristina, mn. Peisert; d July 11,1879. |
| KREMSER, Adeline Louisa, b Nov. 20, 1828 near Bethlehem, a dau.of Charles Frederick and Susanna Elisabeth , mn. Weinland; for thirty wars a layer-out of the dead; d r.7,1892. Children. Martha E.; Julia, wife of Wilson H. Schafer of Easton; Laura C.; and Louisa E. | |
| By Brother Van Vleck | |
| Oct. 8 | BECKEL,
Charles Nathaniel, b May 29, 1827 in Bethlehem, a s. of Charles F.
and Charlotte F., mn. Brown; pattern-maker; associated with his father
in the foundry business; 1875-1878, burgess; a musician of note; d
Mar. 8, 1888 in Bethlehem. He m. secondly, in 1862, Mary Frances Levering, dau.of Ferdinand of Lancaster; she d 1894 in Bethlehem; issue by this marriage: Charles F.; Ralph L; and three who d in infancy. |
| GREIDER, Ruth Emma, b June 18, 1827 in Lititz, a dau. of Michael and Anna Matilda, mn. Levering; d 1854 in Bethlehem. Issue Lawrence L., b Aug. 25, 1851. | |
| By Brother Van Vleck | |
| Oct 31 | Van KIRK Benjamin, b July 4,182 in Pennington, NJ, a s. of Enoch A. and Joanna, mn. Hendrickson; schoolteacher in Pennington; principal Boys' School, vice-principal of the Seminary in Bethlehem; d Dec. 17, 1909 in Philadelphia. |
| PROTZMAN,
Caroline Maria, b Nov. 6,1827 near Lititz, a dau.of Joseph and Mary
Elisabeth, mn. Brown; lived with the family of Charles F. Beckel. Children: B. Russell; Annie and Lizzie. The two latter, unmarried, were residents of Philadelphia; three children died in infancy. |
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| By Brother Van Vleck at the home of Charles F. Beckel. | |
| Nov. 12 | NEISSER, Benjamin Franklin, b July 29,1823 in Bethlehem, a s.of William Gerhardt and Francesa, mn. Boehler; and grandson of George Henry and Rosinsa, mn. Beckel; cabinetmaker; Justice of the Peace; secretary and treasurer of the Bethlehem Gas Co; d Mar. 22, 1888 in Bethlehem. |
| SCHMIDT,
Sara Ann, b. May 2, 1822 in Haycock twp., in Bucks Co., a dau. of
George and Anna Maria, mn. Steinbach; d May 30,1889 in Bethlehem. Children: William G; Edward A; and Charles H. |
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| By Brother Seidel |
[The above records are from pages 156-159 of original text]
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