| Principal's Parents | Spouse's Parents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Giering | Maria Catherina (Knauss) Giering | Bernhard Faber | Unknown | |
| AGE:28
PAGE:011_001 | AGE:23 | AGE:
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| The Principal | ||||
| Principal | 1st Spouse | |||
| Statistics | Name | Relationship | Name | Statistics |
| DOB:Dec 6, 1757 Baptised:Dec 11, 1757 POB:Emmaus,Pa DOD:Oct 16, 1812 POD:Bethel on the Swatara POI:Same | Elisabeth Giering | DOM:Jun 25, 1774 or Jun 28, 1774
POM:Emmaus, Pa. DIV:PDV: | Jacob Faber | DOB:Dec 3, 1749
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD:Feb 11, 1793 POD:Bethel on the Swatara POI:Same on Feb 13, 1793 |
| Children of this Union | ||||
| Barbara Faber | Catharina Faber | Maria Elisabeth Faber | Christina Faber | Bernhard Faber |
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DOB:July 5, 1776
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD: POD: POI: Page: Married one Michael Fischer on Nov 13, 1792 At Bethel on the Swatara. |
DOB:Jan 17, 1778
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD: POD: POI: Page: |
DOB:Nov 28, 1779
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD:Jan 21, 1788 POD:Bethel on the Swatara POI:Probably the same Page: |
DOB:Mar 17, 1782
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD:Mar 23, 1782 POD:Same POI:Same Page: |
DOB:Mar 10, 1783
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD: POD: POI: Page: |
| Additional Children | ||||
| Johann Jacob Faber | Johan Philip Faber See below for possible offspring | Johannes Faber See below for probable Marriage | Johann Friedrich Faber | |
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DOB:Mar 16, 1785
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD:Oct 20, 1792 POD:Same POI:Same Page: |
DOB:Jul 10, 1787
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD: POD: POI: Page: |
DOB:Dec 11, 1789
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD: POD: POI: Page: |
DOB:Apr 26, 1792
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD:Oct 28, 1792 POD:Same POI:Same Page: |
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| Second Spouse | ||||
| Principal | Spouse | |||
| Statistics | Name | Relationship | Name | Statistics |
| DOB:
POB: DOD: POD: POI: | Same Principal | DOM:Dec ?, 1793
POM:Bethel on the Swatara DIV:PDV: | Daniel Bruner | DOB:
POB: DOD: POD: POI: |
| Children for this Union | ||||
| Johann Daniel Brunner Listed with last name: Bonner | Benigna Rosina Brunner | Johann Heinrick Brunner | ||
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Page:013_024 | DOB:Mar 13, 1798 Bapgtized: Apr 8, 1798 POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD:Apr 7, 1802 POD:Same POI:Same | DOB:Apr 22, 1801
POB:Bethel on the Swatara DOD:Oct 15, 1804 POD:Same POI:Same | DOB:
POB: DOD: POD: POI: Page: | DOB:
POB: DOD: POD: POI: Page: |
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also details on the nine children from the first marriage |
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ADDRESS:N/A
EDUCATION:Unknown
The "Bethel" Moravian meeting house (located in what is now Swatara Twp) was built about 1743. It was a two story log structure, weather-boarded, and lined on the inside with poplar. It measured about 30 by 40 feet. The first floor was divided into three rooms in which the minister lived and taught school. The second floor contained a large, single room that was used as the sanctuary. The building was fortified and served as a place of refuge for the local settlers and militia during the French and Indian War. The graveyard, or "Gods Acre" as it was referred to by the Moravian's was constructed to the rear of the meeting house.
About 1830 religious services ceased at the Bethel Moravian meeting house. The remaining members attended the Hebron Moravian Church near Lebanon. The Moravians abandoned their old cemetery in 1833. There are no longer signs of the church. The graveyard lies near the intersection of Cemetery Road and Mountain Road, about 2 miles northeast of Lickdale at the base of the Little Mountain. As was their custom, women and young girls were buried on one side and the men and boys were buried on the other, like apposing pages in a book. In addition to John Daniel and Elizabeth there is a JOHANN HEINRICK BRUNNER born 22 Apr 1801, died 15 Oct 1804. . Also, ROSINA BRINGNA BRUNNER born 13 Mar 1798 b 13 Mar 1798 d 7 Apr 1802.
COMMENTARY:
- Admitted into church congregation: Jan 1, 1770
- Many of the German entries follow the German practice of that time where a written horizontal line over a single letter indicates it is doubled. For example Bruner with a line over the "n" indicates the name is really Brunner.
-- The following was found on August 30, 2000 in the Bethel on the SWATARA book. John Faber is Probably Johan Faber.:
Baptism Register:
- PHILIP Jacob Lattejohn and wife Magdalena mn Faber, born May 11, 1815
- CAROLINA ... John Faber and Barbara geb Wagner ... born23 Jun 1816, bapt: 5 Sep 1816.
Marriage Register:
- Aug 30, 1812 - Johannes Faber ...[parents] ... born Dec 11, 1789 Married Barbara Wagner daughter of Conrad & Elisabeth Wagner
DEATH REGISTER:
the following extract is quoted and translated from the Death Register of The Moravian Mission at Bethel on the Swatara:
Death: Oct 16, 1812; Interment: Oct 19, 1812 Elisabeth Brunner born Giering ... 52 years, nine months 17 days ... [information on her Father & Mother] ... married on Mar 5, 1777 Jacob Faber ... she had nine children, 3 still living ... in December, 1793 married second husband Daniel Brunner with whom [she had] 3 children, one survived ...