Metadata
Title
Membership catalog, 1742-1783
Alternative Title
Membership catalog of First Moravian Church of Philadelphia, 1742-1783
Date
1742/1783
Digital Identifier
Moravian.MC_Phila_I_513
Description
Membership catalog of the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia, with entries dating from 1742 to 1783; likely handwritten by Jacob Friis or Johann Daniel Sydrich, who were both pastors of the Philadelphia congregation.
Most of the column headings are in German, for which translations have been provided: "No." (number), "Namen" (names), "geboren" (born/date of birth), "woher" (where born), "Religion" (faith traditions), "in die Ehe getreten" (entered into marriage), "ins Land kommen" (arrival in the country), "Aufgenommen" (received as a member), "zur Communion" (admitted to communion), "Ihre Kinder" (their children), "geboren" (born/dates of birth of children), and "getauft, von wem" (date child baptized, by whom).
Contains an incomplete index that was never used.
Most of the column headings are in German, for which translations have been provided: "No." (number), "Namen" (names), "geboren" (born/date of birth), "woher" (where born), "Religion" (faith traditions), "in die Ehe getreten" (entered into marriage), "ins Land kommen" (arrival in the country), "Aufgenommen" (received as a member), "zur Communion" (admitted to communion), "Ihre Kinder" (their children), "geboren" (born/dates of birth of children), and "getauft, von wem" (date child baptized, by whom).
Contains an incomplete index that was never used.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Holding Institution
First Moravian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Extent
26 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
ger
Type
Text
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IIIF Manifest
https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/iiif.cfm/Moravian.MC_Phila_I_513/manifest
Rights Holder
Moravian Archives
