Deceased Moravians, friends, and children, 1744-1768

Metadata

Title

Deceased Moravians, friends, and children, 1744-1768

Alternative Title

Catalog of deceased Moravians, friends, and children in Philadelphia, PA

Date

1744/1768

Digital Identifier

Moravian.MC_Phila_I_514

Description

Record of Philadelphia Moravians, their children and friends who died during the years 1744 to 1768. Many of the column headings in the catalog are in German, for which translations are provided: "No." (number), "Nahmen der Verschiedenen" (names of the deceased), "Nahmen der Eltern, der Eheleute oder Meisters" (name of parents, spouse, or master), "wie alt" (how old), "wenn verschieden" (when deceased), "wenn begraben" (when buried), "wo begraben" (where buried), and "durch wen begraben" (buried by whom).

Several notes about individuals buried at Potter's Field in Philadelphia are included on the final page.

This manuscript was likely sent or intended to be sent to church leadership in Bethlehem, PA.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

First Moravian Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Moravian Archives

Extent

17 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng
ger

Type

Text

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