Regina Hueber, a child of about 10 years, died in Bethany on her father’s plantation of a consumptive disease. John Leimberger, a child of 5 years, died peacefully April 30, 1755. Mary Hueber, a child of 9 years, died on the 6th of March, and was buried the next day. [A baptismal entry follows here, […]
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Effingham County, Georgia Marriages 1754-1850: The following marriage records have been extracted from Effingham County Georgia court records. They contain an index to the marriage records for the years of 1754-1850, not inclusive. There appears to be a large gap in the marriage records for the years of 1778-1791, with only one marriage recorded.
Yuchi Indians. A tribe coextensive with the Uchean family. Recent investigations point strongly to the conclusion that the Westo referred to by early Carolina explorers and settlers, and from whom Savannah river was originally named, were the Yuchi.
Silvanus Bird and Dinah Stafford, all on Ogeechee River, were joined in marriage March 4, 1768. John Ford and Mary More. James Nolliboy and Catharine Gaskin, all in St. Matthew Parish, were joined in marriage March 7, 1768. John George Rentz and Hannah Margaret Kalcher were joined in marriage March 8, 1768. John 15:14. Matthew
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Christian Thomas Eischperger died March 17, 1763, and was buried on the 18th. His age 19 years. Mary Dorothy Haefner, the oldest daughter of the deceased Mrs. Straub, died on Hauesler’s plantation April 17, 1763, and was buried there. She was about 30 years old. Ursula Fetzer, 44 years old, died July 17, 1763, and
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Juliana Christiana, daughter of Jacob Buehler and his wife, was born Feb. 10, 1781 in the night, and baptized on the 11th. Sponsors were Jacob Mezger .and Salome his wife and Johanna Christiana Lemcke. Samuel Radliff, Son of Elisa Radliff and Mary, born the 15th of Sept., 1779, baptized the 22d of Febr., 1781. God-fathers
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Church Records of Old Ebenezer Church Georgia: Built in Effingham County, GA in 1767 – 69 by Lutheran Protestants who came to Georgia in 1734 after being exiled from Catholic Salzburg in Europe, the church is officially named Jerusalem Church. It stands on the site of a wooden building probably erected soon after the congregation moved from Old Ebenezer to New Ebenezer in 1738. During the Revolution the British used the Church as a hospital and stable and the metal swan on the belfry still bears a bullet hole. Though the town of Ebenezer no longer exists the Church has an active congregation of about 450 members. It’s original congregation came from St. Anna’s Lutheran Church in Augsburg, Germany. The Jerusalem Lutheran Church is the oldest surviving intact building in Georgia. This collection contains the baptismal, marriage and death records from Old Ebenezer Church dating from the years 1754-1781.
Anna Catharine Bidenbach, a child of 3 years and 10 months, died Jan. II, 1767, and was buried on the 12th in Bethany. Joseph Leitner died Jan. 4, 1767 in the night, and was buried the same day. Roth, wife of the surgeon Roth, died Jan. 20, 1767, and was buried on the 21st in
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Phoebe, a Negro girl belonging to Mrs. Pastor Lemcke, was born Jan. 14, 1771, and baptized the next day. Sponsors were Mrs. Pastor Catharine Lemcke and Timothy Lemcke. Frederick, son of John Scherraus, was born Oct. 13, 1771, and baptized on the 15th. Sponsors were John Michle and his wife Mary.
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Elizabeth, child of Christopher Rotenberger and his wife Elizabeth, was born Jan. 16, 1759, and baptized the same day. Sponsors were Hans Schmidt and his wife Juliana. Christiana, child of Matthew Wuest and his wife, was born Jan. 26, 1759 in the morning, and baptized on the 31st. Sponsors were John Michael Bormann and Mary
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Anne Margaret died Feb. 12, 1781, and was buried the next day at Zion. Funeral text: 2 Cor. 5: God was in Christ, etc. Christman Zipperer in Goshen died Feb. 15, 1781, and was buried on the 18th. Funeral text : Heb. 9:23: It is appointed unto men once to die. Heb. 4:1, 2, 3.
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James Jennereth, Son of Henry Jennereth and Elizabeth his Wife, was born on the tenth Day of Decbr., 1775, baptized on the 16th of Febr., 1776. Godfathers Charles de Trushit and Peter Ganrer instead of Mr. Hartstone John Louis, Son of Carter Crawfort and Mary his Wife, was born on the 20th of Febr., 1776,
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Caspar Waldhauer’s daughter died Jan. 20, 1772, immediately after receiving lay baptism. John Adam Freyermuth died as a child of 2 years and 2 months, Feb. 5, 1772, and was buried in the cemetery here. Salome, daughter of Samuel Kraus, 6 years, 1 month and 3 days old, died Feb. 5, 1772, and was buried
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Anna Mary, daughter of Gregory Stierle and his wife Mary Rosina, was born in Purysburg, Oct. 20, 1766, and baptized Feb. 2, 1767 in Ebenezer. Sponsors were Pininger and A. M. Winckler. Elizabeth, daughter of John George Gruber and his wife Elizabeth, was born between Feb. 4-5, 1767, and baptized on the 5th. Sponsors were
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David, child of John Jacob Metzcher and Margaret his wife, was born Jan. 15, 1765, and baptized on the 16th Sponsors were Mr. John Caspar Wertsch and his wife Hannah Elizabeth, John Paulus and his wife. Immanuel, son of John George Ziegler and his wife Catharine, was born Jan. 21, 1765 early, and baptized the
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John Flerl and Hannah Elizabeth Brandner were joined in marriage Jan. 15, 1765. John Ulrich Fetzer and Johanna Mohr were united in marriage in Jerusalem Church, March 19, 1765. Thomas Mackh and Mary Weinkauff were united in marriage April 16, 1765. John Nicholas Strobart from Purrysburg and Eva Mary Mengersdorff were joined in marriage in
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John Jeffes and Judith Dickson were both married the 6th of Febry., 1769. Abraham Mott and Sarah Scruggs both of St. Matthew’s Parish were lawfully married on the 16th of Febry., 1769. John Cothal Briker and Catharine Ambar were both lawfully, according to a License, married on the Tenth of March, 1769. John Frederick Briest
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Timothy Traugott, son of Christopher Frederick Triebner and his wife Frederica Mary, was born Dec. 29, 1777, and baptized Jan. I, 1778. Sponsors were Mr. Christopher Kraemer and Mrs. Elizabeth Wertsch, Mr. Daniel Weitmann and his wife Salome. Salome, daughter of Solomon Schrempf and his wife Christiana Elizabeth, was born Jan. 28, 1778, and baptized
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The widow Reinier died Jan. 2, 1777, and received Christian burial the next day. John Klein, a husband of about 40 years, died March 29, 1777, and was buried the next day. The widow Glaner died after an illness of 8 days April 7, 1777, and received Christian burial the next day. Tobias Freyermuth, a
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Anna Mary Fetzer died Jan. 14, 1769, and was buried the next day. Her age was 52 years. Eleonore Heid died of a disease in the breast Jan. 20, 1769 in the evening, and was buried on the 22nd at the age of 39 years. Matthew Zettler died Febr. 3, 1769, and was buried the
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