Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Subtitle: The Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever from 1730 to 1779
Publisher: Geneal. Pub. Co.
Published: January 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9780806310022
Subjects: Genealogy; Lutherans; Marriage records; Baptismal records; Pennsylvania; Reference
Description: About this book:  One of the first clergymen to serve the early Pennsylvania-German settlers, John Casper Stoever maintained a ministry in southeastern Pennsylvania for a period of fifty years, during which time he kept a record of the baptisms and marriages he performed during his missionary travels. Baptism records, in addition to providing the location and date, include the child's name, parents' names, birth date, and names of sponsors. Marriage records include the names of both spouses, dates, and marriage location.Stoever's journal, which was written in German, was translated and published in a limited edition, without an index, in 1896. The modern reprint contains an index which was lacking in the original.
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