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BALLY,
BURIALS 1765‑1818
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DEATHS
DEATHS
AND BURIALS
ADAM, Simon, d
ADAMS, ‑‑‑,
an infant son, one year old, of Simon Adam; buried
ADAMS, Anna Maria,
widow, formerly Kupser, an excellent old woman after
the apostolic model; buried
ARENS, Elizabeth,
widow, strengthened early with all the sacraments of the Church; died in the
Lord 19 Oct 1790; buried during my absence from home.
ARENS, Margaret, widow
of Jacob, aged 68 y; died
ARENS, Margaret, one
half‑year old, daughter of James Arens and his
wife Margaret, buried on
ARENZ, Jacob, aged
69y, 2m, 1w; died
BAUR,
‑‑‑, daughter of Leonard Baur,
workman, at Mebris Furnace.
BAUR, John Jacob,
aged four years, son of Leonard Baur, died of
dysentery; buried
BAUR, Leonard,
carter, at Spring forge iron mines; buried
BAUR, N‑‑‑,
son, six years old, of Leonard Baur, workman at Mebris furnance; buried
BEAVER, Samuel, son
of Christopher and his wife Susanna; aged 6m; died in the month of August,
1808.
BECKER,
BECKER, George,
weaver, died two days ago of dysentery, buried 13 Sept (this date however, has
been crossed over with the pen and underneath it another date, 1 Sept, also
crossed over), on his farm in the Olivet (Oley) mountains.
BENNEN, anna, wife of John Bennen, aged
30 years and 5 weeks, died
BERGMANS,
Christopher, d
BISPING, Henry,
commonly called "the old Hollander," died 13 December after having
been fortified with the last rites, buried 15 Dec 1766?, near the church used
in common by the Calvinists and the Lutherans, above Goshenhoppen.
BISSCHOFF,
Peter, fifty‑six years of age, died
BISSCHOP, Simon, son
of Peter Bisschop, tailer,
at Allenstown.
BOTH, John Leonard,
lawful son of John Both, farmer of Magunshi, less
than two years old; buried 23 (Sept) in the graveyard at Gosschenhopen.
(1765?)
BRAUN, John, son of
Andrew Braun, six years old; buried
BRAUN, Magdalen, the little daughter, one year old, of Andrew
Braun, buried
BRUCK, John, son of
Matthias and Mary Bruck, aged 4 months and 3 days, d
BRUCK, Joseph, infant
son of Matthias Bruck, buried
BUCHART, Martin, son
of Martin Buchart, four years old, died yesterday, (
BUCK, Joseph, son of
Joseph and Elizabeth Buck, aged 5 years, 6 weeks and 6 days, d
BUDDE,
Antoninus, son of M. and Catharine, d
BUDDE, Henrietta, dau of Maurice and his wife Catharine, aged 11m, 2w, 1d, d
BURCHARD, ‑‑‑,
the little son of Martin Burchard, buried
BURCHARD, ‑‑‑,
follows an entry dated Feb, 1779, "I buried an o73 infant child of Martin Burchard."
BURCHART, Cornelius,
a youth, fifteen years of age, for one year had been ailing of a lung disease,
had received the sacraments not so very long ago, was stricken down suddenly
with apoplexy; did not receive the holy oils, died the day before yesterday,
buried 14 Apr 1774 in the chapel graveyard.
BURCHART, William
lawful son of Martin Burchart, b 5 Apr, died of small
pox, buried
BURK, James, son of
Joseph and Rosina Burk, nine months and 12 days old,
d
BURK, Mary Elizabeth,
wife of Joseph Burk, about 35 years old, d
BURKARD, Martin, d
BURKARD, Gertrude,
aged 66 y, d
BURKARD, Peter, son
of Martin and Dorothy Burkard, aged 18 years, d
BURKOP, Juliana, wife
of John, aged 45y, d suddenly
BUTZ, Charles, son of
William Butz, four months old, buried
BUTZ, Laurence, son
of William Butz, b
BUTZ, Magdalen, infant daughter, one year old, of Mr. Christian Butz and his wife (Catharine Struppel),
d of smallpox, buried
BUTZ, William Peter,
an infant, three months old, buried
CARTY, Catharine,
wife of Edward Carty, over seventy years of age, d 16
Oct 1766, of old age and a contagious fever, buried 19 Oct on her husband's
farm at Haycock.
CASSELY, Michael,
aged 50 y, d
CHAUMONT, Anna Maria, born Fricker, wife of Joseph
Chaumont, a Savoyard, d
CLARK, William, aged
25 y, d
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COVELY, Elizabeth,
wife of Henry, died in child‑bed
COVELY, John, aged
36y, 1m, 29d, d 22 Apr 1816.
COVELY, Mary ann, wife of Daniel, aged 75 y, d
DENS (?), Conrad, of Baaden, aged 39 y, d
DEPRE, James,
widower, strengthened with the sacraments of the dying, buried with the usual
rites of the Church,
DIDERICH, John, aged
37 years, out of his mind about 7 years, d
DIEDERICH,
DIETRICHS, Maria,
infant child, two days old, of John Dietrichs, buried
DOLLHAUER, Henry,
aged 54 y, d
DOLLHAUER, Mary
Barbara, wife of Henry, aged 44 y, d
DUNCKEL, Jacob, over
eighty years of age, buried
DUVAL, Francis,
single, born at
ECK, Magdalen, dau of John Eck, farmer
in Rich valley, had been aiding Mary Hartman during her illness and, having
contracted the same ailment during her labor of charity, died of the same,
buried 12 Sep 1765 in the graveyard used by the Lutherans near her father's
house.
ECK, Magdalen, wife of John Eck, d
This entry is found
following the death of Magdalen Eck: In the list of baptisms is recorded the birth
of Veronica Eck, on
EDELBLUT, Anna
Catharine, dau of N. N. Edelblut,
non‑Catholic, hammerer in Christian Butz's iron
works, d 15 Sep 1782?, of small pox, buried 17 Sep in the chapel graveyard.
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EGG, Anna, dau of Daniel and his wife M. Margaret, aged 1y, 1m, 13d, d
13 Feb 1814, buried on the 15th.
EGG,
David, d
EGG,
EGG, Eva, wife of
John Egg, Sr., aged 84y, d
EGG, James, son of
Theodore and Mary Elizabeth, aged 5y, 5m, 12d, drowned
EGG, John, Sr., aged
89y, 4m, d
EGG, Lia, dau of Joseph and Agatha, one month, one day old, d
EGG, Paul, son of
John and his wife Louisa, aged 6y, 9m, 2w, d 11 Sep 1808, buried on the 13th.
EGG, Samuel, son of
Peter and Susan, aged 9m, 3w, d
ELS, Mary, dau of Jacob and Mary M., aged 13y, less 2w, d
ENGEL, Catharine, d
ERB, John, son of
Peter and Christine, d
FELIX, Nicholas, aged
82 y, d
FISCHWASSER, Rosine, married, for thirty‑five a Quakress, having been instructed by me (Rev. Peter Helbron), and baptized and strengthened with all the
sacraments of the
FORTMANN, Margaret,
wife of C, d
FRENDENBERGER,
Conrad, a rather old man, had been ailing from a slow and lingering wasting
away, received in due season all the aid of the dying, d 18 Oct 1774, buried 20
Oct in the graveyard.
FRICKER, Anthony, of
FRYDENBERG, Eve, aged
20 y, d
GAAS, Salome, at
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GAIJNER, Edward, died
suddenly, buried solemnly on
GAUCKER, Anna Maria,
infant daughter, eleven months old, of John Gaucker
and his wife Barbara Weibel, died of convulsions,
buried 10 Dec 1773.
GAUGER, Peter, son of
John and Elizabeth Gauger, aged 1 year and 7 months,
d
GAYNER, Elizabeth,
widow, aged 91 y, 5m, d
GEHRY, Eve, aged 80
y, d
GERI, Philip,
workman, d 27 Mar 1768, of consumption, he was beloved by all for his
uprightness, he left a widow and several small children, buried 28 Mar in the
graveyard.
GERNAND, Mary Magdalen, aged 21y, 6m, 14d d
GERY, Philip, aged 29
years, d
GEYER, Conrad, d 19
Apr 1767 after having received in due season all the aids of the dying, had
been for many years ill of dropsy and finally died of apoplexy, buried 21 Apr in
the church graveyard.
GIBSON, Francis, an
old man, suffered from pain in the bowels‑‑of his own accord
desired to be fortified in due season with all the sacraments of holy Roman
Church, buried 27 Mar 1774, in the very spot in the chapel graveyard where he
stood while attending the funeral of John Linch.
GIBSON, Henry, d
GIBSON, Margaret,
widow, seventy years and upwards of age, died
GOBELE, Magdalen, dau of John and Mary,
aged 7m, 3w, 3d, d
GREEN, Frederick,
black or mulatto, son of Abraham and Mary, aged 3y, d
GRET, Susan Barbara, dau of Michael and Catharine Grett,
aged 5 years, 4 months, and 2 days, d
GRETT, Andrew, aged
56y, 2m, 15d, d
GRETT, Andrew, aged
90y, 1w, 3d, d
GRETT, John Adam,
aged 29y, 4ws, 5d, d
GRETT, Magdalen, aged 86 y, d
GRUNEWALD, Anna
Maria, lawful dau of John Grunewald,
d
GRUNEWALD, John, an
infant, a few months old, buried
HARTMAN, Michael,
carpenter, had been ill for a long time and finally died
HARTMAN, Magdalen, aged 84 years, died
HARTMAN, Margaret,
wife of Michael Hartman, born Hammerstein, died of dysentery, contracted in
child‑birth seven months ago; buried
HARTMAN, Mary, wife
of Francis Hartman, farmer, in Rich valley, fell from a rock, broke her arm and
died of dysentery, was buried
HARTMAN, Francis,
died yesterday, in the school‑room, of dropsy; buried
HAUSS, John Jacob,
son of Jacob and his wife Mary, aged 1y, 7m, 3w, 4d; died 28 Apr 1813, buried
on the 30th.
HEITZ, Eva, widow, by
her second marriage, of Michael Heitz, formerly
Wagner, died
HEITZ, Michael, d 30
Nov, of old age and a short illness; buried
HENRICH, Christian, aged 83 years, died
HENRICH, George, son
of John and Barbara Henrich, six and a half years
old, died
HENRICH, Mary Margaret, wife of
Christian Henrich, aged about 71 years and 10 weeks,
died
HERBST, Richard, aged
23 (?) y; died
HILD, ‑‑‑,
infant daughter, a few days old, of Joseph Hild and
his wife, buried Dec, 1768, in the church graveyard.
HOFF, Magdalen, aged 73y, died
HOFMAN, Magdalen, daughter of Michael Hofman,
seven years old, died
HOFMANN, Catharine,
fifteen years of age and in my service for eight days, died
HOPP, Elitta, died
HOPP, Elizabeth
Margaret, three months old, daughter of Andrew Hopp
and his wife Magdalen; buried
HOPP, Francis
Anthony, son of George and Margaret; aged 2y, 9m, d
HOPP, Magdalen, dau of George and
Margaret, aged 5y, 6m, 19d; died
HUCK, Juliana, widow
of Paul, aged 71y; died
HUVER, Jonathan, son
of Adam and his wife Susanna, aged 4y, 5 1/2m; died 31 May 1808, buried 2 June.
ILLAIN, Francis
Louis, aged 65y, 1 month less 3 d; died
ILLAIN, David, son of
Francis and Catharine Illain, died
ISINGER, Margaret, a
widow, sixty‑six years of age, died
JONES, Anna Maria,
aged 60y, 5m, 21d, died at Pottsgrove,
JUNG, Catharine, wife
of Ferdinand Jung, died of dropsy, after having been fortified with all the
sacraments, on the 7th inst.; buried 8 Aug (1773?) in the church graveyard.
JUNG, Ferdinand,
widower, rather aged, died on the 28 of February 1777, buried 2 Mar in the
graveyard.
KASS, Daniel, son of
Nicholas and Margaret, aged 5y, died
KASS, David, son of
Jacob and Magdalen, buried 20 Nov (1815?)
KASS, John, son of
Peter and Magdalen Kass,
two and a half years old, died
KEFFER, ‑‑‑,
son, six months old, of Peter Keffer and his wife o73 Barbara;
buried
KEFFER, Barbara, wife
of Peter, aged 71y, 8m, died
KEFFER, Catharine,
daughter, six months old, of Peter Keffer and his
wife Barbara, buried
KEFFER, Elizabeth,
daughter of Peter Keffer, two years old, buried Oct, ‑‑‑
(1783?)
KEFFER, Jacob, son of
Jacob and Magdalen, aged 13y, died
KEFFER, Mary, an
infant, a few days old, buried 10 Sep (1780.)
KEFFER, Peter, aged
73y, died
KEMP,
KEMP, John, aged 76y,
9m, died
KEMPERLING, Anna Maria,
wife of John Kemperling, died suddenly,
KIENTZ, Matthias,
died
KLEE, Hilary,
hammerer at Mayburri (perhaps better Maybury) forge, died yesterday, (9 Apr 1782) of a quick
epidemic; had been married only a few years; was barely thirty years of age;
left a widow with a child two years old, and also a child born after his death;
had received the sacraments, while in good health on last Easter Day, 31 Mar, buried
10 Apr in the chapel graveyard. (In the
baptismal register is the record of the baptism of John Adam Klee, son of John Hilary Klee,
and his wife Regina, born 5 Apr 1780, baptized 23 Apr, and of Anna Elizabeth,
posthumous child of Hilary Klee and his wife Regina Cammel, born 28 Apr 1782, and baptized 19 May. By reference to the birthday of Anna
Elizabeth, who was the posthumous child of Hilary Klee,
it seems that Father Ritter did not make any note of the father's death until
at least nineteen days after it occurred.)
KOBLE, James, lawful
son of Bartholomew Koble, three weeks old, died
KOHL, Michael, died
KUHN, Eva, widow of
Peter Wurf, about twenty five years of age, died
KUHN, Eve, aged 68
years, died
KUHN, John, on
KUHN, Margaret, dau of Henry and ‑‑‑ Kuhn, died 19 July
(no date), from being burnt while her parents were
away attending a religious service at Magunshi,
buried 21 July near her father's house at Cedron Creek.
KUHN, Margaret,
widow, died 22 Nov 1773, of hysteria, at Cedar Creed, after having been
fortified with all the sacraments of holy Roman Church; buried 24 Nov in the
church graveyard.
KUNSS, Mary Barbara,
wife of John, aged 29y, died
KUNZ, Mary Barbara, dau of John and M.(ary) B.(arbara), deceased, aged 1y, 2m, 2w, 6d; died 3 Aug 1813,
buried on the 5th.
KUPSER, ‑‑‑,
infant son, one hour old, of Jacob Kupser and his
wife Catharine, was baptized before death, buried
LINCH, (perhaps
better Lynch), John, unmarried, over twenty years of age, had not been brought
up a Catholic. Two months before his
death, he, of his own accord, came to the priest and said that he desired to
embrace the true faith, in the meantime having been stricken with the smallpox
he signified his wish for a priest and his desire for the faith. On perceiving that he had suddenly gone out
of his mind I did all I could for him‑‑‑I baptized him,
absolved him and anointed him. He had
always lived most uprightly. He died
LITZINGER, Anna
Maria, born Schmitt, died 16 May (1785), buried 18 May in the graveyard.
LITZINGER, Magdalen, widow, over seventy years of age, for six years
had been afflicted with various ailments and lastly with asthma‑‑‑yesterday,
(4 Apr 1774), while all were rising for the day, she was found dead, though
apparently resting in a most peaceful slumber; she had frequently been
refreshed with all the sacraments of the holy Roman Church; she died of dropsy
and was buried 5 Apr, in the chapel graveyard.
LORENZ, ‑‑‑,
infant son of Jacob Lorenz, had scarcely been born when it was baptized and
died, buried Dec, 1765, in the graveyard at Couissahopen.
MAGUIN, Mary, wife of
Henry Maguin, buried 27 May (no date) at Dinekum. (Tinicum.)
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MARTIN, Catharine,
widow of John Henry, aged 66 y, died
MARTIN, John, aged
53y, died
MARX, Thomas, an old
man, died 15 July 1783, after a short illness, after having received in due
season all the sacraments of the Church; buried 17 July, in the chapel
graveyard.
MATTES, George, son
of John and Mary Mattes, two months old, died
MATTES,
John, (died or was buried)
MATTES, Mary, wife of
John, aged 49 y; died
MATTHES, ‑‑‑,
infant son of Martin Matthes, died last night,
without having been baptized, buried
MATTHES, Margaret,
relict of Nicholas Matthes, deceased, in the
preceding year, had received all the sacraments of holy Roman Church; buried
MATTHES, Nicholas, a
most worthy old man, eighty years of age, full of days, had seen his daughters'
children unto the third generation, died
MATTHYS, Joseph, son
of Martin Matthys, ten years old, died 12 June
(1766?) in the mountains, buried 13 June in the graveyard at Gosschenhopen.
MECKEL, Elizabeth,
aged 74 years, married 52, died
MILD, Catharine, wife
of Charles Mild, died 2 May 1784, of ulcerated thighs, after having been
fortified in due season with all the sacraments of holy Roman Church, buried 4
May in our graveyard here.
MINTZER, Joseph, son
of Engelbert and Mary, aged 30y, 10m, 6d, died
MUTHARDS, Magdalen, for 40 years Catholic, wife of Frederick Muthard, non‑Catholic, buried 18 Feb 1791, a large
assembly of the people hearkening to the funeral sermon.
NESTER, Frederick, an
old man, seventy‑three years of age, died
NOEL,
Catharine, twice widowed, wife first of N. N. Kraft, then of Ignatius Noel,
seventy‑five years of age, buried
NOEL, Ignatius,
ninety years of age, a native of Lorraine, resident of Pennsylvania for more
than thirty years, had once been rich, but died in poverty, where his drunken
son‑in‑law had brought him, died 23 Mar 1775, buried 25 Mar in the
church graveyard.
NORBECK, ‑‑‑,
infant child of John Norbeck, buried Feb, 1783.
NORBECK, Catharine, a
maiden about seventeen years old, had received in due season all the sacraments
of holy Roman Church; buried
NORBECK, Henry,
infant son, four months old, of James Norbeck, died
of contagious cough, buried
OBOLD, Elizabeth,
wife of Joseph Obold and Phil. Shmidt,
aged 70 y, died
OBOLD, John, aged
11y, 4m, 2d, died 31 Aug 1806, buried 1 Sep (1806?)
QUEEN, Henry, son of
Thomas and his wife Mary, aged 3 y, died
REICHERT, John, son
of Anthony and Catharine, aged 23y, 6m, 3w, 3d, died 24 Feb 1818, buried on the
26th.
REICHERT, Michael,
son of Adam and Eve, aged 25 y, died
REICHERT, William,
son of John and Catharine Reichert, aged 13 years and 5 months, drowned in a
well
REPPERT, Stephen, an
old man, died
REPPLIER, Anna
Catharine, dau of George and his wife Catharine, aged
7m, 11d, died
RIFFEL, Augustine,
the six year old son of Matthias Riffel and brother
George Jacob Riffel, who was slain (by Daniel Starr);
had been ill for several months, buried 2 Oct 1775 in the chapel graveyard.
RIFFEL, George Jacob,
more than twenty years of age, married two years ago, a certain Daniel Starr
taking him so he said, for a deer, shot him dead; may this victim be the last
in these most fateful times; buried 23 May 1775.
RITTNER, Joseph, aged
74; died
RITTNER,
ROHR, ‑‑‑,
infant son of Martin Rohr, was what is known as "a seven month's
child," died six hours after birth, baptized by its father, buried 2 Dec
ROHR, Anna M., mother
of the above infant, and wife of Martin Rohr, died yesterday (27 Dec 1777), of
dysentery, during childbirth, leaving eleven children to her surviving husband,
and nearly all under age, buried 28 Dec in the graveyard.
ROHR, John, lawful
son of Martin Rohr, three years old, died three days ago of small pox, buried
ROHR, John, son of
Matthias and Catharine Rohr, about 6 years old, died
ROHR, Joseph, son of
Matthias and Catharine Rohr, about 9 years old, died
ROHR, Martin,
shoemaker, had been twice married, died
SCHMITT, Anthony, an
old man, died
SCHMITT, Catharine,
wife of Caspar Schmitt, on account of the alms given
by her to the church was solemnly buried therein on Friday before Pentecost,
1792.
SCHMITT, Catharine,
wife of Anthony Schmitt, formerly widow of Caspar
Meyer, a Catholic, who died without the sacraments which he had always
neglected, she imitated his life but not his death, for of her own accord she
begged the sacraments with great piety and received them; died yesterday (30
Dec 1776), buried 31 Dec in the chapel graveyard.
SCHMITT, Frederick,
an old widower, in Allenstown, died 8 Feb (1777?), after a short illness,
buried 10 Feb in the graveyard.
SCHMITT, James,
infant son of John Adam Schmitt, buried
SCHMITT, Mary
Dorothy, daughter, three years old, of John Adam Schmitt and his wife Margaret,
died
SCHMITT, Michael,
lawful son, two months old, of Philip Schmitt, buried
SCHMITT, Philip, the
father by his two marriages, of a large number of children, all living, died
yesterday (17 July) after o73 having
been fortified in due season with all the sacraments of holy Roman Church,
buried 18 July 1775, in the chapel graveyard.
SCHMITT, Rose, wife
of Anthony Schmitt, not quite sixty years of age, died yesterday (
SCHWOB (?), Anna
Elizabeth, married, strenthened with all the
sacraments, died in the Lord,
SEBOLD, John Jacob,
son of Peter and his wife Catharine, aged 1m, 1w, 1d, died
SEIFFERT, Anna Maria,
an aged widow, long ailing, and twice within the last few months refreshed with
the sacraments of holy Roman Church died yesterday 24 July 1769, unexpectedly
and suddenly at a neighbor's house where she had gone in good health, buried 25
July in the church graveyard.
SHMIDT, George, son
of George and Barbara, died
SHMIDT, Philip, aged
61y, died
SHMIDT, Philip, aged
45 y, died
SHNABEL, Catharine,
wife of Andrew, died
SHNABEL, Jacob, son
of Michael and Margaret, aged 11m, died
SHNABEL, Mary Eve,
widow of Andrew, aged 78y, 5m, died
SHORP, Catharine, dau of Caspar and Susan Shmid and wife of Anthony Shorp,
aged 23y, 10m, died
SHURP,
Joseph, son of John and Elizabeth Shurp; aged 8 years
and 8 months, died on
SHURP, Simon Lazarus,
son of John and Elizabeth Shurp, one year and 11
months old, died
SHUTT, James, son of
Anthony and Catharine, died
SIBERT, John Felix, a
noble, buried after solemn Mass,
SIGFRID, Andrew, aged
78y, 5m, 4d, died
SIGFRID, Joseph, son
of Andrew and Agatha Sigfrid,
buried in Reading graveyard. (1793‑1794.) o73
SIGFRIED, George, a
most worthy old man, aged eighty‑two years, died
SIGFRIED, John
Michael, fifty‑seven years of age, died in the Olit
(Oley) hills, leaving a widow, the mother of fifteen children, ten still being
alive; buried 2 Feb 1785 in the same place.
STOLL, Erhard, died
(rest wanting) (In with burials for 1807.)
STOLL, Eve Margaret,
wife of Erhard, aged 75 y, died
STROHM (?), Anna
Maria, widow, died yesterday morning (the month is blurred, it looks like
October), of old age and a long illness, after having received in due season
all the sacraments of Holy Roman Church; buried October ? y,
in the church graveyard. (In with burials for 1767‑68.)
STRUNCK, Barbara, dau of William Strunck, two years
old, died yesterday (
SWEETMAN, John, aged
35 years, died
SWEETMAN, Joseph
Richard, son of John and Margaret, aged 23 y, 2m, died 9? March
1813, buried on the 12th.
UHLEIN, Valentine,
about twenty years of age, died
WALKER, ‑‑‑,
a little daughter, two years old, of Daniel Walker, buried April ‑‑‑,
(1783.)
WALKER, Elizabeth,
wife of John, aged 21y, 10 m, less 4 d, died
WALKER, Gertrude,
aged 51y, died
WALTER, James, an old
man, hammerer in Mayburri (perhaps better Mayburry) iron mines, died yesterday (24 October 1780), of
dysentery, buried 25 Oct in the chapel graveyard.
WALTER, James, aged
67 years. (Dates of death and burial not
entered.) (In with
burials of 1797‑98.)
WEBER, John James, an
infant, one month old, died of a cough, buried
WEEGLLAIN
?, Daniel, d
WEIBEL, Valentine,
the truly Christian parent of a numerous o73 offspring, died
WELCKER, Henry
Stephen, son of James Welcker and his wife Magdalen, one year and seven months old, buried
WELKER, Mary Barbara,
wife of Peter Welker, brought some months ago from
WELKER, Mary Magdalen, wife of Gottlieb Welker, aged 70 years, died
WELKER, Thoephilus, aged 89 y, died
WELSCH, Elizabeth,
died of a quick epidemic, though had been ill of consumption, buried
WELSCH, Juliana,
daughter of Conrad Welsch, hammerer at Mayburri forge, fourteen years of age, died within two days
of the quick epidemic, was anointed, had received the Easter sacraments on Palm
Sunday, buried
WENIG, Anna, wife of
George Wenig, a poor laborer on my farm, was ill of
dropsy for some months and died
WENIG, George, a poor
laborer on my farm, died of old age, after having received in his full senses
all the sacaments of Holy Roman Church, and having
had a short agony, buried 15 Nov (1766?) in the church graveyard alongside his
wife Anna, deceased during the past summer.
WINEK, Caspar, ninety‑five years old, the only one of his
family holding fast to the Roman Catholic Religion, to whom after some visits I
administered once the sacraments of Penance and of the Eucharist. When near his dying day, and in the presence
of his son, he begged me at his funeral to give a discourse on death to his non‑Catholic
children, and his other relatives present.
And this was done. He died
unexpectedly near Kutschenstattel on
WUMMER, Jacob, son of
Adam and his wife Magdalen, aged 10m, 4 d, died
ZIEGLER, Catharine,
wife of Melchior Ziegler, non‑Catholic, mother
of six children, all dead, died 18 July 1768, about eight o'clock in the
morning, buried 21 July in the church graveyard.
ZIP, Mary Eva, wife
of George Zip, seventy‑five years of age, and of married life fifty; this
truly pious old woman had long prayed God and besought Him to take her from
life beofre her husband, o73 and to end her life by a short
illness; she died before her husband, and was ailing barely three days, buried
2 Feb (1768?) int he church graveyard.
ZIPP, George,
survivor of his wife by only eleven days, he, too, had prayed God not to keep
him long separated from his wife, buried
ZWEYER, George, a
resident of Oley hills, died