Husband Frederick Augustus Hall Muhlenberg, M.D. 1 2 3
Born: 14 Mar 1795 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 2
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Died: 5 Jul 1867 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 4
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Father: Rev. Gottlieb Henry Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815) 5
Mother: Mary Catharine Hall ( - ) 3
Marriage: 6 Feb 1816 2
Other Spouse: Ann Eliza Duchman ( - ) 4
• Biographical Sketch: Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883).
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1 M Dr. Henry E. Muhlenberg 3 4
Born: - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
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Died: Jul 1877 4
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General Notes: Husband - Frederick Augustus Hall Muhlenberg, M.D.
Having attained an education, he studied medicine under the instruction of the celebrated Dr. Rush, and graduated with high honors at the University of Pennsylvania, April 9th, 1814. He immediately began the practice of his profession in Lancaster, being but 19 years of age; and he was not slow in winning his way to public confidence, and establishing for himself a large and lucrative practice. In 1821, he received from Governor Hiester the appointment of prothonotary of Lancaster County, an office he held until succeeded in 1823 by N. W. Sample. He was for many years president of the old Lancaster Bank, and to himself and James Evans, cashier of the institution, was it owing that the old corporation enjoyed for a long time a high degree of popularity and business prosperity. He served as trustee and treasurer of the old Franklin college for many years, and exerted the weight of his influence in securing the removal of Marshall college to Lancaster, and the consolidation of the two institutions into Franklin and Marshall college. Upon the establishment of the State Lunatic Asylum at Harrisburg, he was named as one of the trustees, a position he held until relieved at his own request. He had no political aspirations, but owing to his great personal popularity, he was often urged to become the candidate of his party for office, but usually declined. On one occasion he was the candidate of the Democratic party against Thaddeus Stevens for Congress. He gave his steady attention to the business of his profession for a period of over fifty years, and for a long time ranked as one of the two leading physicians of Lancaster. Even in his later years, when physical infirmity required of him to relinquish the most of his business, a large number of his old patients still clung to him, and anxiously sought his professional advice.
Upon the breaking out of the Southern rebellion, he gave his adhesion to the war party in favor of the restoration of the Union of the States, and thenceforth acted with the Republican organization. He lent his influence towards the establishment of the Union League in Lancaster, and acted as its first President. For many years he was, perhaps, the leading member of the Trinity Lutheran church, of which he was a steady and consistent member.
He had five children by his first marriage, and nine children by the second wife.
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She was a granddaughter of the Rev. John Helfrich Schaum, one of the early ministers of the Lutheran Church, sent over from Halle. This gentleman had come over to America in the year 1745.