Husband Rev. Henry Harbaugh, D.D. 1 2 3 4
Born: 28 Oct 1817 - Franklin Co, PA 1 3 5
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Died: 28 Dec 1867 3 6
Buried: - Reformed Church, Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA
Father: George Harbaugh (1774-1853) 7 8
Mother: Anna Snyder (1779-1837) 2 7
Marriage: 14 Dec 1843 9
Other Spouse: Mary Louisa Linn (1827-Aft 1896) 3 4 7 9 - 14 Nov 1848 3
• Biographical Sketch: from History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887).
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• Additional Image: Henry Harbaugh, D.D.
Wife Louisa Goodrich 7 10
Born: 20 Jun 1824 9
Christened:
Died: 26 Sep 1847 7 9
Buried:
Children
1 F Mary Olivia Allena Harbaugh 7 9
Born: 17 Oct 1845 9
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 F Laura Amanda Harbaugh 9
Born: 21 Apr 1847 9
Christened:
Died: 9 May 1847 7 9
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Rev. Henry Harbaugh, D.D.
He was designed by his father for agricultural pursuits and received only an ordinary education in the school described in "Das alt schulhaus an der krick." In his boyhood he passed the winter in the school house by the creek, and in summer was occupied in turning the hay, or in following the plow. When he determined to leave the farm he spent part of a year in the mill of his uncle, Elias Harbaugh in Harbaugh's Valley, and then went west as far as Ohio. This was in 1836. He found employment with a house builder at Massillon, and gave his spare time to study. His design was to prepare for the ministry of the Reformed Church. He remained about Massillon, Canal Dover, and New Hagerstown until 1840, teaching school three winters and attending the New Hagerstown Academy during two summers. After four years absence he returned to Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and in October, 1840, entered Marshall College as a freshman. After two years in the college he studied Theology in the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church for one year. He was licensed to preach in 1843, and his first charge was at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he remained seven years. In 1850, he accepted a call to the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, and in 1860-63 he was pastor of St. John's Reformed Church, Lebanon. On New Year's day he became professor of Systematic and Practical Theology in the Seminary of the Reformed Church at Mercersburg, where he remained until his death. He received the degree of D. D. from Union College, New York, in 1860.
While at Lewisburg, Dr. Harbaugh began his career as a writer. In 1849 he published his first book, "The Sainted Dead;" in 1850, he founded the "Guardian," a monthly magazine for the young; in 1854 he published his second book, "The Heavenly Recognition," and other volumes followed in rapid succession: "The Heavenly Home" and "The Lord's Portion," in 1853; "Union with the Church" and "Birds of the Bible," 1855; "Schlatter's Life and Travels" and "Fathers of the Reformed Church," 1858; "The True Glory of Woman," and "A Book of Poems," 1858; and "The Golden Censer," 1860. He also published "Hymns and Chants," 1861; and "The Child's Catechism," and "Youth in Earnest," 1857. He was also the author of many lectures and addresses. His only publications not of an avowedly religious character were "Annals of the Harbaugh Family," 1856, and Harbaugh's "Harfe," a collection of his poems in the German dialect of Pennsylvania, published after his death. His published pamphlets were very numerous. An appreciative "Life of the Rev. Henry Harbaugh, D.D.," was written by his son, Linn Harbaugh, Esq., and published by the Reformed Church Publication Board, in 1900, with an introduction by the Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Scheaffer, and a eulogy by the Rev. Dr. E. V. Gerhart.
He had ten children with his second wife; four preceded their father in death.
General Notes: Wife - Louisa Goodrich
from Carroll Co, OH