Husband Rev. Gottlieb Henry Ernst Muhlenberg 1
AKA: Rev. Gotthilf Henry Ernst Muhlenberg,2 3 4 Rev. Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg 5
Born: 17 Nov 1753 - Trappe, Montgomery Co, PA 1 2
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Died: 23 May 1815 6
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Father: Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (1711-1787) 2 7 8 9 10 11
Mother: Anna Maria Weiser (1727-1802) 2 12
Marriage: 26 Jul 1774 4
Wife Mary Catharine Hall 4
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1 F Mary Catharine Muhlenberg 4
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Spouse: John Musser ( - ) 4
2 F Susannah Elizabeth Muhlenberg 4
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Spouse: Peter Schmidt ( - ) 4
3 M Rev. Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg 3 4
Born: 13 May 1782 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 11 Aug 1844 13
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Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Hiester ( -1806) 4 14
Spouse: Rebecca Hiester ( -1841) 4 13
4 M John Philip Emanuel Muhlenberg 4
Born: 1784 4
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Died: 1825 4
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Spouse: Susan A. Craig ( - ) 4
5 M George Peter Samuel Muhlenberg 4
Born: 1786 4
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Died: 1827 4
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6 F Mary Henrietta Muhlenberg 4
Born: 1789 4
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Died: 1850 4
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7 F Phillippa Elizabeth Muhlenberg 15
Born: 1791 15
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Died: 1823 15
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Spouse: Henry Huffnagle ( - ) 15
8 M Frederick Augustus Hall Muhlenberg, M.D. 4 16 17
Born: 14 Mar 1795 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 17
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Died: 5 Jul 1867 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 18
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Spouse: Unknown ( - )
Marr: 6 Feb 1816 17
Spouse: Ann Eliza Duchman ( - ) 18
General Notes: Husband - Rev. Gottlieb Henry Ernst Muhlenberg
He attained the rudiments of an education in his native village, and after his parents removed to Philadelphia, he attended the schools of that city. In 1763 he and his elder brothers were sent to Europe, and were entered as pupils in the orphan house of Halle. He here pursued his studies, and obtained a knowledge of the Latin, Greek, Hebrew and French languages. In 1769 he entered the university, where he remained for one year, and returned to America in September, 1770. In the following month he was ordained by the Synod of Pennsylvania, at Reading, and became his father's assistant, preaching in Philadelphia, Barren Hill, and in the churches on the Raritan. On the 4th of April, 1774, he was elected minister of the Philadelphia congregation, which position he held until the British obtained possession of Philadelphia, when he retired to New Providence. During the period of the Revolution his situation was transitory for a time, and until he accepted the charge of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster, in 1780. Here he spent thirty-five years of useful and active life in ministerial duty, and until death removed him from the sphere of his usefulness. The University of Pennsylvania conferred upon him the degree of doctor of divinity, a merited tribute to his learning and varied attainments. As a theologian, he ranked amongst the ablest in the Lutheran church of America. In the study of natural science he evinced a great fondness, especially in botany, and was named by Dr. Baldwin, the American Linmeus. He was, in 1804, honored by a visit from the distinguished scientist and traveler, Alexander von Humboldt. He prepared and published an English and German lexicon and grammar, in 2 vols. He wrote the "Catalogus Plantarurn" and the "Descriptio Uberior Graminum," works frequently quoted by botanical writers in Europe and America. He has also left considerable manuscript materials on theology and ethics.
General Notes: Wife - Mary Catharine Hall
from Philadelphia, PA