Hello, everyone, Here is a wealth of information about what became of some of the girls from the Caribbean. Girls are so hard to trace, and this source sometimes gives birth and death dates, father's names, married names, and places of residence later in life. As many know, there is a strong connection between St. Croix and the Moravian schools in Nazareth & Bethlehem, PA. A history of the girls' school is now online. I first searched "West Indies," "Barbadoes," and "Jamaica" in the book, and then came across girls from other islands. So this may not be complete. The book is: A history of the Moravian seminary for young ladies: at Bethlehem, Pa, by William Cornelius Reichel, William Howard Bigler, Joseph Mortimer Levering, 4th ed., 1901. It is online at: http://books.google.com/books?id=LJMWAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+history+of+the+Moravian+seminary+for+young+ladies:+at+Bethlehem,+Pa#v =onepage&q=&f=false Of the early students, the book relates, "Their acquaintance with the Brethren's missionaries among the slaves induced wealthy planters of the West Indies to send their daughters from home to be educated in Moravian seminaries; and . . . several young laides were received into the school from the three islands St. Jan, St. Croix, and St. Thomas. The first of these was Miss Peggy Vriehuis. . . " [Margaret C. Vriehuis of St. John's, arrived when she was 8 years old.] This account mentions that she "had been intrusted by her parents to a faithful negress who not only made the long voyage with her mistress, but also remained at Bethlehem until the latter had become reconciled to strange faces. . ." She is identified as Mintji; she was given her own room, and "here she was wont to sit on her high-backed chair, her head turbaned with a gay cotton kerchief, plying her needles as she prepared the warm clothing for her little mistress. . . In October, she returned to the West Indies." Some of the girls are listed here. I believe, but am not certain, the year indicates the year of first attendance rather than the customary "class of." 1786 Reichelt, Caroline Sophia, b. Oct 13, 1780. d. of Rev. C. G. Reichelt West Indies. m. Aug 30, 18-8 Rev. Jacob Loeffler, d. June 20, 1849, at Litiz, PA. 1787 Blakely, Amelia Louis, b. Jan. 28, 1775, d. of J. Blakely, Baltimore, d. March 17, 1794, in Barbadoes [Barbados] Beaumont, Maria, , b. June 28, 1778, St. Croix, West Indies, d. Dec 2, 1816, in Bethlehem Beaumont, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 14, 1781, St. Croix, West Indies, m. -- Ebbesen, St. Croix Vriehuis, Margaret Catharine, b. Jan. 29, 1780, d. of D. J. Vriehuis, MD, St. Jan, W. I., m. Feb. 23, 1796, Isaac A. Knevels, MD, d. Feb 22, 1847. Regarding Beaumont: and also Caroline Henkel: "On the 15th of November, 1816, Miss Carolina Henkel, from the West Indies, the youngest pupil in the institution, was removed by death, after a short illness. She was followed, on the 1d of December of the same year, by Miss Maria C. Beaumont, an accomplished lady and beloved tutoress. Miss Beaumont, daughter of a West India planter, entered the seminary in 1787. 1789 Kummer, Maria Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1784, d. of Rev. John Kummer, St. Croix, W.I., d. April 22, 1851 in Bethlehem McLaughlin, Mary, b. Nov. 18, 1781, d. of Mrs. Mary Cronenberg, St. Croix, I. W., m. -- Leinberg Schneller, Rachel, b. Dec. 13, 1784, d. of reb. G. C. Schneller, St. Kitts, W. I., m. Oct 20, 1803, Wm. Van Wagenen, New York. 1795 Davidson, Elizabeth, b July 29, 1786, d of George Davidson M. D. St. Vincents, W. I., m. Penet, West Indies. 1812 Siewers, Caroline, b. May 8, 1807. D. of Rev. Henry F. Siewers, St. Johns, W. I., m. June 1, 1828, Rev. Jacob Zorn, Jamaica, W. I., d. Aug. 28, 1862, Bethlehem, Pa. 1816 Henkel, Caroline, St. Croix, West Indies, d. Nov. 15, 1816, in the seminary [died at age 8] 1824 Allison, Amelia Sophia, b. Jan. 19, 1812. d. of Rev. Burgess Allison, Bordentown, N. J., m. John McNeal, d. 1830, in Jamaica, W. I. 1825 Berg, Eliza, b. May 28, 1817, d. of Rev. D. F. Berg of Barbadoes, W. I, m. Edward Brown, Indiana. d. Oct. 1867 at Mt. Vernon, Ind. --Cheers, Laura

Hi Laura: I'm afraid those of us who live in Canada cannot download this book. Many of the books that Google scans and puts on line are not available to people in Canada because of copyright issues. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: <LALDERSON@nc.rr.com> To: "Caribbean List" <caribbean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:11 PM Subject: [Carib] 1 of 2 -- Girls to Moravian School 1786-1882 > Hello, everyone, > Here is a wealth of information about what became of some of the > girls from the Caribbean. Girls are so hard to trace, and this source > sometimes gives birth and death dates, father's names, married names, > and places of residence later in life. > > As many know, there is a strong connection between St. Croix and the > Moravian schools in Nazareth & Bethlehem, PA. A history of the girls' > school is now online. I first searched "West Indies," "Barbadoes," > and "Jamaica" in the book, and then came across girls from other > islands. So this may not be complete. > > The book is: A history of the Moravian seminary for young ladies: at > Bethlehem, Pa, by William Cornelius Reichel, William Howard Bigler, > Joseph Mortimer Levering, 4th ed., 1901. > > It is online at: > http://books.google.com/books?id=LJMWAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+history+of+the+Moravian+seminary+for+young+ladies:+at+Bethlehem,+Pa#v > =onepage&q=&f=false > > Of the early students, the book relates, "Their acquaintance with the > Brethren's missionaries among the slaves induced wealthy planters of > the West Indies to send their daughters from home to be educated in > Moravian seminaries; and . . . several young laides were received into > the school from the three islands St. Jan, St. Croix, and St. Thomas. > The first of these was Miss Peggy Vriehuis. . . " [Margaret C. > Vriehuis of St. John's, arrived when she was 8 years old.] > > This account mentions that she "had been intrusted by her parents to a > faithful negress who not only made the long voyage with her mistress, > but also remained at Bethlehem until the latter had become reconciled > to strange faces. . ." She is identified as Mintji; she was given her > own room, and "here she was wont to sit on her high-backed chair, her > head turbaned with a gay cotton kerchief, plying her needles as she > prepared the warm clothing for her little mistress. . . In October, > she returned to the West Indies." > > Some of the girls are listed here. I believe, but am not certain, the > year indicates the year of first attendance rather than the customary > "class of." > > 1786 > Reichelt, Caroline Sophia, b. Oct 13, 1780. d. of Rev. C. G. Reichelt > West Indies. m. Aug 30, 18-8 Rev. Jacob Loeffler, d. June 20, 1849, at > Litiz, PA. > > 1787 > Blakely, Amelia Louis, b. Jan. 28, 1775, d. of J. Blakely, Baltimore, > d. March 17, 1794, in Barbadoes [Barbados] > Beaumont, Maria, , b. June 28, 1778, St. Croix, West Indies, d. Dec 2, > 1816, in Bethlehem > Beaumont, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 14, 1781, St. Croix, West Indies, m. -- > Ebbesen, St. Croix > Vriehuis, Margaret Catharine, b. Jan. 29, 1780, d. of D. J. Vriehuis, > MD, St. Jan, W. I., m. Feb. 23, 1796, Isaac A. Knevels, MD, d. Feb 22, > 1847. > > Regarding Beaumont: and also Caroline Henkel: > "On the 15th of November, 1816, Miss Carolina Henkel, from the West > Indies, the youngest pupil in the institution, was removed by death, > after a short illness. She was followed, on the 1d of December of the > same year, by Miss Maria C. Beaumont, an accomplished lady and beloved > tutoress. Miss Beaumont, daughter of a West India planter, entered the > seminary in 1787. > > 1789 > Kummer, Maria Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1784, d. of Rev. John Kummer, > St. Croix, W.I., d. April 22, 1851 in Bethlehem > McLaughlin, Mary, b. Nov. 18, 1781, d. of Mrs. Mary Cronenberg, St. > Croix, I. W., m. -- Leinberg > Schneller, Rachel, b. Dec. 13, 1784, d. of reb. G. C. Schneller, St. > Kitts, W. I., m. Oct 20, 1803, Wm. Van Wagenen, New York. > > 1795 > Davidson, Elizabeth, b July 29, 1786, d of George Davidson M. D. St. > Vincents, W. I., m. Penet, West Indies. > > 1812 > Siewers, Caroline, b. May 8, 1807. D. of Rev. Henry F. Siewers, St. > Johns, W. I., m. June 1, 1828, Rev. Jacob Zorn, Jamaica, W. I., d. > Aug. 28, 1862, Bethlehem, Pa. > > 1816 > Henkel, Caroline, St. Croix, West Indies, d. Nov. 15, 1816, in the > seminary [died at age 8] > > 1824 > Allison, Amelia Sophia, b. Jan. 19, 1812. d. of Rev. Burgess Allison, > Bordentown, N. J., m. John McNeal, d. 1830, in Jamaica, W. I. > > 1825 > Berg, Eliza, b. May 28, 1817, d. of Rev. D. F. Berg of Barbadoes, W. > I, m. Edward Brown, Indiana. d. Oct. 1867 at Mt. Vernon, Ind. > > --Cheers, > Laura > > *************************** > The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and > Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CARIBBEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message