Does anyone know what church this pastor was affiliated with? (The name looks like M. F. Lauffey) He was an 'Evangelical Lutheran Pastor' who married some of my ancestors in Beaver Falls in 1887. The particular couple that he married were later affiliated with the German Evangelical Protestant church (modernly, First Congregational Church) in Beaver Falls, but that congregation wasn't founded until a few years after this marriage. The book "Beaver Falls Centennial 1868-1968" may mention this pastor, if anyone on the list has it. -=Steve Bloomquist

Steve- According to the Beaver Falls Area Centennial book the First Lutheran Church "was originally known as "The First German Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church". The charter was secured Dec. 7, 1874" .....and the list of ministers includes Rev. M.F. Lauffer, 1886-87... "Three church buildings have been erected. The cornerstone of the first church was laid Nov. 3, 1871, with dedication June 212, 1872. This frame building on Fifth Street was sold to the school board in 1882. Cornerstone of the second church was laid July 8, 1882, with dedication Nov. 19, 1882. This brick building at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street served the congregation until 1910, when it was sold to the Polish Catholic (Holy Trinity) congregation. Cornerstone of the third building was laid at Fourth Avenue and 17th Street, the present location, Nov. 27, 1910, and the building dedicated Sept. 4, 1911. The present parsonage was built on the church ground in 1921. Begun as a German congregation, the church conducted services only in German for 50 years. English services were introduced in 1920, and both languages have been used since. Financial difficulties burdened the congregation until 1944, when a debt-free jubilee was held." Marilyn Mills Hesse [email protected] Windsor, CT, USA website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mmhesse/ Researching: CRAIGHEAD- Allegheny Co.,Beaver Co.PA LYNCH - Co. Derry and Co.Antrim,Ireland>Beaver Falls, PA LYTLE - Washington Co.,Allegheny Co.,Beaver Falls, PA MOODY - Co.Derry and Co.Antrim,Ireland>Beaver Falls,PA ROBINSON - Jefferson Co.OH>Beaver Co.PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bloomquist, Steve" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:36 PM Subject: [PABEAVER-L] Pastor M. F. Lauffey? > Does anyone know what church this pastor was affiliated with? (The name looks like M. F. Lauffey) > > He was an 'Evangelical Lutheran Pastor' who married some of my ancestors in Beaver Falls in 1887. > > The particular couple that he married were later affiliated with the German Evangelical Protestant church (modernly, First Congregational Church) in Beaver Falls, but that congregation wasn't founded until a few years after this marriage. > > The book "Beaver Falls Centennial 1868-1968" may mention this pastor, if anyone on the list has it. > > -=Steve Bloomquist > > > ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > To contact Mark Roberts, Listowner, click below: > mailto:[email protected] > >