Thank you! And one of Henry Melchior's descendants became an Episcopal priest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Augustus_Muhlenberg Marilyn > > > The Rev. Henry Muhlenberg that Tim sent baptisms for was Rev. Gotthilf > Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg, first president of Franklin College in > Lancaster. He was a son of Rev. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg who served in > Montgomery Co for so many years, and died in Trappe, Montgomery Co PA, in > 1787. > > from www.1911encyclopedia.org/ > Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753-1815), was a prominent Lutheran > clergyman, and was pastor of a church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from > 1779 to his death; but he is best known as a botanist, and published > Catalogus plantarum Americae septentrionalis (1813) and Descriptio uberior > graminum et plantarum calamariarum Americae septentrionalis indignarum et > circurum (1817). > > Gotthilf Henry, ordained (1770), served as pastor of Holy Trinity Church, > Lancaster,Pa. (1780-1815); first president of Franklin College (1787); > interested himself in botanical studies. > > 1787 (March 19): Gotthilf Heinrich Ernestus Muhlenberg is elected first > Principal (President) of Franklin College. > G. H. E. Muhlenberg served as president until 1815, when the college is > operated solely by the board of trustees. (now Franklin and Marshall > College in Lancaster PA) > > Lancaster Journal Newspaper - 5/26/1815: > Died suddenly on Tuesday the 23rd, Rev. Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg, of this > place in his 63rd year of his age. He was educated at the university of > Halle. > > Will Abstracts, Lancaster Co PA: > MUHLENBERG, HENRY (REV.) Lancaster Borough. > October 11, 1814 September 9, 1815 > Wife: Catharine Muhlenberg. > Children: Henry, Philip, (and six others, names not given). > Ex.: Henry Augustus and Philip Muhlenberg. > > > > Diana in AL > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >