Conestoga Township is in Lancaster County, PA. > Conestoga is the name of the great wagons that were invented by the Germans > during the mid 1700's. They were very large wagons used to haul freight > back and forth from Lancaster to Philadelphia as well as other points. They > had a high center of gravity so that it was difficult to get them stuck in > the mud. The word Conestoga came from the Conestoga Indian tribes of the > Conestoga Valley area from what I have read. I don't know if this is > accurate or not. Mike > > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:29 PM > Subject: [PALEBANO] Daniel Keller and Moravian records of Heidelberg Cong in > Berks Co PA > > > > Daniel Keller > > Daniel KELLER was born 5 Aug 1779 son of Johannes KELLER the 2nd or > younger > > and Anna Maria GLAD/GLATT. This was given to me from someone online and > shows > > up in a book about early Berks County Births, PA. As of record he seems to > > have been the only surviving child of Johannes and Anna Maria Keller. They > > have many children who died in infancy according to Moravian records in > the > > Heidelberg Congregation. According to our records Daniel married Elizabeth > > SYLER. Daniel and Elizabeth Keller were the parents of my 4th great > > grandparents on my father's side. Daniel and Elizabeth had a daughter > > Catharine C. KELLER who was born 4 Jan 1808 Bethel Twp, Berks Co, PA died > 27 > > Jan 1877 Upper Bern Twp bur at Frieden's Lutheran Church in Shartlesville > and > > married John Tobias date unknown. Catharine was John TOBIAS' last wife > > possibly number 3. > > > > Johannes Keller the 2nd or younger was born 22 Sep 1743 son of Johannes > > KELLER and wife #1 Barbara. Johannes the 2nd died 23 Apr 1764. He married > > Anna Maria GLAD/GLATT daughter of Nicholas GLATT and Anna Maria FISCHER. > > > > Moravian burial records showed the following children to Johannes the 2nd > and > > Anna Maria Keller. All are stated to died in infancy: > > 1. Infant son died 1766 > > 2. twin daughters died at birth and were buried 12 Aug 1770 > > 3. (the other twin daughter) > > 4. Infant daughter died 12 Oct 1772 > > 5. Frederick Keller died as an infant 29 Jan 1774 > > 6. Infant son died 7 Feb 1776 > > 7. Triplets all born 25 Oct 1777. All died within a few days of birth, > > Salome Keller being the last to died at 4 days. > > 8. (another triplet-Maria) > > 9. (another triplet-Tobias) > > > > Johannes Keller (the first or elder) was born 1 Jan 1711 Zweibrucken, the > > Palatinate and died 14 Jan 1767. He was one of the organizers of the 1st > > congregation. He married #1 Barbara and #2 Oct 1745 Eva Elizabeth HAUZ. > > Barbara was the first burial at the Heidelberg Cemetery. She died 6 Feb > 1745. > > > > > > Moravian records only shows one son to this marriage: > > Johannes the 2nd who is listed above. > > > > Wife #2 of Johannes the first or elder was Eva Elizabeth HAUZ. > > When they married he was listed as a widower. > > Eva was born 29 Mar 1723 Hasslach, Germany. She came to America unmarried. > > She joined the Heidelberg Congregation in 1746 but attended the services > > irregularly. After her husband's death she lived with her stepson, John > until > > she died over 10 yrs. After her husband on 17 Apr 1777. > > > > Anna Maria GLAD/GLATT I have no info on her only who she married and her > > parents. > > > > Nicholas GLATT was born 13 Nov 1713 Waltersbach, Lower Alsace, Europe and > > died 2 Apr 1779. He married #1 Anna Maria FISCHER at Conestoga, PA. They > had > > one son and two daughters. He married #2 in 1749 Maria Elizabeth DOCK. > They > > had five sons and four daughters. > > > > Anna Maria FISCHER is the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth FISCHER. She > died > > 20 Nov 1748. Her birthdate was not given but the Moravian records stated > she > > served the congregation faithfully. > > > > I have no info on Maria Elizabeth DOCK. But I have six of their nine > > children's names: > > 1. Philip GLATT died as an infant 11 Oct 1752 > > 2. Jacob GLATT > > 3. Magdalene GLATT > > 4. John GLATT was born 21 Jul 1757. He joined the Continental Army of the > > Revolutionary War in 1777. He died Sep 1777 as a result of illness > contracted > > while in military service. Because of this it is stated in the records > Jacob > > and Magdalene had to go and bring him home. I have no age or dates for > Jacob > > and Magdalene but am assuming since they went for John they were older. > > 5. Nicholas GLATT died as an infant 21 Dec 1759 > > 6. Anton GLATT died as an infant 3 Oct 1762 > > > > I have other info I copied at the Berks County Genealogical Society but > > cannot find it at this time. I am hoping to get more info on the > Moravians. > > I'm told to try at Bethlehem where they have much in archives. If anyone > can > > help out with info or where to go for the info like the website for the > > Moravians in Bethlehem, let me know. I'm going to do a search in the next > few > > days hoping I'll come up with something. Does anyone else know what other > > Moravian settlements there were besides Heidelberg, Bethlehem or the > Bethel > > Moravian Church in Swatara Twp, Lebanon Co, PA? I had heard one was at > Muddy > > Water? Also does anyone know what is meant by Conestoga? Where would that > > have been where Nicholas GLATT and Anna Maria FISCHER would have gotten > > married? Thanks so much for your help! Crystal > > > > Also if anyone can help me identify where some of these German towns are > I'd > > appreciate it so much since I know little of Germany. Thanks again. > > > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > > Lebanon County Gen Web Home Page: > > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> > > > > > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Access Pennsylvania On-Line Library Catalogue: > <http://accesspa.brodart.com/> >