Janet Brinkley ----- Original Message ----- From: "FRANK BAMBRICK" <fbambrick@verizon.net> To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Tamaqua Lutheran & Reformed Churches Janet, I'm not searching the Brobst line. However, I have a Marie (nee Bambrick) married to a Richard Brobts. What I have is as follows on her marriage to Richard if you need it: 19. MARIE BAMBRICK (GEORGE2, HENRY1) was born October 30, 1922 in Pottsville, PA, and died November 26, 1997. She married RICHARD D. BROBST April 25, 1949 in St. Patrick's Church, Pottsville, PA. Children of MARIE BAMBRICK and RICHARD BROBST are: i. RICHARD4. ii. TIMOTHY. iii. ROBERT. iv. KATHLEEN C.. v. PATRICIA, m. SMITH. Frank, in NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "JRBinkley" <jrbfamily@zoominternet.net> To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:10 AM Subject: [PASCHUYL] Tamaqua Lutheran & Reformed Churches The histories of the German Lutheran and the (Swiss) Reformed churches in Tamaqua is of considerable interest -- it reflects what we learn about most of the spots in Berks and Schuylkill counties in the early days. I didn't use to pay much attention to which church my ancestors attended, since so many of the little early churches were Union churches, shared because of costs, and it was too hard to separate which denomination my various ancestors thought they were attending. I have since learned how useful the church affiliation can be -- in working with a group of other BINKLEY researchers about settlement in Lancaster County, it has turned out that confusions about family lines can be separated by the churches -- two early immigrants named Johannes BINKLEY could be separated by the fact one was Mennonite (didn't believe in child baptism) and another was having his children and grandchildren baptized in Reformed churches. The lines between Lutheran and Reformed probably are not as clear, since settlers may have been willing to have an infant baptized by whichever preacher happened to be available at the right time. And I suppose that when the Great Awakenings swept through in the 1800s, members of either group might have become Methodist. Anyone else have a comment on this? Janet Binkley Oxford PA = Brobst • Friesz • Hagenbuch • Kistler • Mosser • Oswald • Reichelderffer = Borger • Dotterer • Everett • Helwig • Johnston • Minor • Yost ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PASCHUYL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/757 - Release Date: 4/11/2007 5:14 PM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PASCHUYL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/757 - Release Date: 4/11/2007 5:14 PM