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Salem Union Church (Bath, PA)

 Collection
Identifier: Church RG 037

Scope and Contents

The Salem Union Church collection consists of 1 box containing: - Cemetery Records (found in published history) - Church Records (photostats): Baptisms, 1774-1777. Hinke Collection - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1818-1840; Confirmations, 1813-1815; Communicants, 1811-1818 transcribed by A. S. Leiby, 1934 - History: Anniversary Celebrations, 1922; News Clippings; Published - Legal Records: Dissolution Agreement, 1970 HISTORY OF SALEM'S LUTHERAN AND REFORMED CHURCH, MOORESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 1947.

Dates

  • Creation: 1774 - 1970

Biographical / Historical

The Union was dissolved in 1970. Reformed Pastors: 1775-1782 Conrad Steiner 1785-1788 Paul Peter Pernisus 1788-1811 Frederick W. Van der Sloot 1811-1849 Jacob Christian Becker 1850-1854 Cyrus Becker 1854-1857 Alfred J. G. Dubbs 1857-1859 Robert A. Vancourt 1859-1865 John Gantenbein 1865-1871 Robert Lisberger 1872-1874 J. Fritzinger 1875-1877 David B. Ernst 1877-1925 Jonathan E. Smith 1926-???? Howard D. Clauss Lutheran Pastors: 1772-1779 Christian Streit 1780-1786 John Frederick Ernst 1786-1790 Carl Benjamin Danapfel 1790-1796 Frederick Niemeyer 1796-1810 John Casper Dill (Diehl) 1810-1852 Frederick Meendsen 1852-1857 William Rath 1857-1869 David Kuntz 1870-1876 Rueben B. Kistler 1877-1909 William J. Andres 1910-1922 Asa E. Erdman 1922-1925 Hamseth (supply) 1922-1925 Schmoyer (supply) 1925-???? Allen R. Appel

Extent

0.226 Cubic Feet (1 container)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For: Original Church Records, 1774-1955 SEE ALSO: Microfilm #36 For: Church Records, 1774-1840 transcribed by William J. Hinke SEE ALSO: MKZZ NO R61-62 or Microfilm #134

Title
Salem Union Church (Bath, PA)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository

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