The John Heckewelder Memorial Moravian Church records [microform], 1799-1922.

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The John Heckewelder Memorial Moravian Church records [microform], 1799-1922.

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Microfilm copy of three cubic feet of official records of the church located in Gnadenhutten, Ohio which also document other Moravian Church congregations located in the Tuscarawas River Valley area, including Beersheba, Sharon, Fry's Valley, and Ross. Includes church diaries and registers translated by Rev. Allen P. Zimmerman and Ann Davis; texts attributed to John Heckewelder, George G. Mueller, and L[ewis] F. Kampman; church minutes; records of David Peter's general store in Gnadenhutten; Clay Township/Gnadenhutten Bible Society records, and Clay Township trustees records.

6 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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John Heckewelder Memorial Moravian Church (Gnadenhutten, Ohio)

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Mueller, George G.

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Peter, David.

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Zimmerman, Allen P.

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Davis, Ann.

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Gnadenhutten Monument and Cemetery Association.

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Heckewelder, John

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Second translation from the English by Felix Giraud, Ancien Chancel er du Consulat de France a Boston. From the description of John Heckewelder manuscript 1820 (Tulsa City-County Library). WorldCat record id: 556066556 ...

Clay (Tuscarawas County, Ohio : Township). Trustees

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Moravian Church

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The Moravians came to the United States in 1735 primarily to preach the gospel to the Indians. Although the Moravians had contacts with many Indian tribes, they did most of their work among the Delawares. They followed this tribe westward from Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Canada, to Indiana,and finally to Kansas. They also worked among the Mahicans in New York and Connecticut, and among the Cherokees in Georgia and Oklahoma. The work lasted until 1900, for a total of over 150 years. From...