1779 - 1780 Confirmations
The Jerusalem Church
Town of Albany
Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Anno Domini 1779, Apr. 2, on Good Friday the following children were presented to the congregation and, as they were, found qualified in the principles of Christianity and the faith of our Evangelical Lutheran religion, they were confirmed by me the present preacher of the four united congregations according to the custom in the presence of a very large audience, and on Easter were admitted to the Holy Communion, by name as follows:
- PROBST, Valentine, 15
- UHL, John Jacob, 13
- POH, John Jacob, 16
- HAGEBUCH, John, 15
- RIEGEL, John Peter, 14
- BOELY, John Peter, 14
- BRAUCHER, John, 15
- KISTLER, Abraham, 17
- KISTLER, John Jacob, 18
- STENGER, John Adam, 16
- BOCK, Michael, 16
- SEYSELOFF, Philip Peter, 14
- MOSER, Daniel, 15
- HERMAN, John, 14
- WERTMAN, George Philip, 14
- STUMP, John, 15
- STUMP, John Nicholas, 13
- BERNHEUSEL, John, 13
- DIETRICH, John Adam, 14
- NEYFERD, Jacob, 13
- BERNHEUSEL, John Jacob, 13
- HABISS, Johan Adam, 18
- HABISS, Jacob, 18
- SCHERF, Conrad, 16
- UHL, Carrol, 21
- WERTMAN, Jacob, 16
- RIEGEL, Maria Margaret, 15
- LEMPERT, Maria, 15
- LEMPERT, Catharine, 14
- LEMPERT, Anna Catharine, 13
- STEIGER, Catharine, 14
- SCHALL, Maria Elizabeth, 15
- BRAUCHER, Catharine, 17
- SCHWENK, Barbara, 17
- SCHWENK, Margaret, 14
- FREY, Catharine, 13
- HABISS, Maria Elisabeth, 16
- SCHEFF, Margaret, 16
Anno Domini 1780, the following children were presented to the local congregation and, after they had been carefully examined by oral instruction in the doctrine and fundamentals of Christianity according to the Evangelical Lutheran religion, were confirmed by me the preacher of the four united congregations, according to custom, in the presence of a very numerous assembly on Good Friday, and the following Easter were admitted to the Holy Communion:
- MOSER, John Michael, 15
- STEUERWALT, Andrew, 13
- POH, Ferdinand, 15
- SCHMITT, Christian, 16
- SAUSELIN, John George, 12
- SHAUB, Carroll, 13 1/2
- MOSER, Michael, 13
- KONIG, John Jacob, 18
- SANDER, Philip, 15
- GRUMM, Peter, 20
- STAMBACH, Christina, 12 1/2
- STAMBACH, Susanna, 12 1/2
- HERING, Margaret, 13
- HERING, Catharine, 13
- TRUM, Anna Maria, 16
- PETRI, Anna Margaret, 14
- TRUM, Maria Elisabeth, 13
- BAUR, Barbara, 13
- BAUR, Maria, 12
- NARGANG, Catharine, 13
- WERNER, Eva, 14