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Title: The Henkel memorial : historical, genealogical, and biographical : a serial publication devoted to collecting and preserving the history of the Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel (known in history as Rev. Gerhart Henkel), an exiled Lutheran clergyman who came from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1717, one of the founders of his church in America and father of a great and honorable posterity : also to collect and preserve the history of his worthy descendants of whatsoever name or creed
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Henkel Memorial Association Stapleton, Ammon, 1850-1916, ed Henkel, Elon O., ed
Subjects: Henckel family
Publisher: York, Pa. : A. Stapleton
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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ful citizens and to the Church. theologians, pastors, and missionaries of unswerv-ing faith and rare ability. Their DescendantsHave Erected This MemorialA. D. 1917 This service was incorporated and became part of theofficial program which was rendered on the occasion of thethirty-sixth convention of the General Council of the Evan-gelical Lutheran Church in North America, in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, October 24 and 31, 1917, during the observ-ance of the Quadricentennial of the Reformation 1517-1917,the two hundredth anniversary of the arrival of our fore-par-ents being inter mcdias coincident with this historic formerepoch-making event. As a matter of interest to HEXKELMemorial readers the following extract from this officialprogram as an authentic statement is given: The Rev.Anthony Jacob Henkel was descended from Dr. John Henkel,Chaplain to Queen Marie of Hungary, a friend of Erasmus,and recommended by Luther himself as la man of greatlearning and piety.1 The Rev. Anthony Jacob lb
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Memorial Tablet, erected October 28, 1917, In St. Michael*! Lutheran Church, Gcrniantown, Pcnna. THE HENKEL MEMORIAL. emigrated from Germany in 1717 and settled in FalcknersSwamp, or what is now called New Hanover, MontgomeryCounty, Pennsylvania. Exiled for conscience sake, thisearnest and forceful pioneer immediately occupied himselfwith the establishment of Protestantism in America, found-ing a Lutheran Church at New Hanover, St. MichaelsLutheran Church, Germantown, and aiding in the organiza-tion of the Church in Philadelphia. After an active anduseful career, Rev. Henkel died from a fall from his horsein 172S, and was buried in St. Michaels graveyard, his wifedying sixteen years later and being interred in the samegrave. They were survived by seven children. The piousand industrious lives of the parents have been transmittedthrough these to numerous descendants who now. by theerection of this Tablet, do honor to the memory of their illus-trious ancestors. In addition to those who

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