Johannes Henricus Henry Goetschius (1712 - 1774)

Born 8 Mar 1712 in Bernack, Switzerland

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Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1774 at age 62 in Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, British North America

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Biography

Birth year was either 1712 or 1718

Founder of Queens/Kings College (now Rutgers)

BIOGRAPHY: From "Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography" edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889, and Stanley L. Kloss, 1999 Esoteric.com. This was the "most quoted" biographical source for 19th and early 20th century America. (Available online at http://www.famousamericans.net/johanneshenricusgoetschius/):

"Johannes Henricus Goetschius - GOETSCHIUS, Johannes Henricus, clergyman, born in Liguria, Switzerland, in 1718; died in Hackensack, New Jersey, about 1800. He studied at the University of Zurich, and emigrated to the United States, probably in 1728. He studied divinity, and in 1737 applied for ordination to the presbytery of Philadelphia, but was refused, and he was ordained by his instructor. At the end of ten years'work in the ministry the question of his ordination again arose; it was submitted to the New York and Long Island conferences, and Mr. Goetschius was re-ordained. During the contest Churches were closed against him, and some of his parishioners had their children re-baptized. In 1749 he removed to Hackensack, New Jersey, disagreed with his colleague on ecclesiastical questions, and so hot was the discussion as to his ordination that one Sunday, apprehending a resistance to his preaching, he buckled on a sword and entered the pulpit, prepared to use the weapon if forcibly ejected. Mr. Goetschius was an instructor in divinity and a trustee in Queens (now Rutgers) College, and although of violent passions was learned and devout." ^[1]

Father: Mauritious GOETSCHI b: 26 SEP 1686 in Zurich, Switzerland Mother: Hester Esther WERNDTLE b: 1691 in Switzerland

Marriage 1 Anna Maria HALLMAN •Married: Bef. 1750 in Philadelphia Region (Perkiomen Region)

Children

1. Anna Magdalene GOETSCHIUS b: 1738
2. Salome GOETSCHIUS b: 1740
3. Henricus GOETSCHIUS b: Abt. 1743 in Long Island, NY
4. Esther GOETSCHIUS b: Bef. 19 Jul 1745
5. Mourits GOETSCHIUS\ MAURITS b: 1747
6. Elizabeth GOETSCHIUS b: Bef. 29 Jan 1748/49

Marriage 2 Magdalena CHRISTY •Married: 9 Dec 1773 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ

Marriage 3 Rachel ZABRISKIE b: 7 Aug 1729 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ•Married: 26 Aug 1749 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ

John Henry Goetschius. ^[2][3][4][5]

Born 8 MAR 1718. Switzerland^[6][7]

Died 14 NOV 1774. New Jersey. ^[8][9]

Buried Bergenfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. ^[10]

Burial

Place: True Reformed Church on Hudson St., Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ

Occupation

Occupation: Preacher

Place: Bergen County, NJ

Note: Church at Schraalenburgh

Immigration

Date: 1735

Place: Philadelphia, PA

Sources

1. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3272213&id=I4025 citing the above source and text
2. ↑ Source: #S87
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10. ↑ Source: #S89

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

Name: John Henrich Goetschius Arrival Year: 1735 Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Primary Immigrant: Goetschius, Moritz Family Members: Son John Henrich Source Publication Code: 7607 Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of first mention in the New World. Other genealogical and historical information is also provided. Source Bibliography: ROBERTS, CHARLES R. "The First Swiss Settlements in America." In Lehigh County [Pennsylvania] Historical Society, Annual Publication, vol. 3 (1923), pp. 9-13. Household Members Relationship Moritz Goetschius John Henrich Goetschius Son

• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Rev John Henry Goetschius Gender: Male Birth Date: 1718 Birth Place: Zürich, Switzerland Death Date: 14 Nov 1774 Cemetery: South Schraalenburgh Church Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Bergenfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Mother: Hester Goetschius Spouse: Rachel Goetschius Anna Maria Goetschius Children: Jacob Goetschius Christian Goetschius Abraham Goetschius John Mauritz Goetschius Stephen Goetschius Joseph Goetschius Anna Maria Cooper URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6570413/john-henry-goetschius

• Family details from http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2580793&id=I529982111
• Source: S87 New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Ancestry.com 1,2539::152083337
• Source: S88 New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Ancestry.com 1,2539::152099838
• Source: S89 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Ancestry.com 1,60525::2083258
• Source: S90 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Ancestry.com 1,2204::1051663

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Goetchius-2 created through the import of cz1254_67155820735zf10x84z954.ged on Nov 27, 2012 by Bryan Rowe. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.