John Henry Norbeck (1753 - 1825)

Born 1753 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Rosina (Reppert) Norbeck — married 16 Apr 1776 in Berks, Province of Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1825 at about age 72 in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1753. He was the son of Henry Norbeck and Mary Ann Hein. He passed away in 1825. ^[1]

Marriage: 16 Apr 1776 at Goshenhoppen (St. Paul's Chapel, Churchville, Berks, Pennsylvania); witnesses Henry and Catherine Norbeck. ^[2]

Baptism of his child - Norbeck, Mary Magdalen, of john Norbeck and his wife, Rosina, born 27 Jan 1777, baptized 2 Feb 1777 in the priest's room; sponsors Joseph Schmitt and Magdalen Forbusy? [or perhaps Norbeck]. ^[2]

13 Aug 1781 - In Revolutionary War

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by John Wilson, Saturday, July 19, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Goshenhoppen Registers at St. Paul's Chapel, Churchville, Berks, Pennsylvania

• Goshenhoppen Registers - Catholic missionary work began outside of Philadelphia in 1716. In 1741, records, though fragmentary, of the Goshenhoppen area began in a missal written by Rev. Theodore Schneider. He was the founder of St. Paul's Chapel in 1752 after the land was deeded to the church; it was usually known as the Goshenhoppen Mission at Chuchville. In 1835, a large addition was made to the front side of the chapel and the name was changed to Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The location is in southeastern Berks County near the border with Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. When the postal service began Rural Free Delivery in 1896, many villages needed to be renamed because of the duplication of names, Churchville was renamed Bally. This name was a tribute to the priest, Rev. Augustine Bally. He had served the Catholic Church there and in outlying areas from 1837 to 1882.

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