Catherine Norbeck (1760 - 1777)

Born 1760 in Berks, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 8 Jan 1777 at about age 17 in Berks, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Catherine was born in 1760. She was the daughter of Henry Norbeck and Mary Ann Hein. She passed away in 1777. ^[1]

Burial Record: Catherine Norbeck, a maiden about 17 years of age, had received in due season all the sacraments of Holy Roman Church - buried 8 Jan 1777 in the chapel graveyard. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by John Wilson, Saturday, July 19, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ Goshenhoppen Registers at St. Paul's Chapel, Churchville, (now Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Bally) Berks, Pennsylvania

• Goshenhoppen Registers"> 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.