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Anna Maria Catherine Gleim Fahnestock

Birth
Wiesbaden, Stadtkreis Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany
Death
5 Aug 1805 (aged 70–71)
East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
General Warren Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Anna Maria Catherine Gleim was the daughter of Johann Gotthelf Gottfried Gleim (1711-1757) and his first wife, Johanna Methoff (1712-1740). Johanna Methoff died in Germany.

Johann Gotthelf Gottfried Gleim, son George Christian Gleim, son-in-law Casper Fahnestock, his wife Anna Gleim ( daughter of Johann Gotthelf G. Gleim) and two cousins Carl and Jacob Gleim, set sail for America in 1754. Originally from Weisbaden, Germany, they embarked on the ship "John and Elizabeth", which carried a total of 330 passengers. They arrived in Philadelphia and were registered at the Philadelphia courthouse on Nov 7, 1754. The ship's record indicates that Casper Fahnestock was ill at the time of arrival. Out of the 330 passengers, 120 were Protestants and only 11 were Catholic. The Gleim's carried letters of recommendation to Richard Wistar, Benjamin Mathias and others.

Johann Gotthelf G. Gleim located in Germantown where he married his second wife Maria. He ministered for three years as the pastor of a Lutheran congregation. During this time he was encouraged by Benjamin Mathias and Richard Wistar to publish a work entitled, "The Inspired".

J. G. G. Gleim died in 1757. His grave has not yet been located.
Anna Maria Catherine Gleim was the daughter of Johann Gotthelf Gottfried Gleim (1711-1757) and his first wife, Johanna Methoff (1712-1740). Johanna Methoff died in Germany.

Johann Gotthelf Gottfried Gleim, son George Christian Gleim, son-in-law Casper Fahnestock, his wife Anna Gleim ( daughter of Johann Gotthelf G. Gleim) and two cousins Carl and Jacob Gleim, set sail for America in 1754. Originally from Weisbaden, Germany, they embarked on the ship "John and Elizabeth", which carried a total of 330 passengers. They arrived in Philadelphia and were registered at the Philadelphia courthouse on Nov 7, 1754. The ship's record indicates that Casper Fahnestock was ill at the time of arrival. Out of the 330 passengers, 120 were Protestants and only 11 were Catholic. The Gleim's carried letters of recommendation to Richard Wistar, Benjamin Mathias and others.

Johann Gotthelf G. Gleim located in Germantown where he married his second wife Maria. He ministered for three years as the pastor of a Lutheran congregation. During this time he was encouraged by Benjamin Mathias and Richard Wistar to publish a work entitled, "The Inspired".

J. G. G. Gleim died in 1757. His grave has not yet been located.


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