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Title
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Elizabeth Rice (1760-1820)
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translator
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Dreydoppel, Otto, Jr.
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Publisher
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Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Date
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1820
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Type
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Text
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Format
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image/jpeg
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Description
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This is the death notification in the church register for Elizabeth Rice, which occurred in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1820. The entry includes details about her genealogy.
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Subject
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Rice, Elizabeth, 1760-1820
Moravian Church
Religious life--History--18th century
Religious life--History--19th century
Bethlehem (Pa.)--History--18th century
Bethlehem (Pa.)--History--19th century
Women--Biography
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Source
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https://www.moravianchurcharchives.findbuch.net/php/main.php#4368526567x12
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Identifier
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Church Register 12, Bethlehem, 1802-1837, p. 244
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Language
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German
English
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Extent
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1 page
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Rights Holder
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Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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transcript of
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German transcription:
Entscl. Sonntag, d. 27 Aug
Begr. Dienstag. d. 29 Aug
Die verh. Schw. Elizabeth Rice geb. Eyerle ihres Alters
59 J. 10 M. 25 T. Sie war geb. d. 4 Oct. 1760 in Nazareth.
Im J. 1781 den. 15 May heirathete sie den led.. Br. Owen Rice.
Ihre Ehe war gesegnet mit 5 Söhnen, von denen noch 4 am sämtl. am
Leben sind neml. Jospeh, Owen, Jacob, John, und William.
Von den 3 ersten erlebte sie 9 Enkelchen.
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translation of
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English translation:
Died Sunday, August 27
Buried Tuesday, August 29
The Married Sr. Elizabeth Rice, born Eyerle, aged 59 years, 10 months, and 25 days. She was born October 4, 1760 in Nazareth. In the year 1781 on May 15 she married the Single Br. Owen Rice. Their marriage was blessed with 5 sons, of whom all are ["4 are" had been written and then stricken out] still alive, namely Joseph, Owen, Jacob, John, and William. From the first three she had 9 grandchildren.