Johanna Ingerheidt Schmick (1721-1795)
Item
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Creator
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Haidt, John Valentine
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Contributor
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Jno. Haman
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Publisher
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Moravian Historical Society of Nazareth
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Type
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Still image
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Format
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image/jpg
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Description
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Portrait of Johanna Ingerheidt Schmick (1721-1795)
Schmick was a missionary to the Delaware and Mahican Indians first in Gnadenhütten, Pennsylvania in 1751 and later in Gnadenhütten, Ohio in 1773. Gnadenhütten translates to "village of grace." In 1782, U.S. militiamen from Pennsylvania attacked the Ohio settlement and massacred 96 men, women, and children who were pacifist Moravian Indians (primarily Lenape and Mohican).
Born Johanna Ingerheidt in Larvik, Norway, she arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 on
the Moravian transport the Irene. She married John Jacob Schmick in 1752 in Bethlehem.
Restoration funded by Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Peters
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Note:
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Identifier
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0748
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Extent
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Height: 26 in, Width: 20-1/2 in
Dimension Notes:
25.5'' x 19 5/8 stretcher
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Provenance
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Donated by Jno. Haman, October 1862
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Rights Holder
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Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
