"Father" David Nitschmann, Sr.

Title: "Father" David Nitschmann, Sr. See all items with this value
Alternative Title: Father Nitschmann
Creator: Haidt, John Valentine
Publisher: Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Type: Still image
Format: Oil on Canvas
image/jpg; 25 1/4 x 30 " (63.5 x 76.5 cm)
Description: Portrait of an elderly Moravian man, sitting on a chair, showing both hands, one button is missing. gold frame.
David Nitschmann (1676-1758), 'Altvater', born in Zauchtental, Moravia, married Anna Schneider (1702), imprisoned (1724?), escaped and went to Herrnhut (1725), missionary in St. Croix (1733-37), went to Pennsylvania (1740), one of the founders of Bethlehem, felled the first tree for the new community, became proprietor of the Moravian property (1751). He died in Bethlehem. Anna Nitschmann ('Caritas') was his daughter.
Subject: Nitschmann, David, 1676-1758
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Identifier: I.K.2
Place: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania See all items with this value
Rights Holder: Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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