Background
Kelpius, Johann was born in 1673 in Schassburg, Transylvania, Germany. Son of Georg Kelp.
Kelpius, Johann was born in 1673 in Schassburg, Transylvania, Germany. Son of Georg Kelp.
Master of Arts, University Altdorf, Bavaria, 1689.
Came to American as leader of German group waiting for the Millenium, 1694, established community at Germantown, Pennsylvania.