Background
Helffenstein, John Albert Conrad was born on February 16, 1748 in Mosbach, Palatinate, Germany. Son of Peter and Anna Margaretha (Dietz) Helffenstein.
Helffenstein, John Albert Conrad was born on February 16, 1748 in Mosbach, Palatinate, Germany. Son of Peter and Anna Margaretha (Dietz) Helffenstein.
Attended U. Heidelberg (Germany), 1764-1767.
Vicar to his father, Mosbach, 1767-1771. Ordained to ministry for Coetus of Pennsylvania, German Reform Church, 1771. Came to the United States, 1772.
Pastor German Reform Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1772-1775, 79-90, Reform Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1775-1779.
Married Catharine Kircher, February 11, 1773, 4 children.