Background
Lochman, John George was born on December 2, 1773 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nicolaus and Anna Maria (Schneider) Lochman.
Lochman, John George was born on December 2, 1773 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nicolaus and Anna Maria (Schneider) Lochman.
Graduated from the University Pennsylvania, 1789.
15 children including Augustus Hoffman. Licensed to preach by Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, 1794. Ordained minister Lutheran Church, 1800.
Pastor Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1794-1815, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1815-1826.
President Ministerium of Pennsylvania, 1818. A founder General Synod Lutheran Church in American, 1821, president, 1821-1826.
Author: Haupt-Inhalt der Christlichen Lehre, 1808. The History, Doctrine, and Discipline of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1818.
Principles of the Christian Religion, 1822.
Hinterlassene Predigten, 1828.
Married Mary Grotz, September 7, 1795. Married second, Susan Hoffman, June 3, 1799.