Background
Schmucker, John George was born on August 18, 1771 in Mickelstadt, Hesse, Germany. Son of John Christopher Schmucker.
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John George Schmucker
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Honorary Doctor of Divinity, University of Pennsylvania, 1825.
Career
18 children including Samuel Simon. Licensed to Lutheran ministry, 1793, ordained, 1800. Pastor Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Maryland., 1794-1809.
Pastor congregations, York, Pennsylvania, 1809-1836.
President Ministerium of Pennsylvania, 1820-1821. A founder General Synod of Lutheran Church, Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Theological Seminary (now Gettysburg College), Western Pennsylvania Synod.
Author: The Prophetic History of the Christian Religion, or Explanation of the Revelation of Saint John, 2 volumes, 1817-1821.
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Married Elizabeth Grass. Married second, Anna Hoffman, 1821.
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October 7, 1854 (aged 83) -
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Buried Christ Church, New York -
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German -
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