Background
Schmucker, Samuel Simon was born on February 28, 1799 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of Review John George and Elizabeth (Grass) Schmucker.
Schmucker, Samuel Simon was born on February 28, 1799 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of Review John George and Elizabeth (Grass) Schmucker.
Graduate gratiae causa University of Pennsylvania, 1819, honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1830. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1820. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Rutgers University, 1830.
13 children including Beale Melanchthon. Licensed to preach, 1820. Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1821.
A founder Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Theological Seminary, 1825, 1st professor, 1825-1830.
Founder classical school 1827, which became Pennsylvania College, 1832 (now Gettysburg College), president, 1832-1834. An organizer Evangelical Alliance, 1846.
Author: Elements of Popular Theology, 1834.
Married Elenora Geiger, February 28, 1821. Married second, Mary Catherine Steenbergen, October 12, 1825.