Claas Bible Record
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Pennypacker, Samuel W. Claas Bible Record. Digital Collections. https://genpa.r2infosys.com/s/collections/item/12091
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CLAAS BIBLE RECORD. Taken from a Bible in the possession of Mrs. John Jacob Mohr, of Phila. Translated from the German by the Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker. I Johannes Claass was born the 3d of May in the year 1709 and his wife Catharina was born the 6th of October in the year 1709 and when I die I want my funeral text to be the 51st Psalm * * * and my wife's funeral text is the 42d Psalm * * * she died the 17th of May 1773. 1764 on the 20th of March is my daughter Elizabeth entered in the holy marriage state and was married with Jacob Sch [illeg.] by Mr. preacher Michele. Jost Lemmler at Holtzhausen has presented this in 1661. Johannes Lemmler wrote this. Jost Lemmler out of Holtzhausen to whom this bible belonged bequeathed it to Johann Siemon Dexter and by Dexter was it bequeathed to his daughter Catharina wife of Johannes Claass and now is it Johannes Claass' in the year of Christ 1748 the 5th day of January. Happened in Lower Drasselndorf (?) in Nassau, Dillenburg land in the county Burbach in [Meg.] ground in 1748 and may the love of God preserve it from all misfortune that it may henceforth be planted among children's children from now to everlasting, Amen. Johann Simon Dexter died in the year of Christ 1745 and my Johannes Claass' mother died in the year of Christ 1734 in October and her funeral text was written in the prophet Nahum in the 1st chapter 7th and 8th verses. 1782 Johannes Peder Stahl is a son born 3d of July, baptized 18th May 1783. (22)