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Descendants of Andreas Giering

Generation No. 1

1. ANDREAS¹ GIERING¹ was born August 19, 1729 in Boll, Hartzogthum, Wurtemberg, Germany, and died March 20, 1803 in Emmaus, PA. He married MARIA CATHARINA KNAUSS² March 04, 1754 in Emmaus, PA ³, daughter of JOHANN KNAUSS and ANNA GERLACH. She was born February 16, 1734 in Whitemarsh Township, PA, and died October 03, 1804 in Emmaus, PA.

Notes for ANDREAS GIERING:
      While still in Germany he made the acquaintance of several Brethern which led to his journey to the Moravian settlement in Herrnhaag in Wetteravia. He resolved to accompany several of his Moravian friends to Pennsylvania. On arriving in PA on th eship "Irene" in 1751, he lived for some time in the house of the single Brethern in Bethlehem, but upon their recommendation settled in Emmaus where he followed his trade. In 1755 he and his wife were received into the Moravian congregation. In 1759 it was Andreas Giering who built and occupied the first house in the little village. Andreas and Maria Catharina were recieved into the Moravian congregation on February 16, 1755, just before the birth of their first child.

More About ANDREAS GIERING:
Burial: God's Little Acre, Emmaus Moravian Church Cemetery, Emmaus, PA #134
Occupation: Shoemaker and tanner
Tidbit: Came to America, May 8, 1751

Notes for MARIA CATHARINA KNAUSS:
      When Maria was 7 years old she came to live with her brother Johannes in Maguntsche and there learned to know the Moravian Brethern. In the hurch Book she is quoted as saying:
      "But in my 13th year my mother took me home by force, for fear I would be seduced by them. I implored the Lord to help me back to my brother and the following year I quietly stole away and was received by my brother again and remained there to my 19th year. Now and then I visited the Brethern in Bethlehem and finally upon my petitions I received permission to live in the single sisters' house. But because I did not yet know my Saviour well enough, nor myself, my sojourn there was short and I believed it better to return to Maguntsche." Several months later she married Andreas Giering.

More About MARIA CATHARINA KNAUSS:
Burial: At God's Little Acre, Emmaus, PA #142

More About ANDREAS GIERING and MARIA KNAUSS:
Marriage: March 04, 1754, Emmaus, PA³

Children of ANDREAS GIERING and MARIA KNAUSS are:

2.	i.		MARIA² GIERING, b. February 27, 1755, Emmaus, PA; d. June 10, 1795, Emmaus, PA.
	ii.		ELIZABETH GIERING⁴, b. December 06, 1757, Emmaus, PA; m. (1) DANIEL BRUNER; m. (2) JACOB FABER⁴, June 28, 1774, Emmaus Moravian Church, Emmaus, PA ⁵.

More About JACOB FABER and ELIZABETH GIERING:
Marriage: June 28, 1774, Emmaus Moravian Church, Emmaus, PA⁵

3.	iii.		CATHARINA GIERING, b. May 16, 1760, Emmaus, PA; d. January 13, 1804, Emmaus, PA.
	iv.		SOPHIA GIERING^6,⁷, b. May 07, 1762, Emmaus, PA; d. December 16, 1793, Emmaus, PA.

More About SOPHIA GIERING:
Burial: God's Little Acre, Emmaus Moravian Church Cemetery, Emmaus, PA #100

4.	v.	ANNA GIERING, b. August 21, 1764, Emmaus, PA; d. January 23, 1803, Emmaus, PA.
	vi.	ANDREW GIERING, b. November 17, 1766; d. 1804; m. ANNA MARIA GUNTHER.
5.	vii.	MAGDALINA GIERING, b. August 11, 1769, Emmaus, PA; d. November 07, 1857, Berrien County, MI.
6.	viii.	ROSINA GIERING, b. August 11, 1769, Emmaus, PA; d. June 08, 1798, Emmaus, PA.
7.	ix.	JOHANNES GIERING, b. September 15, 1771, Emmaus, PA; d. December 18, 1818, Emmaus, PA.
	x.	LUDWIG GIERING⁸, b. November 17, 1773, Emmaus, PA; d. November 19, 1773.

More About LUDWIG GIERING:
Baptism: November 17, 1773, At the parent's home
Burial: God's Little Acre, Emmaus Moravian Church Cemetery, Emmaus, PA #55

xi.

BARBARA GIERING⁸, b. April 20, 1775, Emmaus, PA; d. May 16, 1776, Emmaus, PA.

Notes for BARBARA GIERING:
Twin with Christina.

More About BARBARA GIERING:
Burial: God's Little Acre, Emmaus Moravian Church Cemetery, Emmaus, PA

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CHRISTINA GIERING⁸, b. April 20, 1775, Emmaus, PA; d. March 28, 1801, Emmaus, PA.

More About CHRISTINA GIERING:
Burial: God's Little Acre, Emmaus Moravian Church Cemetery, Emmaus, PA #123

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LUDWIG GIERING⁸, b. August 31, 1777, Emmaus, PA ⁹; d. July 02, 1798, Emmaus, PA⁹.

More About LUDWIG GIERING:
Burial: God's Little Acre, Emmaus Moravian Church Cemetery, Emmaus, PA #116
Tidbit: Stillborn

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