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John Frederick Danke

From The Moravian Graveyards of Nazareth, Pa.: John Frederick Danke. xv, s. 13. May 21. Born in Nazareth, Sept. 5, 1780. Superintendent of the shoemaking shop in the Brethren's House. Later he changed his occupation, carrying on a bakery. Married Barbara Ehrenhard of Emmaus, Jan. 10, 1808. Of his seven children, six survived their father: Lisetta Louisa, Mary Ann Theodora, Elfrida Caroline (married Francis Miksch), Julianna Emilie (married Gustav A. Kern), Henrietta Cecilia (married Harvey Bates), and Alfred Henry (a prominent member of the Schoeneck congregation). Moved from Nazareth to Christiansbrunn in 1793 (Nazareth Single Brethren's Diary).
Birthplace: 
Nazareth
Birth Year: 
1780
Member Year: 
1792