Henckel, The Pastoral Years of Rev. Anthony, 1692-1717
- Author: Ann Hinkle Gable
- SKU: 1189
- ISBN: 0929539893
- Our Price:
$19.50
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Description:
HENCKEL, The Pastoral Years of Rev. Anthony, 1692-1717. By Ann Hinkle Gable. 127pp. Map, chart, 33 photos, documents and church records. Smythe sewn and hard cover. 1997. Penobscot Press. #1189 $19.50.
Recipient 1992 Commendation Award from The Concordia Historical Institute, St. Louis, MO for "a significant contribution to Lutheran archives and history in America."
"An example of riches still to be found in European archives." - Der Reggebogge,I journal of The Pennsylvania German Society.
Rev. Anton Jacob Henckel was one of the earliest German Lutheran pastors to come to America, in 1717. This book, now in its third printing, presents the ancestry of this family of Lutheran pastors from the 16th century until Anton Jacob Henckel's birth in Merenburg, Hesse Darmstadt in 1668.
Family members and others interested in Lutheran and Colonial American history will be delighted with this attractive book.
