1837 - 1837

Migration to America

Johannes Muehlhaeuser arrives in New York from Barmen, Germany. He is one of two missionaries sent to America by the Langenberg Mission Society to serve newly migrated Germans in America. He eventually serves a congregation in Rochester, New York, for ten years.

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Baptismal Record from the Rochester church where Muehlhauser served. The record is in his handwriting.
Baptismal Record from the Rochester church where Muehlhauser served. The record is in his handwriting.