In October 1753 twelve single men set out from the Moravian town of Bethlehem, PA. They had six horses and a wagon loaded with supplies to settle on their new land, Wachovia. The party consisted of:
Rev. Bernhard Adam Grube, ordained minister;
Jacob Loesch, business manager;
Hans Martin Kalberlahn, physician;
Henrich Feldhausen, carpenter;
Erich Ingepretsen, carpenter;
Hans Petersen, tailor;
Jacob Lunge, gardener;
Herman Loesch, farmer;
Christopher Merkli, baker;
Friedrich Jacob Pfeil, shoemaker and tanner;
Jacob Beroth, farmer;
Johannes Lischer, farmer.
The oldest of the Moravian pioneers was 42 - the youngest 27.
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