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In
this first settling
area of Pennsylvania,
history
records a little
Moravin mission and colony, founded on the site of Lehighton
and its
sister settlement
on the opposite of the river, where Weissport now is,
were wiped
out by a
savage horde
of Indians
on 24 Nov. 1755.
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This
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lead to
OTHER
BRANCHS
of
Sheckler Family
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Seven
years after
arriving in America, "1757",
Friedrich
married Mararetha
JARRETT
(d/o Anna
Maria &
John Jarrett.Sr.).
Mararetha was
born Apr.
1738 in PA. and died at age of 36,
on 20 Jun
1774, just
2 years before our Independance.
She was
buried in Indianland
Lutheran Church Cemetery,
3/4 mi. West
of Cherryville,
PA.
Known records
list 10
children being born and that
the last 5
children did
not have a long life.
--
2nd Gen.
Children Daniel
Martin and Tobias migrated to Buffalo Valley.
The remaining
children stayed
in the Lehigh area where many of their
offspring then
migrated
to other parts of America.
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When
Friedrich was
59, he married a 2nd time..
Magdalena
SPAENGLER SCHUMACHER
(widow of
Johan Frederick
Schumacher)
born 20 Feb
1745 in Thalis,
Zweibruckich, Germany...
They had 2
children.
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Friedrich
Schaeckler
died 1 Dec., 1792
Magdalena
died 27 Jan
1785
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They are
buried in
Zion Stone Church Cemetery,
North of
Kreidersville,
PA.
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