Jacob Seiler, Powwower

Jacob Seiler, Powwower
Birthdate:	July 30, 1715
Birthplace:	Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Death:	April 15, 1793 (77) Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial:	Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Joseph Jacob Seiler and Anna Ursula Saylor Husband of Magdalena Staid Father of Johannes Seiler, Powwower; Catherine Berkey; Anna Gnagey; Magdalena Saylor and Jacob Saylor Brother of Catherine Saylor or Seiler
Occupation:	Jacob Seiler/Saylor immigrant 15 Sep 1749 on ship Phoenix first Mennonite minister in Somerset Co.], minister, Minister

Managed by:	Charles Denver Miller, Jr.
Last Updated:	today

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Immediate Family

Magdalena Staid

wife
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75732493/john-seiler

Johannes Seiler, Powwower

son
Catherine Berkey

daughter
Anna Gnagey

daughter
Magdalena Saylor

daughter
Jacob Saylor

son
Anna Ursula Saylor

mother
Joseph Jacob Seiler

father
Catherine Saylor or Seiler

sister

About Jacob Seiler, Powwower

Jacob Seiler/Saylor immigrated 15 Sep 1749 on ship Phoenix. First Mennonite minister in Somerset Co., PA.

Following contribution from Capt (#47510447):

Jacob married Magdalena Stald 19 March 1739. Magdalena died 27 January 1784 in Pennsylvania. We believe Jacob arrived in America 15 September 1749 on the Ship Phoenix at the port of Philadelphia, PA. They settled first in Lancaster, now Lebanon, County, PA. Jacob also owned land on Saylor Hill; but, he is believed to have made the move after the death of Magdalena. A stone in the Saylor Hill graveyard can be identified for Jacob.

Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 23 2018, 5:26:35 UTC

Powwow, also called Brauche or Braucherei in Deitsch, is a vernacular system of North American traditional medicine and folk magic originating in the culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Blending aspects of folk religion with healing charms, "powwowing" includes a wide range of healing rituals used primarily for treating ailments in humans and livestock, as well as securing physical and spiritual protection, and good luck in everyday affairs.[1][2] Although the word "powwow" is Native American, these ritual traditions are of European origin and were brought to colonial Pennsylvania in the transatlantic migrations of German-speaking people from Central Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A practitioner is sometimes referred to as a "Powwower" or Braucher, but terminology varies by region. These folk traditions continue to the present day in both rural and urban settings, and have spread across North America.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pow-wow_(folk_magic)

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Jacob Seiler, Powwower's Timeline

1715	July 30, 1715	Birth of Jacob Seiler, Powwower Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1740	May 26, 1740	Birth of Johannes Seiler, Powwower Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
1742	1742	Birth of Catherine Berkey Germany
1744	1744	Birth of Anna Gnaegi Somerset, Somerset, PA
1793	April 15, 1793 Age 77	Death of Jacob Seiler, Powwower Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
	1793 Age 77	Burial of Jacob Seiler, Powwower Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
????		Birth of Jacob Saylor
????		Birth of Magdalena Saylor

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