Mathais Sitler

IID: I17976

Name: Mathias Stitler

Sex: M

Birth: 13 SEP 1716 in Schwarzenau, Huttenthal, Westfalen, Preussen

Death: 31 JUL 1787 in Baltimore, Maryland

Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland

_IFLAGS: 0

Note:

Had a twin brother Dietrich Stitler who died 20 Oct 1778.

Information obtained from George Hawkins at Rootsweb World Connect Databse (:1811879).

Change Date: 6 APR 2002 at 14:40:40

Father: Mathias von Stitler b: 1674 in Schwarzenau, Huttenthal, Westfalen, Preussen

Mother: Elizabeth Stitler

Marriage 1 Catherine unknown

Children

Benjamin Stitler b: Abt 1736 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Mathias Stitler b: 1738 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Catherine Stitler b: 1740 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Stitler b: 1744 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Abraham Stitler b: 1748
Isaac Stitler b: 1750 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mary Catherine Stitler b: 1753
Jacob Stitler b: Abt 1752 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mary Stitler b: 1758
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ID: I511414522

Name: Mathias SITLER

Given Name: Mathias

Surname: Sitler

Sex: M

Birth: 1716 in Germany

Death: 1787 in Baltimore,Maryland

Change Date: 1 Jan 2003

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Children

Catherine SITLER

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SPECTULATION: PART OF SCHWARZENAU BRETHREN

BASED ON DATES, BIRTH LOCATION, AND NAME OF CEMETARY

Origins of the Church of the Brethren and Other Brethren Groups

by Lois C. Byrem, Strasburg, Pennsylvania

Groups which stem from the Schwarzenau Brethren, 1708

Many religious groups have the term "brethren" as part of their names. Most are not related to the events that took place in Schwarzenau (present day Germany), in 1708, and to the group called "the Schwarzenau Brethren."

According to The Brethren Encyclopedia, there have been more than 35 groups which are identified as having evolved from the Schwarzenau Brethren. It is important to note that those that are listed below, all consider themselves to be the true heirs of the Schwarzenau Brethren.

The Church of the Brethren (earlier called Fraternity of German Baptists, until 1907 they were known as the German Baptist Brethren). Membership about 155,000. Beginning in Pennsylvania in 1723. Considered "conservative" in the 1880s. It has a seminary and six colleges. Headquarters - Elgin, Illinois.

Ephrata Community (German Seventh Day Baptists). Led by Conrad Beissel, it resulted in the first schism among the Brethren in 1728. In 1732, Beissel led his followers to the place where the Ephrata Cloister now stands. Membership about 100. Office: 9400 Anthony Highway, Waynesboro, PA 17268.

Church of God (New Dunkers). This group withdrew in 1843, was disbanded in 1962. (Not to be confused with the Church of God denomination, still in existence, and begun about 1825 in Harrisburg, PA by John Winebrenner, a pastor in the German Reformed Church.)

Old German Baptist Brethren (Old Order) - withdrew from the main group in l881, feeling that the church was not being true to its heritage. They still honor the religious garb and the free ministry; they oppose Sunday Schools, foreign missions, higher education, and the use of instruments in the church. Membership 5,200.

Brethren Church (Progressive) became a separate group in 1882. They felt that the church was not being progressive enough. Most of what they wanted is now part of the Church of the Brethren.

In 1939, this group split into the Ashland Brethren and the Grace Brethren.

The Ashland Brethren have a membership of about 15,000, a seminary and college with excellent libraries. Office: 524 College Avenue, Ashland, Ohio 44805.

The Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches has a membership of about 40,000, a seminary and college. Is more fundamentalist in theology. Office: Winona Lake. Indiana 46590.

Dunkard Brethren - withdrew in 1926 because they were dissatisfied with the church's failure to enforce plain dress, and other directions the church was taking. Membership about 1,000.

ADDITIONAL INFO AT:

http://www.berksgenes.org/brethren.htm

Mathias Sitler

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