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Please add those who are interred in the New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ Cemetery located on 1070 Church Road, East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
From the church's Official Wesbite
The oldest part of the cemetery is located opposite the front of the present church building. This burial ground is the oldest in the upper portion of Montgomery county. This site may have been selected as early as 1708, for around that time, John Henry Sproegel, an extensive landowner, donated six acres to the settlers for such a purpose.
Many of the early German settlers that came to America are buried here, one of which is David Schultz, a famous colonial scrivener. Also, the founders of New Goshenhoppen Church and many prominent citizens of the surrounding community rest here. Such names include Hillegass, Welker, Graber, Reed and Huber, whose descendants are members of New Goshenhoppen today. Many of the oldest stones are weathered and no longer readable.
American flags and brass markers identify the graves of 36 Revolutionary War soldiers who served in the War of Independence.
The grave of Rev. George Michael Weiss (d. 1761), the first ordained Reformed minister to come to America, is found in front of the present church along with that of Rev. John Theobald Faber, Sr. (d. 1788), who was stricken while preaching in the pulpit. There are seven former pastors of the church buried in the cemetery grounds.
A record of the family names that are decipherable from the gravestones can be found in church records.