A Collection of Moravian Memoirs from 18th Century English Congregations
Born: 1727, LiversedgeDied: 1772, Fulneck Reading version Learn more about the life of Joseph Haley The life of Joseph Haley who has left the following in writing I was born at Little Town in the Parish of Birstall in YorkshireJune 25th 1727. My Parents were very poor & belong’d to the Church of England, but…
Born: 1757, PudseyDied: 1772, Fulneck Reading version of memoir Learn more about the life of Richard Fenton The Course of Life, of the great Boy Richd Fentonwho departed Dec. 29 1772. Richd Fenton, Son of our Br Richd Fenton was born the 16th of May 1757 at Pudsey, in the Parish of Cal- verly. As…
Born: 1777, EllesmereDied: 1855, Fulneck Reading version Learn more about the life of Elizabeth Coffin Our late Sr Elizth Coffin was born nearatEllesmere, on the borders of Wales, A.D. 1777 her father being an extensive farmer. Of her earlier years, very little is known to us; as our late Sr left no memoranda of her course…
Born: 1764, PudseyDied: 1796, Pudsey Reading version Learn more about the life of Joseph Carr our late Sing BrJoseph Carr has left the following account of himself. I was born in PudseyAug. the 27th 1764 of poor Parents & baptized by the Brn at Fulneck, I used constantly to attend the public preachings at Fulneck,…
Born: 1790, MirfieldDied: 1813, Fulneck Reading Version Learn more about the life of Ann Cannings The S. SrAnn Cannings was born July 24th 1790 at Mirfield and by attending the Brns Chaple in her childhood, received an impression of the love of Jesus into her heart and became attached to the privileges of the Congn…
Born: 1730, Ashton-under-LyneDied: 1757 Reading version Learn more about the life of Alice Brown Our Dear Departed Sr Alice Brown; was borne at Ashton in Lancashire, on April ye 23d in ye year 1730 from a child She was never without Convictions, and as soon yeBrethren came to Duckenfield, She was one ye & first…