Moravian Lives

A Collection of Moravian Memoirs from 18th Century English Congregations

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  • Elizabeth Rainer (1762-1838)

    Ful/3/151 The Md. Sr. Elisab. Rainer of Dudleyhill departed Dec. 20. 1838, aged 76 years. Her parents being members of our Church she was from early childhood accustomed to attend the public and private meetings in our Chapel. What she there heard of the love of our Saviour soon made a good impression on her…

  • Mary Render (1746-1760)

    Mary Render Daughter of Br John & Ann Render Born at Leeds July 22 1746 Baptz by Br Telcha at Holbeck. She was from Her Infancy of a Quick capacity & lively disposition & off Tender intemation as to her Heart, being soon Convinced, when She Committed Errors & with Submission it with Tears wou’d…

  • Mary Scott (1734-1764)

    Septr the 5th 1764 Mary Scott a Single Women in Hallifax who was before her last sickness in no Connection with us went Hapily to our Savr she was born in the above mentiond Townin 1734; Her Parents being Church people Educated her in the same Way, her Mother was Concerned for her own Salvation;…

  • Mary Elizabeth Thornton (1831-

    Mary Elizabeth Thornton was born on the 16th of December 1831 in the little village of Tong At the age of about four years the learned to read with great facility, and indeed began early to give indi cations of an ardent thirst for knowledge and intense delight in reading. Half a year afterwards her…

  • Deborah Thornton (1736-1770)

    Grace Thornton 1 went home Feb 12th 1770 The course of Life of the Single Sister Grace Thornton I was born at Mirfield Novbr 8 1736 Bapt on the Church of England haveing heard of our Savr from My infancy, I had a desire to go unto the meetings but my mother thought I was…

  • John Clarke

    Departed June 13. 1761 The Course of Life of our dr Br John Clarke from Holbeck. Our Br. Jno. Clarke was born in ye Year 1693 at Busling thorp in the Parish of Leeds Yorkshire; his parents were Religious Prosbiteriens & brot. up their son in ye same way, he was bound a Aprentice to…