Gnaden Huetten

 I got a chance this spring to visit Lehighton, while there I saw a little notation on one of the maps we had, marked with a cross saying Gnadenhutten. “it’s a cross” … “must be a cemetery”. Lehighton Cemetery is adjacent to the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery, but not the same cemetery, they have separate records. I’m hoping my google maps pin works https://www.google.com/maps/place/400+S+4th+St,+Lehighton,+PA+18235/@40.8277721,-75.7160447,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c5b32acbc6731f:0x9bdd80d93d34f0f9!8m2!3d40.8277721!4d-75.713856

On the night 24^th November 1755 the Moravian’s, sitting down to supper, when their home was attacked by Indians.  Some hide, once the house was set on fire those in hiding fled, jumping from the attic and fleeing into the woods. There is a monument to those who died. The monument lists the names, but also scripture, the Psalm 116:15 seems to be wrong. The verse normally states
"...precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints.”  The stone was carved,
 "...precious in the fight of the Lord..."

There were 11 Victims: Gottlieb Anders 38, Christina Vollmer Anders 34 their son Johann Anders 1 year, 2 month born in Nazareth.

Martin Nitschmann 41, Susanna Weicht Nitschmann 34 She was taken captive and died 6 months later

Catharine Ludwig Sensemann 38, Leonhard Gattermeyer 34 a blacksmith,

Christian Fabricius 39, George Schweigert 31, Federick Lesly 23, Martin Presser 46

Survivors: Joachim Senseman 48, George Partsch, Susanna Eller Partsch 33, Peter Worbass 33, and Joseph Sturgis 17.

Joseph Sturgis has a interesting family history. When he was about 10 his father died and his mother sent him to the Moravian Boys School in Oley. He went on to become a very successful Potter in Lititz, Pa.when he was 79 and had 7 sons and 3 daughters. Julius was one of his sons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgis_Pretzel_House.