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	John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was born on October 1, 1747, in Trappe, Pennsylvania.
		Muhlenberg was apprenticed to a grocer in Lubeck.
		Muhlenberg was quickly commissioned a brigadier general in the Continental Army and was active in many battles.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/art/nsh/muhlenberg.cfm (259 words)

	Peter Muhlenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746 - October 1, 1807) was a Clergyman, a Major General of the Continental Army, and a United States Senator and Congressman from Pennsylvania.
		Muhlenberg was born to Anna and Henry Muhlenberg in Trappe, Pennsylvania and received a classical education from the Academy of Philadelphia.
		Muhlenberg was made a Brigadier General of the Virginia Line, and commanded that Brigade in Nathanael Greene's division at Valley Forge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Muhlenberg (604 words)

	4Reference \|\| Peter Muhlenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) was a Clergyman, a Major General of the Continental Army, and a United States Senator and Congressman from Pennsylvania.
		Peter received a classical education from the Academy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		Muhlenberg was made a Brigadier General of the Virginia Line, and commanded that Brigade in Nathaniel Greene's division at Valley Forge.
	www.4reference.net /encyclopedias/wikipedia/Peter_Muhlenberg.html (601 words)

	John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807), University of Pennsylvania Archives
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the son of Rev. Henry M. Muhlenberg and Mary Weiser, and a brother of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg.
		Thus John Peter came to be apprenticed to a merchant in Lubeck.
		Shortly thereafter, Muhlenberg, as an anti-Federalist, was elected a Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, serving from 1789 to 1795 and again from 1799 to 1801.
	www.archives.upenn.edu /histy/features/1700s/people/muhlenberg_johnpg.html (605 words)

	Muhlenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Muhlenberg was but one of a number of famous clergymen-naturalist of the period (i.e., Gilbert White, John Bachman) who's contributions to the science of natural history were not fully appreciated until long after their death.
		Muhlenberg's daily entries are in combinations of colloquial German, Latin and English and are intermixed with faithfully recorded details of the weather, household and church business, the state of the garden, the contents of his mail, and the comings and goings of friends and colleagues.
		Hitchcock, A. The grasses of the Muhlenberg herbarium.
	www.tortoisereserve.org /Research/Muhlenberg_Body2.html (2628 words)

	American Biographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, the son of a prominent Lutheran pastor.
		Muhlenberg was also ordained in the Anglican Church and served a congregation of German immigrants in Virginia.
		Muhlenberg was promoted to brigadier general and given command of all the Virginia regiments, known as the Virginia Line, in the army.
	www.nps.gov /colo/Ythanout/Muhlenbergbio.htm (317 words)

	German American Corner: MUHLENBERG, John Peter Gabriel (1746-1807)
		MUHLENBERG, John Peter Gabriel (1746-1807), American clergyman, who distinguished himself as a general in the American Revolution.
		Born in Trappe, Pa., he was the son of the German-born minister Henry Muhlenberg (1711-87), who in 1748 organized the first Lutheran synod in America.
		In his youth Muhlenberg was apprenticed to a merchant in Halle, Germany, but ran away to join the British infantry in America.
	www.germanheritage.com /biographies/mtoz/muhlenberg2.html (214 words)

	MUHLENBERG, JOHN PETER GABRIEL (17461807) - Online Information article about MUHLENBERG, JOHN PETER GABRIEL (17461807)
		MUHLENBERG, JOHN PETER GABRIEL (17461807), American preacher and soldier, son of H. Muhlenberg (q.v.), was born at Trappe,
		MUHLENBERG (1750-1801), became his father's assistant in Philadelphia in 1770; was pastor of the Christ (or Swamp) German Lutheran Church of New
		Gotthilf's son, HENRY AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG (1782-1844), was pastor of a Lutheran Church in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1802-1828, was a Democratic representative in Congress in 1829-1838, and was United States minister to Austria in 1838-184o.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MOS_NAN/MUHLENBERG_JOHN_PETER_GABRIEL_.html (570 words)

	Cazoo.org: German-American Cultural Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was named in honor of a family that played an extraordinary role in American history.
		Here, "it was due to Muhlenberg and a few others that the Germans did not stand aside in those months in which the spirit of freedom took root in Virginia." He was subsequently always in the forefront of the anti-colonialist movement.
		Muhlenberg was active in the German Society of Pennsylvania (founded in 1774) whose purpose was to aid poor and exploited German immigrants.
	www.cazoo.org /library/muhlenberg.html (543 words)

	John Peter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		John P. Peter is president and CEO of KidsPeace, a national not-for-profit organization that for over a century has been helping to provide America's children the confidence and skills to overcome crises.
		Peter has served on the Professional and Technical Advisory Committee on Mental Health for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Committee on Administrative Standards for the Child Welfare League of America, of which KidsPeace is a member.
		Peter is a Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work through the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work, a member of the National Academy of Certified Social Workers and a member of the American Management Association.
	www.teencentral.net /media/biope.htm (307 words)

	HENRY MELCHIOR MUHLENBERG - LoveToKnow Article on HENRY MELCHIOR MUHLENBERG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In 1742, in reply to a call from the Lutheran churches of Pennsylvania, he went to Philadelphia, and was joined from time to time, especially in 1745, by students from Halle.
		Muhlenberg occupied himself more particularly with the congregation at New Providence~ (now Trappe), though he was practically overseer of all the Lutheran churches from New York to Maryland.
		Muhlenberg married in 1745 Anna Maria Weiser, daughter of J. Conrad Weiser, a well-known Indian interpreter, and herself said to have had Indian blood in her veins; by her he had eleven children.
	22.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MUHLENBERG_HENRY_MELCHIOR.htm (346 words)

	Mühlenberg, Heinrich Melchior on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, 1746-1807, American clergyman, Revolutionary officer, and legislator, eldest son of Heinrich, was born in Trappe, Pa., and studied at Halle.
		Although he was raised a Lutheran and studied for the Lutheran ministry, he was ordained an Episcopalian to insure his legal status as a clergyman in Woodstock, Va. In 1776 he left his church in Woodstock to raise and lead a regiment in the American Revolution.
		Muhlenberg was a delegate (1779-80) to the Continental Congress and a member (1789-97) of the House of Representatives, twice serving as speaker.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MuhlnbrgH1.asp (398 words)

	JOHN PETER GABRIEL MUHLENBERG - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN PETER GABRIEL MUHLENBERG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		(1746-1807), American preacher and soldier, son of H. Muhlenberg (q.v.), was born at Trappe, Pennsylvania, on the 1st of October 1746.
		On the 29th of April 1796, as chairman of the committee of the whole, he cast the deciding vote for the laws necessary to carry out Jays treaty.
		Gotthilfs son, HENRY AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG (1782-1844), was pastor of a Lutheran Church in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1802-1828, was a Democratic representative in Congress in 1829 1838, and was United States minister to Austria in 1838-1840.
	23.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MUHLENBERG_JOHN_PETER_GABRIEL.htm (404 words)

	WILLIAM AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		American philanthropist and Protestant Episcopal clergyman, great-grandson of H. Muhlenberg and grandson of F. Muhlenberg, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 16th of September 1796.
		In the St Johnland cemetery is the grave of Dr Muhlenberg, who died on the 8th of April 1877 in St Lukes Hospital, New York City.
		His ideal of the church was that it was missionary and evangelical as well as catholic with formal government and ritual; hence he called himself an evangelical Catholic and wrote the Evangelical Catholic Papers, which were collected and published by Anne Ayres in 1875-1877.
	24.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MUHLENBERG_WILLIAM_AUGUSTUS.htm (491 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Muhlenberg John Peter Gabriel
		Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel (1746-1807), American clergyman, who distinguished himself as a general in the American Revolution.
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		Altgeld, John Peter (1847-1902), American political leader, governor of Illinois (1893-1897), who was often criticized for his liberal policies....
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	List of Lutherans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		John Peter Muhlenberg (1711-1787) pastor, U.S. Congressman, Brigadier General in the *Continental Army during the American Revolution.
		Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1750-1801), Ordained a Lutheran minister in Pennsylvania, he went on to become a member of the Continental Congress and, after the Constitution went into effect, served as the Speaker of the House during the First and Third Congresses.
		Hank Peters, former General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles (where he was named baseball executive of the year) and the Cleveland Indians.
	hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_Lutherans (3937 words)

	Pennsylvania People. Peter Muhlenberg. Level 1
		Peter Muhlenberg was a clergyman who became a general in the Revolutionary Army.
		Peter’s mother, Anna Maria, was the daughter of Conrad Weiser.
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was the oldest child in his family.
	www.cbsd.org /pennsylvaniapeople/level1_biographies/Biographies_Level_1/peter_muhlenberg_level_1.htm (993 words)

	Henry Melchior Muhlenberg
		Muhlenberg was married, 23 April, 1745, to a daughter of J. Conrad Weiser, of Tulpehoken, the well-known Indian interpreter.
		Muhlenberg was the father of eleven children.--His son, John Peter Gabriel, patriot, born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, 1 October, 1746 ; died near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 October, 1807, was sent when he was sixteen years of age, with his two brothers, to be educated in Germany.
		See "Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg als Botaniker," by Professor John M. Maisch (New York, 1886).--Gotthilf's son, Henry Augustus, clergyman, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 13 May, 1782; died in Reading, Pennsylvania, 12 August, 1844, was educated chiefly by his father, studied theology, and was ordained pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1802.
	www.virtualology.com /henrymelchiormuhlenberg (2988 words)

	KCOJ - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Muhlenberg County was formed from portions of Christian and Logan counties and was named in honor of Gen. John Peter Muhlenberg, a hero of the Revolutionary War and congressman from Pennsylvania.
		During the antebellum period, Muhlenberg County was a center of the Kentucky iron industry.
		Muhlenberg County sent 836 men to fight for the Union; the exact number of Confederate recruits from the county was not determined.
	www.kycourts.net /Counties/Muhlenberg_text.asp (624 words)

	From the Mountains
		Muhlenberg detested the influence of the British on religion on the new continent.
		Muhlenberg told family members and close friends earlier that he was going to lay down his preaching gown and fight for his country.
		Muhlenberg's sincerity put a charge into those who were present and before nightfall nearly three hundred men joined to fight under his banner.
	www.geocities.com /~landerparker/time.html (558 words)

	A Brief History of Muhlenberg College
		Muhlenberg College is an independent, undergraduate, coeducational institution affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
		The name Muhlenberg College was adopted in honor of the "patriarch" of the Lutheran Church in America, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.
		General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg wintered at Valley Forge with George Washington; Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg was the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives; and Henry Ernst Muhlenberg was one of the most eminent early American scientists and the first President of Franklin College, now Franklin and Marshall College.
	www.muhlenberg.edu /muhlinfo/history.html (292 words)

	Fighting Words - Christian History & Biography - ChristianityTodayLibrary.com
		Though Peter Muhlenberg had preached regularly for the cause of the American colonists, he decided that, in his last sermon, he would have to do something unusual to drive home his point.
		Muhlenberg had other ideas and escaped to join the army before returning to Philadelphia in 1767 to study for the ministry under his father.
		Muhlenberg was beloved by his congregation and quickly became a leader in the community.
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	AllRefer.com - Heinrich Melchior MUhlenberg (Protestant Christianity, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg[myOO´lunbUrg] Pronunciation Key, 1746–1807, American clergyman, Revolutionary officer, and legislator, eldest son of Heinrich, was born in Trappe, Pa., and studied at Halle.
		Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, 1750–1801, Lutheran clergyman and legislator, second son of Heinrich, also was born at Trappe, Pa., and educated at Halle.
		Muhlenberg was a delegate (1779–80) to the Continental Congress and a member (1789–97) of the House of Representatives, twice serving as speaker.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MuhlnbrgH.html (387 words)

	Church History
		John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg came here in 1772 and served this church and several others until January 1776, at which time he preached his memorable sermon, throwing back his robe and revealing the uniform of an Officer in the Continental Army, calling for volunteers for service for their country.
		After the War for Independence, when Muhlenberg returned to Woodstock in 1782 and was not well received, he gave his clerical robe to Paul Henkel, who appears to have been the only Lutheran minister in the community at the time.
		After Muhlenberg’s departure for Philadelphia in 1783, the congregation seems to have developed its parish life in close cooperation with the Reformed Church and their pastor, Bernhard Willy, and school master, James Hoffman.
	home.rmci.net /barbarakf/Emanuel_Lutheran_Church/Church_History.html (2019 words)

	Peter Muhlenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In early 1777 the Eighth was sent north to Washington's main army.
		Muhlenberg was made a General of the Virginia Line and commanded Brigade in Nathanael Greene 's division at Valley Forge.
		After Monmouth most of the Virginia was sent to the far south while Muhlenberg was assigned to head up the of Virginia using mainly militia units.
	www.freeglossary.com /Peter_Muhlenberg (988 words)

	Commentary from
		Pastor Muhlenberg and 300 men from his congregation left the church that day to form “The Muhlenberg Brigade.” Pastor Muhlenberg distinguished himself in the service of his country and left the military in 1783 a Major General.
		Pastor Muhlenberg’s statue is displayed in the United States Capitol to this day, in honor of Pennsylvania and his role in our nation’s fight for independence.
		The verse from Ecclesiastes Pastor Muhlenberg quoted in his sermon that day carries a lesson for us to remember today – there is a time for every purpose under heaven.
	www.house.gov /pitts/press/commentary/030327c-muhlenberg.htm (681 words)

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