GULDIN #1
Oley Township: From Rt. 73, Oley, right on Rt. 662 to first farm on right past Mine Ln. Going down a little dip in the Memorial
Highway, there is a high spot on both sides of the road. Site is located on the right up in field about 53' from road bank beginning at the second electric pole from Schaeffer Lane. Size: 80' from north to south x 200' east to west into field from Memorial Rd. side History: Stones removed by farmer about 1930. Located on original Guldin property. Samuel Guldin, a Reformed minister from Berne,
Switzerland, came to Pennsylvania in 1710 to seek religious freedom for his family. He settled in Roxborough, where he is buried, but he obtained land in the Oley Valley, where his son later settled. Being the first Reformed minister in the province, Guldin traveled
to Oley and beyond, preaching to settlers in the frontier regions of Pennsylvania. Samuel Jr. became a prominent land-owner and justice-of-the-peace-in Oley. (PCC, p. 75 + and MHBA, p. 451 and 1053)
Gravemarkers and inscriptions: No stones found.
copied by Chester L. De'Turk about 1930:
Guldin Frederick Dec. 6, 1779-March 7, 1838 aged 58 3 1 Traut Catharine (Guldin) w/o Jacob Oct. 26, 1802-Jan. 11, 1824 aged 21 2 16
Guldin John s/o Peter & Elizabeth July 10, 1815 Sept., 25, 1823 aged 8 9 15
Jeremias s/o Peter & Elizabeth Feb. 13, 1820-June 26, 1822 aged 2 4 13
Peter July 5, 1782-Jan. 21, 1826 aged 43 6 16; m. 30 May 1813 Elizabeth Reiff 4s2d 2 sons deceased
Observations: Resident remembers playing in the area when he was a boy and seeing tombstones. Frank described the general location. There are 8 rows along Memorial Highway, 40 abreast into the field.
Site address: Memorial Highway & Schaeffer Lane Oley
Pin: 67-5348-08-93-6091* DB 2075 p. 1768