Anna Susanna Gilbert Alspach (1778-1864)

Anna Susanna Gilbert Alspach

Birth

21 Jul 1778

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

25 Feb 1864 (aged 85)

Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

Burial

Salem Evangelical Cemetery

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Plot

Right Section - Row 6

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Born in Brunswick, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

Anna was a Fraktur artist, taught by her father, Conrad Gilbert. (See article in Der Reggeboge The Rainbow - Volume 54 2020 Number 1 & 2)

Zion Red Church records in Brunswick list: GILBERT, Anna Susanna born 21 Jul 1778 Schoolmaster Conrad and Anna Elizabeth; baptized 6 Sep 1778 Sponsors: Johan Peter SCHMELGER, Church Elder, and Anna Magdalena (this is now WEST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP)

Anna married Peter Alspach (Alspaugh) on 16 Dec 1798 Brunswich Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. They had 12 children:

Samuel Gilbert Alspaugh 1800-1879

Sarah Salome Alspach Bentz 1803-1863

Rebecca Alspach 1805-1829

Christiane (Tina) Alspach Miller 1807-1870

Joseph Alspach 1809-1881

William Alspach 1810-1884

John Alspach 1811-1883

Elizabeth (Betsy) Alspach Rickert 1813-1904

Esther Schuman Alspach Ditzler 1814-1903

Henry Alspach 1815-1895

Hannah Alspach Wolfenstetter 1819-1899

Susannah Alspach Wildermuth 1820-1868

Her parents, Johan Conrad Gilbert and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Stoltz lived with Anna Susanna and her husband, Peter Alspach in their later years. They are both buried in the Zions Red Church Cemetery across the street from Zion Red Church.