If you have a German-American ancestor who was residing in colonial Philadelphia, it might be worthwhile to check the Lord’s Supper guest register for St. Michael and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1755-1763.
It can be found online via Ancestry.com’s Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
What can you do when the records that surely would contain a wealth of information about your ancestors no longer exist?
My 4th great-grandfather, Charles Bender, has long been one of the more elusive members of my family tree.
One of the big reasons why is that the church he joined as an adult is defunct and its records seemingly lost.
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