41. "George" Johannes Georgius⁴ Garlinger (Johann Heinrich³ Gerlinger, Phillippus Jacobus², Christoph¹) (#521) wurde November 6, 1740 in Weitersweiler, Alsace geboren. "George" starb April 8, 1794, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, im Alter von 53 Jahren. Er wurde April 9, 1794, in St Michaels Zion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, begraben.

Er heiratete Maria Christina Kist 1770, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Maria Christina Kist ist #522.) Maria wurde um 1745, geboren. Maria starb um 1794, im Alter von 49 Jahren. Im Alter von 25 Jahren Maria wurde April 3, 1771, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania die Mutter von Maria Magdalina Gerlinger. Im Alter von 25 Jahren Maria wurde April 3, 1771, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania die Mutter von David Gerlinger. Im Alter von 27 Jahren Maria wurde um 1772, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania die Mutter von Jacob Garlinger. Maria wurde about 1773, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania die Mutter von Heinrich Gerlinger. Im Alter von 31 Jahren Maria wurde April 1777, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania die Mutter von Ludwig Gerlinger. Im Alter von 38 Jahren Maria wurde January 7, 1784, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania die Mutter von Elisabeth Garlinger. Im Alter von 40 Jahren Maria wurde March 28, 1786, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania die Mutter von Johann Gerlinger.

Im Alter von 30 Jahren "George" wurde April 3, 1771, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania der Vater von Maria Magdalina Gerlinger. Im Alter von 30 Jahren "George" wurde April 3, 1771, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania der Vater von David Gerlinger. Im Alter von 31 Jahren "George" wurde um 1772, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania der Vater von Jacob Garlinger. "George" wurde about 1773, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania der Vater von Heinrich Gerlinger. Im Alter von 36 Jahren "George" wurde April 1777, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania der Vater von Ludwig Gerlinger. Im Alter von 43 Jahren "George" wurde January 7, 1784, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania der Vater von Elisabeth Garlinger. Im Alter von 45 Jahren "George" wurde March 28, 1786, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania der Vater von Johann Gerlinger.
"George" Johannes Georgius Garlinger und Maria Christina Kist hatte/hatten folgende Kinder:

65 i. Maria Magdalina⁵ Gerlinger (#882) wurde April 3, 1771 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania geboren. Sie heiratete Theobald Klein February 18, 1789, in Pennsylvania. (Theobald Klein ist #1041.)

Sie wurde in St Michael Zion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. !Baptism: St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia sponsored by Magdelina Stagerin and Wm Bayer

66 ii. David Gerlinger (#883) wurde April 3, 1771 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania geboren. David starb May 1771, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, im Alter von weniger als einem Jahr. Er wurde in St Michael Zion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, begraben. Er wurde in St Michael Zion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1771 getauft.

+ 67 iii. Jacob Garlinger wurde um 1772 geboren.

+ 68 iv. Heinrich Gerlinger wurde about 1773 geboren.

69 v. Ludwig Gerlinger (#885) wurde April 1777 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania geboren. Er wurde in St Michael Zion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 3, 1777 getauft. !BAPTISM: Sponsored by Ludwig Gerlinger !BIRTH: Little Ludwig was born on Easter Monday of 1777

70 vi. Elisabeth Garlinger (#884) wurde January 7, 1784 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania geboren. Sie wurde in St Michael Zion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. !BAPTISM: Sponsers Heinrich and Christina Mosser

71 vii. Johann Gerlinger (#886) wurde March 28, 1786 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania geboren. Er heiratete Ann Minnick. (Ann Minnick ist #925.) Ann starb June 1835, in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. !WILL: A-154-1835 Philadelphia Will Administration Book O Page 199 !MISC: Estate administerd by Ann's brothers Joseph and Samuel Minnick in June 1835 in Philadelphia. Ann was identified as wife of Jo hn previously deceased.

Er wurde in St Michael Zion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 28, 1786 getauft. !BAPTISM:Sponsored by Johann Christ and Andreas Diess

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George Garlinger was one of the tens of thousands of Germans who came to America as part of the Palatine Emigration from the Rhineland. When he was 21 years old, his father died in the Alsace, and he decided to go to America around 1763. He would have made his way down the Rhine River to the port of Rotterdam in Holland, with the help of the "newlanders" who assisted the desparate refugees for a price. He was young and able-bodied and would have been able to secure passage on one of the overcrowded ships which regulary set sail for Philadelphia. He would fetch a good price from the merhants in Philadelphia to re-pay his expenses. The trip would last about 10 weeks and many ships stopped for a brief time in Crowes, England. The trip was difficult, sea-sickness and other illness would ravage the occupants of the ship and many would die before reaching America. Most of the ships arrived in the harbor of Philadelphia in late Fall. A vivid account of the arrival of these passenger ships was given by Rev. Henry M. Muehlenberg in the 1760's.

"After much delay, one ship after another arrives in the harbor of Philadelphia, when the rough and severe winter is before the door. One or more merchanst receive the lists of the freights and the agreement which the immigrants have signed with their own hand in Holland, together with the bills for their travel down the Rhine and the advances of the "newlanders" fro porvisions, which they received on the ships account. Formerly the freight for a single person was six to ten louis d'ors ($45, but still a great sum of money). Before the ship is allowed to cast anchor at the harbor front, the passengers are all examined, according to the law in force, by a physician, as to whether any contagious disease exists amnog them. Then the new arrivals are led in procession to the City Hall and there they must render the Oath of Allegience to the King of Great Britain. After that they are brought back to the ship. Then announcements are printed in the newspapers, stating how many of the new arrivals are to be sold. Those who have money are released. Whoever has well-to-do friends seeks a loan from them to pay the passage, but there are only a few who succeed. The ship becomes the market-place. The buyers make their choice among the arrivals and bargain with them for a certain number of years and days. Then they take them to the merchant, pay their passage and their other debts and receive from the government authorities a written document which makes the newcomers their property for a definite period of time"
 

Ludwig would have been 21 years old when he arrived in America. His name was anglicised to Lewis Garlinger. George's brother and Ludwig's twin brother, Johann Michael Gerlinger also came to America under a similar arrangement but we do not know the date.
 
After Johann Georgius Gerlinger completed his servitude, he settled in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia. He married Maria Christina Kist in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1770.. (Maria Christina Kist is #522.) Maria was born about 1745. Maria died after 1794. George and Maria Christina Garlinger attended St. Michael's and Zion Church located a few blocks north of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The spelling of "Garlinger" appears as both Garlinger and Gerlinger in the church records of the 1770's and 1780's. It was during this period that the name was anglicised to Garlinger..

George and Maria attended church at the most important Lutheran church in America, St. Michael's and Zions Lutheran Church, near present day Franklin Square in Philadelphia  The Congregation was organized in 1742 and was the outcome of the preaching of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, who came to Philadelphia in that year. As Europeans arrived in the New World, they erected churches. There was a shortage of clergy in early colonial America. Church services were often held by laymen who were respected for their knowledge of the Scriptures. Many congregations appealed to churches in Europe, hoping that clergy would be sent to help them.  In 1734, lay leaders of the German Lutheran congregations in Philadelphia, Trappe, and New Hanover joined together in such an appeal. Eight years passed before someone could be found to serve these churches. On September 22, 1742, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg arrived in Philadelphia to undertake the ministry. He is known today as the "patriach of the Lutheran Church in North America."  The establishment of German Lutheranism in America  is dated from the arrival of Muhlenberg in 1742.  He first preached in a frame barn on Arch Street, near Fifth Street, which was occupied by the German Reformed Congregation on December 5, 1742. The result of his ministry was the erection of a Lutheran Church on Fifth Street, above Arch, the corner-stone of which was laid April 5, 1743, and the edifice dedicated August 14, 1748. It was called St. Michael's. The present church building was built in 1870.

Zion Church was an offshoot of St. Michael's. This congregation erected a building at the corner of Fourth and Cherry Streets in 1766. It was destroyed by fire on December 26, 1794 and rebuilt in 1796.  It was the largest church building then in Philadelphia. So prominent was the Church attended by George and Maria Garlinger, that when news of Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown reached the city, the Continental Congress assembled at Zion Church to give thanks on October 24, 1781.  On December 26, 1799, the Mock Funeral of Washington proceeded to Zion Church, where Henry Lee delivered an oration on the General and first President. In this discourse, he made use of the phrase "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." When he originally offered a resolution in Congress, he used the word "country" instead of countrymen."  The  building was removed, in 1870, after the erection of the present church.  (Source: Encyclopedia of Philadelphia, Page 1065)
 
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress declared Independence for the united States. This occurred just down the street from the St. Michael and Zion Church. It must have been an exciting time for George Garlinger in his new country. A week before, on June 27, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution directing that a German Regiment be formed. Four companies of German's were to be raised in Pennsylvania and four companies from Maryland.  George's brother, Lewis (Ludwig) enlisted in the Pennsylvania German Regiment on July 20, 1776.

George Garlinger served at lease several tours of duty in the Revolutionary War as found in the Pennsylvania Archives.

6th Series PA ARCHIVES I Pg. 159  George Gerlinger entered the Philadelphia Militia under the command of Capt. Percy on June 25, 1777

6th Series PA ARCHIVES I Pg. 347, 361 Capt. John Hewson's Company 2nd Regiment of Foot Return to Philadelphia of George Garlinger on Aug 10, 1780

 6th Series PA ARCHIVES I Pg. 165  George Garlinger served Revolutionary War 3rd Class Philadelphia Militia: served his tour 1781  5th Battalion-Capt. Richard Salter's Company 2nd Class Philadelphia Militia
 

George Garlinger is listed as Bondsman in the wedding of Michael Garlinger and Mary Grove (Maria Graf) on Jan. 26, 1785 in the city of Philadelphia. Michael Garlinger is listed in the 6th Series of PA ARCHIVES III Pg. 94 as a Private discharged from the Philadelphia Militia on Jan 6, 1788

Lewis Garlinger is listed in the 3rd Series PA ARCHIVES XV Pg . 352 as living a few houses down from George Garlinger in the Northern Liberties Township of PhiladelphiA in 1779.

Listed as taxpayer George Garlinger Northern Liberties Township, East Part County of Philadelphia for 1779
Amount of State Tax 15.0 3rd Series PA Archives XV pg. 88  
Effective Supply Tax 3.0   3rd Series PA Archives XIV pg. 648
Listed as taxpayer Geroge Garlinger Northern Liberties, City of Philadelphia- 1780 Valuation: 3,000 Tax 9.0.0
For the Place 14,000 Tax 42.0.0 3rd Series PA Archives XV pg. 351

George Garlinger died April 8, 1794 and was buried in the Lutheran cemetary that was once located in downtown Philadelphia near Sixth and Vine associated with the St. Michael and Zion Church., Maria Christina died sometime before 1800., Maria and  number of other Garlinger / Gerlinger's were buried there also . The cemetary lands were sold in the 1870's. Some of the remains were removed to the New Lutheran Burial Grounds on Hart's Lane in the Richmond section of Philadelphia. Some of the remains were claimed by relatives. Sadly, many of the graves simply had their tombstones placed horizontally on top of their graves and fill dirt was brought in to raise the elevation of the low lying ground.

Franklin Center Park and the concrete of  I-676 now cover the remains of many early German Lutheran pioneers who are still buried there beneath the concrete pillar of the Interstate and the green grass of the park.
 
 

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