Old gravestone of Pastor Martin Stephan - Died 1846. Prairie, IL.
Entry/Object ID
2021.31.0506
Description
Old gravestone of Pastor Martin Stephan - Died 1846. Prairie, IL. (1 photo). Newer gravestone of Martin Stephan (3 photos). Born Aug 13, 1777 - Stramburg, Moravia. His history included on gravestone: "Lutheran Pastor in Dresden, Germany, and Kaskaskia, Illinois. Leader of Saxon Immigration to Perry County, Missouri, in 1839. First Lutheran Bishop in America. First Resident Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bud - Prairie, Illinois. Died Febrary 26, 1846, Prairie"
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