Rev. John Michael Steck

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Husband Rev. John Michael Steck ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Oct 1756 - Germantown, PA 1
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           Died: 14 Jul 1830 1
         Buried:  - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA

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• Note: This may be the same person as : Rev. John M. Steck.

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Children

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1 F Hettie Esther Steck ³

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         Spouse: David Kuhns (1791-Bef 1882) 2 4

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2 M Rev. Michael J. Steck ¹

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           Born: 1 May 1793 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1 Sep 1848 1
         Buried:  - German Lutheran Church Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Catherine Cope (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. John Michael Steck

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The progenitor of the Steck family in western Pennsylvania, he was born at Germantown [Franklin County?], Pennsylvania; studied theology under the direction of Dr. Helmuth and served the Lutheran Congregation at Chambersburg until 1784, and a number of congregations in Bedford and Somerset counties; came to Greensburg, Westmoreland County, in 1792 to preach, but was not licensed there until 1796.
He founded two Lutheran organizations at Harrold's and Brush creek, which he built up into strong churches. In 1809 he also organized the first Lutheran church of Greensburg and the one at Manor. He also organized St. James, Hankey; St. Johns, Swopes Ridge, and Youngstown churches and established a number of stations. For a quarter of a century he was the only settled Lutheran minister in the county and supplied numerous churches: Washington, Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Mercer and Crawford counties and stations. He was appointed bishop of Westmoreland and eight other counties west of the Alleghenies. His was a wide field of usefulness in which he was largely instrumental in advancing the interests of Christianity and establishing Lutheranism. He was elected the Senior in the Ohio Synod in 1822, and he edited the Lutheran Catechism, published in Greensburg in 1817.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 167.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 822.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 821.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 329.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 168.