Johann Georg Bachman's Grave

This photograph of the gravestone of Johann Georg Bachman was taken on July 4, 2002, and is in the possession of Herbert Arthur Huston.

The grave is at Saucon Mennonite Meetinghouse Cemetery at Latitude 40° 31.188′ North, Longitude 75° 23.381′ West. The cemetery is at 6639 North Main Street, Coopersburg, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

The inscription has been translated from German into English as

Age 67 years
All here rests
in God the respected
George Bachman (who)
from his marriage has
left behind his wife
after 38 years of
wedded life.

Together they produced
11 children, 7 sons and 4
daughters.  (He) died
22 November 1753

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