Ordained to the Gospel Ministry in 1769
Rev. Christian Streit In one of the aisles, near the pulpit, the brick pavement was removed for the grave of Rev. Christian Streit, and here his remains were interred with most solemn services. When the old church was reduced to ashes and dust, (in 1854) it was befitting the time that his tomb should be undisturbed. It lies under the ashes of the old Tabernacle. A monument has in recent years been erected near-by, with suitable inscriptions. Mr. Streit was born 1749, according to tradition, in West Jersey.
His first wife died shortly after his arrival in Winchester; he then married Susan Barr 1789. She was the mother of William, Evalina, Henry B., Philip B., Emily (wife of George Baker) and Frances A. (wife of John Baker White). Catherine, (daughter of his first wife) married Jacob Baker.
Mr. Streit lived and died in the old stone house on Market Street, Winchester
Excerpt from Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia From its Formation in 1738 to 1908 by Thomas Kemp Cartmell, 1909, page 195
Rev. Christian Streit was a Lutheran chaplain in the War of Independence. He was appointed chaplain of the 8th Virginia Regiment on August 1, 1776 and served in that capacity until July 1777. Later, while in Charleston, he became chaplain of the 9th Virginia Regiment, where he was taken prisoner, and later freed in a prisoner exchange.
Rev. Christian Streit In one of the aisles, near the pulpit, the brick pavement was removed for the grave of Rev. Christian Streit, and here his remains were interred with most solemn services. When the old church was reduced to ashes and dust, (in 1854) it was befitting the time that his tomb should be undisturbed. It lies under the ashes of the old Tabernacle. A monument has in recent years been erected near-by, with suitable inscriptions. Mr. Streit was born 1749, according to tradition, in West Jersey.
His first wife died shortly after his arrival in Winchester; he then married Susan Barr 1789. She was the mother of William, Evalina, Henry B., Philip B., Emily (wife of George Baker) and Frances A. (wife of John Baker White). Catherine, (daughter of his first wife) married Jacob Baker.
Mr. Streit lived and died in the old stone house on Market Street, Winchester
Excerpt from Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia From its Formation in 1738 to 1908 by Thomas Kemp Cartmell, 1909, page 195
Rev. Christian Streit was a Lutheran chaplain in the War of Independence. He was appointed chaplain of the 8th Virginia Regiment on August 1, 1776 and served in that capacity until July 1777. Later, while in Charleston, he became chaplain of the 9th Virginia Regiment, where he was taken prisoner, and later freed in a prisoner exchange.
Ordained to the Gospel Ministry in 1769
Rev. Christian Streit In one of the aisles, near the pulpit, the brick pavement was removed for the grave of Rev. Christian Streit, and here his remains were interred with most solemn services. When the old church was reduced to ashes and dust, (in 1854) it was befitting the time that his tomb should be undisturbed. It lies under the ashes of the old Tabernacle. A monument has in recent years been erected near-by, with suitable inscriptions. Mr. Streit was born 1749, according to tradition, in West Jersey.
His first wife died shortly after his arrival in Winchester; he then married Susan Barr 1789. She was the mother of William, Evalina, Henry B., Philip B., Emily (wife of George Baker) and Frances A. (wife of John Baker White). Catherine, (daughter of his first wife) married Jacob Baker.
Mr. Streit lived and died in the old stone house on Market Street, Winchester
Excerpt from Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia From its Formation in 1738 to 1908 by Thomas Kemp Cartmell, 1909, page 195
Rev. Christian Streit was a Lutheran chaplain in the War of Independence. He was appointed chaplain of the 8th Virginia Regiment on August 1, 1776 and served in that capacity until July 1777. Later, while in Charleston, he became chaplain of the 9th Virginia Regiment, where he was taken prisoner, and later freed in a prisoner exchange.
Rev. Christian Streit In one of the aisles, near the pulpit, the brick pavement was removed for the grave of Rev. Christian Streit, and here his remains were interred with most solemn services. When the old church was reduced to ashes and dust, (in 1854) it was befitting the time that his tomb should be undisturbed. It lies under the ashes of the old Tabernacle. A monument has in recent years been erected near-by, with suitable inscriptions. Mr. Streit was born 1749, according to tradition, in West Jersey.
His first wife died shortly after his arrival in Winchester; he then married Susan Barr 1789. She was the mother of William, Evalina, Henry B., Philip B., Emily (wife of George Baker) and Frances A. (wife of John Baker White). Catherine, (daughter of his first wife) married Jacob Baker.
Mr. Streit lived and died in the old stone house on Market Street, Winchester
Excerpt from Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia From its Formation in 1738 to 1908 by Thomas Kemp Cartmell, 1909, page 195
Rev. Christian Streit was a Lutheran chaplain in the War of Independence. He was appointed chaplain of the 8th Virginia Regiment on August 1, 1776 and served in that capacity until July 1777. Later, while in Charleston, he became chaplain of the 9th Virginia Regiment, where he was taken prisoner, and later freed in a prisoner exchange.
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