Pa.. and nearly 121 years since he passed away in his native State. The period of 61 years from October 16. 1746. to October 1. 1807. over which his life stretched. was marked by the great events of war and peace which led to the foundation of our Government. and the subsequent events which stabilized the new system and insured the future of our institutions. Muhlenberg was the son of the pioneer and founder of the Lutheran Church in America. who. emigrating from Germany. settled in Pennsylvania. The son received part of his education in Germany and after his return was ordained a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. At that time. many Germans or people of German extraction were moving from Pennsylvania into the fertile and picturesque valley of Virginia. west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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