Individual Details
Alexander Mack Senior
(27 Jul 1679 - 19 Feb 1735)
Alexander Mack, Sr. was the founder of the German Baptist Brethren sect that spawned the Church of the Brethren and other modern Brethren sects.
Alexander Mack was raised in Schriesheim, Germany, near Heidelberg. In 1706, fearing persecution for his beliefs, Mack and his family fled to Schwarzenau, Wittgenstein, Germany.
There, he and seven others established the congregation of "New Baptists" or "Schwarzenau Baptists" in August 1708.
In 1719, a congregation from Krefeld, Germany, emigrated to Germantown, Pennsylvania, under the leadership of Peter Becker.
In 1729, Mack and a large number of his followers came to Germantown and joined with the earlier Becker group, under the leadership of Mack.
Alexander Mack was raised in Schriesheim, Germany, near Heidelberg. In 1706, fearing persecution for his beliefs, Mack and his family fled to Schwarzenau, Wittgenstein, Germany.
There, he and seven others established the congregation of "New Baptists" or "Schwarzenau Baptists" in August 1708.
In 1719, a congregation from Krefeld, Germany, emigrated to Germantown, Pennsylvania, under the leadership of Peter Becker.
In 1729, Mack and a large number of his followers came to Germantown and joined with the earlier Becker group, under the leadership of Mack.
Events
| Birth | 27 Jul 1679 | Schriesheim, Baden, Germany (then the Palatinate) |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Jan 1701 | Schriesheim, Baden, Germany (then the Palatinate) - Anna Margaretha Kling | | ||
| Death | 19 Feb 1735 | Germantown, Philadelphia, PA | | ||
| Burial | Community Cemetry first, then reburied in 1894 at the mother Brethren church, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Margaretha Kling ( - 1720) |
| Child | John Valentine Mack (1701 - 1755) |
| Child | Johannes Mack (1702 - ) |
| Child | Mack ( - ) |
| Child | Alexander Mack Junior (1712 - 1803) |
| Child | Christina Mack (1714 - 1720) |
| Father | Living |
| Mother | Living |
Endnotes
1. Lawrence W. Shultz, "Mack, Alexander (1679-1735)," article, Glocal Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online, GAMEO (www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M3363.html : Online 20 May 2013).
2. William G. Willoughby, "Honors to Alexander Mack," article, Church of the Brethren, Honors to Alexander Mack (www.cob-net.org/mack/honors.htm : accessed ).
3. William G. Willoughby, "Honors to Alexander Mack," article, Church of the Brethren, Honors to Alexander Mack (www.cob-net.org/mack/honors.htm : accessed ).
4. William G. Willoughby, "Honors to Alexander Mack," article, Church of the Brethren, Honors to Alexander Mack (www.cob-net.org/mack/honors.htm : accessed ).