William Cornelius Reichel [SEP] date of death
William Cornelius Reichel
William Cornelius Reichel (born in Salem, North Carolina, 9 May 1824; died in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 15 October 1876) was a Moravian author in the United States who did much to document and examine the early history of the Moravian church in the United States.
Biography.
Reichel was the son of Rev. Benjamin Reichel, of Salem Female Academy. He entered Nazareth Hall in 1834, and in 1839 the Moravian Theological Seminary, where he was graduated in 1844. After serving as tutor
Podolski. Although the date is 1 January 1854, some sources state he died on 30 December 1853. More generally his death is dated 1845.
Personal life.
Saunders married Antonina Zofia Reichel, the daughter of another engraver, Jan Jakub Reichel. They had three surviving children. Their son, William, was born in London on 24 April 1794 and died on 10 August 1839 in Wilno. He had been a high ranking state official in Vilna Voivodeship. There were two daughters, Antonina Sarah (b.1808) who