Family:Henry Muhlenberg and Maria Weiser (1)

"Rev. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg is generally regarded as the father of the Lutheran Church in America in respect to making it an organized religious body. He was stationed at the Trappe in 1742, whence he visited different Lutheran organizations as far north as the Blue Mountain, and as far west as the Tulpehocken settlement. During his ministerial journeys he made the acquaintance of Conrad Weiser and shortly afterward, 1743, married his daughter, Maria."

"Soon after arriving in Pennsylvania, in 1745 Muhlenberg married Anna Maria Weiser, the daughter of colonial leader Conrad Weiser. The couple had eleven children and founded the Muhlenberg Family dynasty, where generations were active in the US military, politics, academia and ministry. Of their children, three sons entered the ministry and became prominent in other fields as well. Their son Peter became a Major General in the Continental Army and later was elected to the U.S. Congress. Frederick served as the first Speaker of the House in the U. S. Congress after his election to office. Henry, Jr. became pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church at Oldwick, New Jersey. Henry Ernst was an early scientist, and the first president of Franklin College (now Franklin & Marshall). Their daughter Elisabeth married future general Francis Swaine. Maria Salome (“Sally”) married the future US Congressman, Matthias Richards.[6] Eve married Emmanuel Shulze, and their son John Andrew Schulze was elected Governor of Pennsylvania."

"[Conrad Weiser's] daughter, Anna Maria, married Henry Muhlenberg, the founder of the Lutheran Church in the United States. Many of their children would be important figures in the early history of the United States. Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (17 November 1753 – 23 May 1815) was a noted botanist whose papers are held by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Frederick Muhlenberg (1750–1801) was elected as the first speaker of the House of Representatives. Peter Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746 – October 1, 1807) was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution."