John, Rev. Reinecke

John, Rev. Reinecke

• Father*: Johannes Henrich Reinecke¹ b. 1754
• Mother*: Anne Margretha Unknown¹ b. b 1770

• Charts: Pedigree for Edward R. Strine

• Relationship: Great-grandfather of Edward Reinecke Strine.

• Birth*: John, Rev. Reinecke was born on 11 August 1789 at Helmarshausen, Hessen, Germany; Age 60 in 1850 Census; exact date based on tombstone.^2,3
• He was the son of Johannes Henrich Reinecke and Anne Margretha Unknown.¹
• Milit-Beg*: John, Rev. Reinecke began military service before 1812 at Germany; Conscripted into the Army of Napolean I after France invaded. Promoted to Imperial Guard (composed of 10,000 of the emperor's choicest troops) "for prompt and gallant action in saving an ammunition train during a fire which occurred in a city in which they happened to be quartered". He was ordered back to France before disasterous campaign of 1812 when most troops were killed in Russia. He later defected to the Allies and fought against Napolean in the Battle of Nations (Leipzig Oct 1813) and Waterloo (Jun 1815).³
• Occupation*: He was a tailor and lay preacher after 1815 at Helmarshausen, Hessen, Germany.⁴
• Marriage*: He married Fredricka Schaeffer before 1825 at Helmarshausen, Hessen, Germany; consort of Rev. John Reinecke.^3,5
• Immigration*: John, Rev. Reinecke immigrated in 1834 to US.³
• Ordination*: He was ordained in 1837 at Frederick, Frederick, MD, US; called to serve the charge at Shrewsbury.³
• Occupation: He was (an unknown value) between 1837 and 1852 at Pastor of Christ Lutheran, Shrewsbury, York, PA, US.¹
• Naturalization*: He was naturalized on 4 August 1846 at Frederick, Frederick, MD, US.³
• Census*: He and Fredricka Schaeffer appeared on the census of 1850 at Shrewsbury, York, PA, US, ;
  Reinecke, John 60 GER Preacher $300 real estate
       Fredericka 60 GER
       William E. 25 GER Teacher
       Edward 14 PA at school
       John 11 PA at school
  Reinecke, John H. 23 GER tinsmith
       Elizabeth 22 MD
       Frederick 1 PA.⁶
  
• Death*: John, Rev. Reinecke died on 15 April 1859 at Logansville, York, PA, US, at age 69.⁷
• Burial*: He was buried after 15 April 1859 at Shrewsbury's Christ Lutheran Cem, Shrewsbury, York, PA, US; He is buried with his wife and son John N; there is also a stone that says "Our Willie". He was 69 yrs, 8 mos, 4 days.^8,9
• Note: "The grave of a Shrewsbury pastor who had once served in the Imperial Guard of Napoleon Bonaparte was decorated Saturday by members of Austin L. Grove Post 403, American Legion, of Glen Rock. Rev. John Reinecke, who was the pastor of the Shrewsbury Reformed (now United Church of Christ) charge from 1837 to 1852, is buried in the old German Reformed church section of Shrewsbury's Christ Lutheran cemetery... Born Aug. 11, 1789 in the Electorate of Hesse, Germany, Reinecke in early manhood, after the French invaded his country, was conscripted into the Army of Napoleon I, under whom he served in a number of battles. With his regiment he was promoted to the Imperial Guard (composed of about 10,000 of the emperor's choicest troops) 'for prompt and gallant action in saving an ammunition train during a fire which occurred in a city in which they happened to be quartered.' He escaped the campaign of 1812 when he was ordered back to France during the invasion of Russia where most of Napoleon's army of 500,000 men was annihilated. Reinecke later defected with other German auxiliaries to the Allies and reportedly fought against his former commander in the Battle of Nations (Leipzig, Oct 1813) and at Waterloo (Jun 1815) the conflicts that twice dethroned the French emperor. After the Napoleonic wars in 1815, Reinecke returned to his native village of Helmarshausen where he practiced his trade of tailoring and became a lay preacher. He migrated to America in 1834 with his wife and children and settled in Frederick, MD, where he was persuaded by a local pastor to study for the ministry. He was ordained in 1837 after which he accepted a call to serve the charge at Shrewsbury. He died here in 1859. The little known military record of Rev. Reinecke was unearthed recently by another former pastor of the Shrewsbury United Church of Christ charge, Rev. Charles M. Mitzell, York while he was compiling a local church history. Rev. Mitzell came upon the story in an old history book dealing with pastors of the Reformed church in America. The volume's brief biography of the Napoleonic veteran was contributed by his son, Rev. Dr. E. W. Reinecke." on 23 May 1960 at Shrewsbury, York, PA, US.³