44 properly belong to the history of our county. After suffering nearly all the forms of cruelty that savage ingenuity could invent, he was burned at the stake, at an Indian village near Upper Sandusky. Other Missionaries. Having now given a tolerably complete account of the events connected with the history of the early Tuscarawas missions, we here give the names of several other men who were at times connect- ed with the work of Christianizing Indians. John Roth, who has been mentioned in this, narrative, was born in Sarmund, Prussia, Feb. 3, 1726. and was educated a Catholic. He joined the Moravians in 1748, emigrated to America in 1756. and three years later entered the service of the Indian missions. He married Agnes Ptinstag, Aug. 16. 1770. t In 1773, was stationed at the Indian missions in the Tuscarawas valley and remained one year. He died at York. Pa, July 22, 1891. John Jacob Schmick, born at Konigsburg. Prussia. Oct. 9, 1714; graduated at the University of Konigsburg. He was pastor of the Lutheran church at Livonia until 1748, when he • united with the Moravians. He
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