Krecker, Frederick H.

Frederick H. Krecker (1816-1889) was the third child of John Philip Krecker and Margaret (Dischinger) Krecker. He was born on May 31, 1816 in Philadelphia. Krecker was married twice, first to Isabella Weidenoyer (1819-1876), and then to Salina Schultz for the last six years of his life. He fathered seven children, five of whom survived to adulthood.

Rev. Krecker's life work was as an itinerant pastor who was converted into the Evangelical belief around the age of sixteen. He began preaching in 1837 in both German and English, continuing for almost fifty years mostly in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.. His personal diaries mention his travels in service to his church in the following towns: Bethlehem; 1850-52, Fairville; 1866, Hazelton; 1875, Orwigsburgh; 1887-89. All were in eastern Pennsylvania. He was deceased on Dec. 27, 1889 and buried in Cressona, Pennsylvania. "Hallelulah" was the last word he uttered.