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John Dreisbach (1789-1871) was an Evangelical Association minister and co-laborer of Jacob Albright. He was born in Buffalo Valley, Union County, Pennsylvania in 1789. He married Catherine Eyer and, after Catherine died, married her sister, Fanny. There were thirteen natural children and one adopted child in the Dreisbach household.
Dreisbach was the first presiding elder of the Evangelical Association, and served as an itinerant preacher until his health forced him to locate in local congregations. He was instrumental in setting up the publishing interests for the Association in New Berlin, Pennsylvania. Dreisbach served as editor of the Evangelical Messanger.
By 1827, Driesbach had moved to Ohio to oversee the Association's work in what was known then as the Western Conference. He died on August 20, 1871 and was buried near Circleville, Ohio.