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THE GOETSCHIUS FAMILY
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THE GOETSCHIUS FAMILY is also a numerous family in the western
part of Bergen County. They are all descended from John Henry Goetschy,
who was born in the Canton of Zurich, in Switzerland, about 1695, where
he studied for the ministry in the University of Switzerland. He came to
America about 1728, and first preached at Skippach and in the valleys of
the Delaware and Susquehanna in Pennsylvania. His son, John Henry
Goetschius, born at Liguria, Switzerland, in 1718, studied in the University
of Zurich, and came to America with his father in 1728. He was licensed
to preach in 1738, and preached on Long Island until 1740, when he came
to Hackensack, N. J. There he preached until 1748, when he took charge
of the church at Schraalenburgh, which lie kept until his death in 1774.
He was an able, eloquent, and effective preacher. His son Stephen, also a
minister, preached at Saddle River and Pascack from 1814 to 1837. His
father, John H. Goetsehius, married, August 26, 1749, Rachel Zabriskie.
Both John Henry and his son Stephen reared large families, who scattered
rapidly over Bergen County.
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