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Johann Georg Rapp (1757 - 1847)

Johann Georg(George)Rapp

Born in Iptingen, Duchy of Wuerttemberg, Holy Roman Empire

Ancestors

Son of Hans Adam Rapp and Rosine (Berger) Rapp

Brother of Marie Dorothea Rapp, Elisabetha Dorothea Rapp, Adam Rapp and Maria Barbara Rapp

Descendants

Father of Johannes Rapp and Rosine Rapp

Died at age 89in Economy, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Johann Georg was born in 1757 in Iptingen.

He was the son of farmer Adam Rapp and Rosina Berger.^[1] He founded the Harmony Society in Iptigen, Ge. Due to religious persecution, the group moved to Pennsylvania, where they created a prosperous and pious communal society, which was later acquired by the Welsh Labor reformer, Robert Owen.

He passed away in 1847.

Rapp’s financial situation was comfortable because he had married beyond his class, namely Christina Benzinger, the daughter of a wealt