▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Got th il f ▁Heinrich ▁Ernst ▁was ▁a ▁botan ist . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 3 , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁brothers ▁John ▁Peter ▁Gabriel ▁and ▁Got th il f ▁Henry ▁Ernst , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Lat ina ▁at ▁the ▁Fran ck es che ▁St ift ungen ▁in ▁Halle , ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 9 , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Halle , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁the ology . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Minister ium ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 0 . ▁He ▁pre ached ▁in ▁St ouch s burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁Leb anon , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁When ▁the ▁British ▁entered ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁he ▁felt ▁obliged ▁to ▁leave ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Tra ppe . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Han over ▁Township , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁was ▁past or ▁there ▁and ▁in ▁O ley ▁and ▁New ▁G os hen ho ppen ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁Catherine ▁Sch a ef fer , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁wealth y ▁Philadelphia ▁sugar ▁ref iner ▁David ▁Sch a ef fer