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Wolle, Peter
Missionary. Born in Swarzedz (Schwersenz), in Great Poland, on November 6, 1745. He was a missionary in Danish West Indies. His son of the same name became a bishop of the Moravian Church. He was a direct ancestor of the Rev. Sylvester and the Rev. Francis Wolle, who were principals of the Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies at Bethlehem in the middle decades of the past century, and of Dr. J. Fred Wolle, founder and director of the famous Bach choir of Bethlehem. Died at Nazareth, on November 29, 1814.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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