Henrietta Benigna von Watteville backdrop
63 years (deceased) . Berthelsdorf

Henrietta Benigna von Watteville_

Berthelsdorf

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Born Berthelsdorf
Birthday
63
Lived
Updated Feb 20, 2026

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Henrietta Benigna von Watteville: German-born missionary.
Born in Berthelsdorf (died at age 63).

Biography

Benigna Zinzendorf, also known as Henrietta Benigna Justine Zinzendorf von Watteville (1725–1789), was the founder of the first boarding school for girls in the British American colonies, which became Moravian University and Moravian Academy. She was a missionary among Native Americans and assisted her father, Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf, and her husband, Bishop Johannes Langguth, in their religious activities in Europe and America. She enjoyed music and was an Eldress to girls' choirs beginning at the age of 14 and was a leader in an adult choir after she was married.

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