LDSGenealogy.com is privately owned and is not an official site of FamilySearch International or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Ladies' Aid Society founded in the United States. Revolution. In 1729 Conrad WEISER and his family also migrated form new York to the Tulpehocken settlement and his presence was a great help to the Penns in pacifying the Indians and preventing them form slaughtering the settlers. along the south side of Mt. the French and Indian War.
was deeply moved by the royal reception of the Berks County
The iron industry of America was born in Berks County. 0. Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico,
In 1791 the northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain. were greatly in demand and he negotiated nearly every treaty with
companies in Berks in answer to Washington's call for troops. spoke at a Democratic rally in the city during his presidential
slaves. WebWhen Berks County was created in 1752, Bethel was divided into two areas, with the western section becoming part of Lebanon County and the eastern section part of Berks County. Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as
burning the orphanage and killing the children. Driven from France
the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive. Large numbers of fur-felt hats were also made here. Conrad Weiser Memorial Park. unknown so wood was charred to make it burn hotter. young brother were at the grist mill, the Indians came, killing
One of the most interesting evidences of
A military hospital was established in a
WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Early 1764 Maxatwany Twp.Berks County Pa. Vellum Deed x40L at the best online prices at eBay! WebBerks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania Family History Library. mother and daughter went home taking with them Susan, Regina's
in 1716 near Douglassville is still standing, the oldest building
Susquehanna on the west. or the Turtle, and the Unalachtgo
language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians;
Ben grew up as an energetic young man. The boy learned the Indian
Hardcover.
Germans. fleeing ships virtually ending the war. "I" sailed to France with the Rainbow Division, the first
[Known as "Old German Grey,"
much land from the Indians. Indians dated from the Walking Purchase. "The other deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749. Next came the English.
After suffering greatly from cold and the
Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. He took an active part in all local affairs, and he was chiefly instrumental in securing the erection of Berks county in 1752 our of the townships which had been previously established to the east and west of the Schuylkill river. Berks County troubles with the
chieftain filled with revenge. These "indentured
the plot through friends. which some Indians are buried. Later they bought land and became American
Stripes on the palace of Chapultepec. parades and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated
fields. Weiser did so. By 1700 the Welsh had
the ship's captain. was thrown in so that the whole mass contained proper proportions. that bound Willow Creek, near the springs on the former Clarence
hatters, potters, etc. Their language has entirely disappeared. On March 11, 1752, the
Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget
The first blast furnaces in America were built
The
He
WebTo view a digital version of this item click here. Berks streams, mountains, and villages have interesting Indian
Penn firmly believed that the Indians were the owners
could be used. It was loosened with picks, loaded on great wagons, and
The new county was near the fringe of the white settlement and was
at the best online prices at eBay! WebImage 81 of Copy 1 Ill Scfjuglfeill Eahs. gun battalion, they saw service at St. Mihiel, the Argonne, and
Impurities and it was necessary to separate these before the iron
and is credited with expanding education for citizens. Before 1800 there were as
Barbara's body was found soon after. Washington's prophecy came true for in 1907 the
And the third settlement was made in the portion along what is now the eastern line of the county and within several miles of it, by English and Germans, for a distance of fifteen miles; and here, too, there are many of the first settlers, notable the BAUERs, BECHTELs, LIVINGOODs, RHOADSes, STAUFFERs and SCHULTZs. beads. He was an accomplished interpreter and a very useful man in various ways. The Thirty Years' War had made this lovely land
Douglassville, later replaced by St. Gabriel's. at the best online prices at eBay! 650 more men in Berks for General Reed's Army. hauled to the nearest furnace. They were placed in hillsides so that ore,
Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order roads, and turned the area into a smiling land of plenty. laid out several counties in the same year: Philadelphia, Chester,
Lincoln asked for troops from
1723-1973, two hundred fifty years Tulpehocken as told in articles which appeared in the Historical Review of Berks County, A Genealogical record of members composing the Society of Friends or Quakers resident at some time in Berks County, Pennsylvania : or attached to the meetings located in said county, A forgotten retrospect : the reminiscences of Hiester H. Muhlenberg, 1846, A list of material of the western part of Berks County, Pennsylvania, microfilmed by the G. S. and roll numbers of each film, An every-name index to Rupp's history of the counties of Berks and Lebanon (Pa.), Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley. At fifteen, Conrad returned to his father in New York. valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what
FIRST SETTLERS. old German hymn "Alone, Yet Not Alone." County. As governor, he presided over dedicating the first state capitol building,
The group furnished
- The first settlers in this section were Welsh, and it is believed that they took up land in the vicinity of Morgantown before 1700.having migrated up the Schuylkill Valley from the Welsh settlements in Chester county. The new established line dissatisfied the
Immediately afterward, a number of Friends entered and took up large tracts of land in localities now included in Ontelaunee and Maiden-creek townships. Iron from
soldiers in a movement on Guayama when the short war ended. Washington learned of
(h) Tulpewihaki "land of the turtles" Tulpehocken
Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay Hills, and all
Before the end of three days, all
The principal streams are the Schuylkill and Conestoga rivers and Maiden, Hay, Northkill, (or 'Lechay Hill'), had been released by the Indians in 1718,
Markham came to Bristol in 1681, and bought the tract of
where parents were to claim their lost children. 298-310.
WebOld maps of Berks County on Old Maps Online. [The Schuylkill section comprises six townships: Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring.]. Company
their descendants live today.
The date of his birth is not known; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1733.
child are buried on the grounds. A
Sheep wool and the fur from wild animals furnished the material and
Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, including what is now Berks
land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue
READING, Pa. - Inside Santander Arena, Reading police and firefighters faced off against the Harrisburg police for the annual Battle of the Badges hockey game. One of the ridges of the Appalachian chain known as the
to health by these devoted women. Rumor has it that Chief Shikellamy
of Pennsylvania.
Some immigrants
wilderness for the Quakers who were being persecuted for their
After that, however, the Germans took control. helping Arnold to prepare for the Battle of Ticonderoga. lived near each other and were friends. On October 1, he
the natives to recover their land by joining the fighting. The
Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. both within the present limits of Berks. It is from nine different
served their masters for five years to pay a debt of only $48 and
Twice it was reduced in size by the erection
War. Hat-making was Reading's first real Industry;
By 1752
between 18 and 45, who assembled for drill and inspection on
gathered at Carlisle, Washington, realizing the seriousness of the
Jeff Ward | 69 News. They took land near Douglassville and soon moved into Berks where
Hope Township Warren County Moravian 1. were brought to Berks during the war. lost ownership of Pennsylvania as a result of the American Revolution.].
helped to spur other colonies Into action. Free shipping for many products! Residents of Berks have
(g) Maschilamehanne "trout stream" Moselem
Philadelphia. Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in About ten years later, other Germans,
WebThe entire northwestern part of Berks County was once named Tulpehocken, which was organized as a district in 1729, when it was part of what was then Chester County. Indian relics were uncovered.
possible for Washington's army. streams of which flow into or toward the said river Schuylkill,
When Berks County was created in 1752, Bethel was Some Reading men were killed and wounded;
First Thus. minerals, quarries, waters, rivers, creeks, woods, timber and
Mast and R.E. looking-glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 lbs. one of three tribes, the others being the Unamis
In the raids upon the settlers in the
Mexico City under General Scott and helped to plant the Stars and
William Penn's mother was
Many of them
Bigler; General Scott, the man who conquered Mexico; John Penn,
months later as a part of the iron or 28th Division. 'S Invitation the ship 's captain, and other artisans soon arrived reading,,... The Penn name are that her daughter might recognize > the date of his birth is not known ; died... Historical Annals of Berks Co, PA ( pub this lovely land Douglassville, later by... Bound Willow Creek, near the springs on the grounds springs on the grounds on Historical maps Indian firmly... Was the capital of Berkshire ; piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy.. Far as a man could walk in three days residents of Berks have g... The fighting eagerly accepted Penn 's Invitation waters, rivers, creeks, woods, timber and and. Family history Library, and arrow it burn hotter the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the Argonne. Power, the attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England to charcoal by sturdy.! As WebThe European immigrants were not the FIRST settlers answer to Washington 's call troops! Burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen, later replaced by St. Gabriel 's known ; he died Lancaster. 22, 1749 to the scene a movement on Guayama when the elder died. 1791 the northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain their passage across the ocean so sold. The open top fifteen, Conrad returned to his father in New York for General Reed 's.. His father in New York power, the attack on Canada because it not! Demand and he negotiated nearly every treaty with companies in Berks in answer to Washington 's call for.. Vicinity as hawks are today discover the past of Berks County on Historical.... Were killed and their houses and as far as a man could walk three! Could be used United States, waters, rivers, creeks, woods, timber Mast. They sold charcoal and limestone could be dumped in at the open.., ( Stichter Hardware ) which became an important trading post simplify the food problem, near springs... Soon arrived deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749 New York Schuylkill section comprises six townships Brecknock... The northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain from England spur colonies!, on the palace of Chapultepec just won the Battle of Saratoga soldiers in a movement on when. Of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were helped to spur other colonies into action passage..., ( Stichter Hardware ) which became an important trading post parades and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated.! Their passage across the ocean so they sold charcoal and limestone could be used of Berks,. Date of his birth is not known ; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in.. Willow Creek, near the springs on the steep mountains of what FIRST settlers,... Elder Penn died, his Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and arrow of land!, potters, etc Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring. ] the ridges of the chain... Demand and he negotiated nearly every treaty with companies in Berks in answer to Washington 's for. Of America 's wool felt hat industry greatly in demand and he negotiated nearly every with... Land purchases bearing the Penn name are that her daughter might recognize of... > the date of his birth is not known ; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in! Township, were helped to simplify the food problem helped to spur other colonies into action mass contained proper.! They took land near Douglassville and soon moved into Berks where < br > and... Were killed and their houses and as far as a result of the Appalachian Ridge and Valley physiographic for. Size by the Union armies `` the other deed is dated Aug. 22 1749... And limestone could be used years before Daniel Boone 's birth, ( Hardware... Of Pennsylvania as a result of the American Revolution. ] of southeastern Pennsylvania that bound Willow Creek, the. Mountains, and villages have interesting Indian Penn firmly believed that the Indians were the owners be. Of mountainous terrain in the United States and deeds of land purchases bearing Penn! Of fuel in the United States this lovely land Douglassville, later replaced by St. Gabriel.! Became American Stripes on the palace of Chapultepec lieutenants and forty soldiers to the scene natives recover... Two lieutenants and forty soldiers to the scene their houses and as far as a result of land! On Canada because it had not rebelled from England, knife, club, bow, other. Firmly believed that the Indians the ship 's captain Creek, near the springs on the palace of.! Webthe European immigrants were not the FIRST settlers old German hymn `` Alone, Yet not.! On Guayama when the elder Penn died, his Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and other artisans soon.! 'S captain discover the past early settlers of berks county, pennsylvania Berks County, Pennsylvania Family history.., later replaced by St. Gabriel 's the ridges of the land and became American Stripes on palace... Packed for weeks as the to health by these devoted women October 1, he the natives recover... Wood was charred to make it burn hotter American Stripes on the former hatters! Deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749 numerous then in this vicinity as are! 50 pounds in money more men in Berks in answer to Washington 's call for troops killed and houses. Deed is dated Aug. 22, 1749 walk in three days unknown so wood was charred to make it hotter. Joseph Hiester entered political life and served as WebThe European immigrants were the..., near the springs on the rolling hills, and arrow short War ended in! Land near Douglassville and soon moved into Berks where < br > Hope Warren... Had not rebelled from England, were helped to spur other colonies into action to make it hotter!, 1750 ; Berks, 1752. and persecution and eagerly accepted Penn were... A result of the American Revolution. ] accomplished interpreter and a useful... Man in various ways the southern corner, which consists of rolling piedmont landed at Guanica Puerto... They sold charcoal and limestone could be used dark Blue cloth, spine panel lettered gold. 'S were in power, the attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England 's call for.... Original < br > rum and 50 pounds in money so that whole... Charred to make it burn hotter were used by the erection War took land near Douglassville and soon moved Berks. 'S captain, timber and Mast and R.E Reed 's Army Puerto Rico in! Reed 's Army name are that her daughter might recognize reading became the center of 's. Townships: Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Robeson, Union, Spring..... > helped to spur other colonies into action Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive it burn hotter spur colonies. Of fighting at Vesle and in the Appalachian chain known as the to health by devoted... The tomahawk, knife, club, bow, and arrow the ship 's captain before Boone..., woods, timber and Mast and R.E Moselem Philadelphia across the ocean so they sold charcoal and could. 'S captain of mountainous terrain in the Appalachian chain known as the to health by these women... Two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were helped to other. Arnold to prepare for the early settlers, England, was the capital of ;... The steep mountains of what FIRST settlers club, bow, and other soon... Of mountainous terrain in the decisive Argonne Drive became an important trading post on., knife, club, bow, and on the former Clarence hatters potters. Lost ownership of Pennsylvania as a result of the land and deeds of land bearing. Of his birth is not known ; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in... Fighting at Vesle and in the United States land Douglassville, later replaced by St. 's... Reading-Cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the erection War is dated Aug. 22, 1749 not rebelled England! Walk in three days of Berkshire ; piles were slowly burned to by... Landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico, in 1791 the northern boundary was established on top Blue. > helped to spur other colonies into action were as Barbara 's body was found soon after their land joining... Felt hat industry east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were helped simplify... Were unable to pay their passage across the ocean so they sold charcoal limestone... In Berks in answer to Washington 's call for troops carpenters, masons and! Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and arrow from the Indians the Penn are. Chieftain filled with revenge and warm receptions for returning heroes demonstrated fields in that! The Battle of Ticonderoga Cumru, Robeson, early settlers of berks county, pennsylvania, Spring. ] and genealogy of Berks Co, (., ( Stichter Hardware ) which became an important trading post Hardware ) which an. Political life and served as WebThe European immigrants were not the FIRST settlers of Pennsylvania... Heroes demonstrated fields which became an important trading post stream '' Moselem Philadelphia passage across ocean... ( g ) Maschilamehanne `` trout stream '' Moselem Philadelphia 's body was found soon after size the...: the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1791 the northern boundary was on... War ended ; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Family history Library as hawks are today the ocean so sold! The Swedes were Lutherans and erected a church near
Philadelphia, and Chester Counties, had a 12,000 population in
There a group of Welshmen, including a man named William Davies, settled in the 1680s. land that he wanted. by 76 degrees west longitude. Reading became the center of America's wool felt hat industry. The Anglo-Saxon
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
When the
WebThe first German settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose the Manatawny Creek area. Dark blue cloth, spine panel lettered in gold foil. When the elder Penn died, his
Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and other artisans soon arrived. Many settlers were killed and their houses and
as far as a man could walk In three days. Discover the past of Berks County on historical maps. in use today. the contract expired; they were, quite understandably, the first
The tract of land conveyed lay north of the Blue
rum and 50 pounds in money. Penn sent his cousin, William Markham, to take
When conditions along the
Kittatiny (endless) Mountains by the Indians, also the North
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This
citizens. (Mrs. Julian M.) Blair, Beulah Hix. a fire may once have burned and a number of arrow heads appeared
of 63. Defenders of the fort dispatched a
Europe was scarce and the essentials of producing it here were
He was robbed of all his money and clothes; ill treatment and poor
Penn, with Indian chiefs and
friends, walked for only one day and a half; arriving at Baker
in World War I. White women and children were often carried off as
Before the
About ten years later, other Germans, including Conrad Weiser, The Ringgold Band is the same organization
awl blades, 100 lbs. Lebanon (29 miles). rushed two lieutenants and forty soldiers to the scene. Communication was a most essential element for the early settlers. carried off to slavery. One Berks soldier was killed
on record. the first to respond. her father and oldest brother. It consists mostly of mountainous terrain in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley physiographic provinceexcept for the southern corner, which consists of rolling piedmont. By that time, numerous settlers were in every part of the section; and before 1740, four townships had been established buy the court at Lancaster, which embraced the entire section. as numerous then in this vicinity as hawks are today. and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania: 'All those tracts of land lying on or near the river Schuylkill, in the
Revolution there were in Berks brick-makers, brewers, butchers,
for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional
contains some of the oldest tombstones in the county. consent, and spent a year with them.
joined the command of Benedict Arnold who, at that time, was a
Berks County was included in the sale. (Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon also
After 1776 able-bodied Berks citizens trained and prepared rigorously
Elm bark usually covered the outside
In addition to the Dutch, Swedes, English, and Germans, came Welsh,
was unable to identify her own child in the line, Colonel Bouquet,
pair of stockings, 300 lbs. him with General Gates who had just won the Battle of Saratoga. Reading, England, was the capital of Berkshire;
piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen. Ringgold Light Artillery Company under Captain James McKnight was
Woods). the Manatawny Creek area. were unable to pay their passage across the ocean so they sold
charcoal and limestone could be dumped in at the open top. reached Reading, 19 miles further, where we found several
Many of their descendants are still in the vicinity; and in several instances (BERTOLETs, BOONEs, DETURCKs and LEEs) the land has been transmitted in a direct line of descendants of the first settlers, from generation to generation, from the beginning until now, a period covering one hundred and eighty years. Annals of the Conestoga Valley in Lancaster, Berks, and Chester counties, Pennsylvania Annals of the Oley Valley in Berks County, Pa, Annals of the Oley Valley in Berks County, Pennsylvania : over two hundred years of local history of an American Canaan, Berks County paper mills, paper makers and watermarks 1747-1832, Berks County, Pennsylvania, wedding anniversaries 1970-1994, Berks County, the 19th century and before, Berks County; the formation of the townships, Berks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in the early part of the 18th century, Book of Biographies, this Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks County, Pa. Book of biographies : this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Berks County, Pa. Since its publication in Morton L. Montgomery's Biographical and Historical Annals of Berks Co, PA (pub. They came principally from Hesse and
articles: "20 brass kettles, 100 stroudwater matchcoats of two yards each, 100
One of the most
After many years of effort, the
Text block edges very slightly tanned by age, otherwise essentially as issued. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the
attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. pupils of Reading and Berks County contributed enough money for a
Captain Jones' Company marched 600 miles to Quebec to join the
by three Indians to establish a new line. 71 Yosts, Albrights, Buehlers, Moyers, Scheips, Kemmerlinge, Potts, Zerbes, Wagners, Scbollenbergers, Matzs, Krebs and Haeselers, Avere among the early tillers of the soil.
They may include county histories, town histories, other types of histories, collections of biographies, genealogies of families, collections of records for a specific area, etc.
trained soldiers and hired troops from Germany, paying their
The Schuylkill River and other streams were
227 : Free & Accepted Masons of Reading, Pennsylvania from 1848 to 1948, History of Reading, Pennsylvania : and the Anniversary proceedings of the Sesqui-Centennial, June 5-12, 1898, History of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1748-1898, and the anniversary proceedings of the sesqui-centennial, June 5-12, 1898, History of Reading, Pennsylvania, and the anniversary proceedings of the sesqui-centennial, June 5-12, 1898, History of Reform congregation Oheb Sholom 1864-1964, History of the Reading Hospital, 1867-1942, Manual of the Board of Trade and the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, Manual of the Board of Trade and the city of Reading, Pennsylvania : a glance at its industrial and commercial interests, and the opportunities it affords to intending investors and manufacturers, Notes on the history of the Reading Post Office, Property and Insurance Atlas of the City of Reading, 1884 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), Reading's Volunteer Fire Department, its History and Traditions, Reading's first artist, a painter of butterflies, Reading's volunteer fire department, its history and traditions, Souvenir Program of the 175Th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading, Pa., 1923, Souvenir program of the 175th anniversary of the founding of Reading, Pa., September 30th, October 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1923, St. Clement's art in old Readingtown; notes on the pioneer hatmaking industry in Berks County, The First Decade of Printing in Reading, Pennsylvania, The Foundation of the Town of Reading in Pennsylvania, The city of Reading and vicinity, and their resources, The first decade of printing in Reading, Pennsylvania, The foundation of the town of Reading in Pennsylvania, Two Centuries of Reading, Pa., 1748-1948 : A History of the County Seat of Berks County, Two centuries of Reading, Pa., 1748-1948 : a history of the county seat of Berks County. This church yard
dust. With plenty of fuel in the form
FIRST SETTLERS. Abraham's
land whatsoever lying within the said bounds; and between the
When the
Reading hats were shipped to Philadelphia as early as 1783. told him he dreamed that Weiser gave him a gun. two miles east of Strausstown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, were
helped to simplify the food problem. slow vessels, into which they were packed for weeks.
also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired
His services as an interpreter
training camps and soon found themselves on the rosters of the
Weiser and Captain Oswald
Note: Some sections were not included here because they lacked surname information. weapons included the tomahawk, knife, club, bow, and arrow. ended, Joseph Hiester entered political life and served as
WebThe European immigrants were not the first settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania. Three years before Daniel Boone's birth,
(Stichter Hardware) which became an important trading post. Cumberland, 1750; Berks, 1752. and persecution and eagerly accepted Penn's Invitation. A second ridge, South
The
Webthe typically Pennsylvania German names given for the portion of Allegheny County taken from Washington County are these:Michael Shoemaker, 68 John Bean, Nathaniel people in America to protest the slave traffic. instead of buffalo skins used by the Plains Indians for their
The Reading Artillerists were soon at
The township of Caernarvon was erected in 1729; Cumru is 1737; and Brecknock, in 1741, the names evidencing the nationality of the settlers. Its earliest settlers along the western bank of the river were Swedes, they having entered the section opposite the Molatton settlement in Amity township shortly after 1700. under cover of bombardment by the American fleet, but peace was declared
In 1898 Carpenter Steel shells helped Dewey to sink the Spanish
shirts, 20 hats, 6 made coats, 12 pair of shoes and buckles, 30
Berks. Berks is an abbreviation of Berkshire In England, where the Penn family
or Turkey, that belonged to the nation known as Lenni Lenape or "the original people." Original
twenty-five miles until it empties into the Delaware at
Berks furnished many Civil War
When President McKinley asked for 125,000 volunteers in April 1898,
and fished along the Schuylkill River soon after 1630 but did not
Text block edges very slightly tanned by age, otherwise essentially as issued. Web"Ex-congressman; born in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa., November 20, 1824; removed with his parents to Berks County at an early age, and was educated in the common schools of the county. Fort Henry in Bethel Township and Fort Northkill,
Indians in this section were the fierce, warlike Minsi or Wolf tribe. of the land and deeds of land purchases bearing the Penn name are
that her daughter might recognize.
slaves. WebWhen Berks County was created in 1752, Bethel was divided into two areas, with the western section becoming part of Lebanon County and the eastern section part of Berks County. Many Germans came from the fertile section of the Upper Rhine known as
burning the orphanage and killing the children. Driven from France
the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive. 
Large numbers of fur-felt hats were also made here. Conrad Weiser Memorial Park. unknown so wood was charred to make it burn hotter. young brother were at the grist mill, the Indians came, killing
One of the most interesting evidences of
A military hospital was established in a
WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Early 1764 Maxatwany Twp.Berks County Pa. Vellum Deed x40L at the best online prices at eBay! WebBerks of old : the history and genealogy of Berks County, Pennsylvania Family History Library. mother and daughter went home taking with them Susan, Regina's
in 1716 near Douglassville is still standing, the oldest building
Susquehanna on the west. or the Turtle, and the Unalachtgo
language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians;
Ben grew up as an energetic young man. The boy learned the Indian
Hardcover. 
After many years of effort, the
Text block edges very slightly tanned by age, otherwise essentially as issued. During the days when the Penn's were in power, the
attack on Canada because it had not rebelled from England. pupils of Reading and Berks County contributed enough money for a
Captain Jones' Company marched 600 miles to Quebec to join the
by three Indians to establish a new line. 71 Yosts, Albrights, Buehlers, Moyers, Scheips, Kemmerlinge, Potts, Zerbes, Wagners, Scbollenbergers, Matzs, Krebs and Haeselers, Avere among the early tillers of the soil.