"We want to acknowledge the help for this book which came from the Henry and Sallie Martin & Emanuel and Lizzie Martin books, compiled in part by Marlin E. Sensenig, from Philip Horst, Isaac Martin, Lizzie Nolt, and others who send information"--Introduction.
A Good, honest, hard working man : William Christian Paulsen and his family - German immigrants who settled in Lancaster in the mid- to late-nineteenth century
"William Paulsen's story, although unique in its details, is generally typical of the stories of many other middle-class German immigrants in Lancaster. Together, these stories comprise an important part of Lancaster's history that may not be very well known because immigrants in the middle class, although in the great majority, did not leave as many traces in the historical records as did more affluent, well-known immigrants. As a result, the stories of middle-class immigrants are more difficult to piece together. However, in the case of William Paulsen and his family, we are fortunate to have extensive family sources of information to draw on, as well as a substantial number of historical records."
"On September 28, 1761, Christian Sensenig of Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died from a wound inflicted on September 16 by Bernard Hubley of the borough of Lancaster. Hubley was a burgess or civic leader of Lancaster and a deacon, elder, and trustee of Trinity Lutheran Church. Sensenig was a Mennonite farmer, husband, and father. This article will explore this incident, the court case arising out of this incident, and the economic impact of Sensenig's death on his wife and two children...documents from various sources, including sworn statements of eyewitnesses to this incident, paint a clear picture of some details. Severn court documents are transcribed at the end of this article."
