Genealogical data relating to the German settlers of Pennsylvania and adjacent territory : from advertisements in German newspapers published in Philadelphia and Germantown, 1743-1800
The German-American connection : a historical sketch with tips for sightseeing adventures and for tracing family roots in the Federal Republic of Germany
Record of indentures of individuals bound out as apprentices, servants, etc., and of German and other redemptioners in the office of the Mayor of the city of Philadelphia, October 3, 1771, to October 5, 1773. With a new index
The genealogical record of the Schwenkfelder families, seekers of religious liberty who fled from Silesia to Saxony and thence to Pennsylvania in the years 1731-1737
Printed for the Board of publication of the Schwenkfelder church, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania [by] Rand McNally & company,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
xx, 1752 p. front., illus. (coat of arms) plates, ports., maps, facsims. 29 cm.
Notes
A revision of the Genealogical record of the descendants of the Schwenkfelders, by R. Kriebel.
The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families: Seekers of Religious Liberty Who Fled From Silesia to Saxony and Thence to Pennsylvania in the Years 1731 to 1737 by Samuel Kriebel Brecht chronicles the genealogy of the followers of Caspar Schwenkfelder, German religious reformer. The book also includes photographs of people, places, and documents; historical sketches; church organization, maps, and other information
Genealogical queries & reports of research : commemorating 300 years of German immigration to the United States of America : a 1982-1983 project of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Palatines to America
A directory of the eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County : giving the names and ages of males and females, published by cities, boroughs, wards, townships, precincts or towns, in connection with a business directory of the same for advertising purposes ... together with a brief historical resume of each district, statistics, etc
"Excerpted from selected volumes of The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography."
Includes indexes.
Summary
" ...ranges from brief name lists to full-blown articles giving passengers' places of origin, occupations, wives and children, dates of arrival, etc. With minor exceptions the lists document arrivals at the port of Philadelphia between 1682 and 1819 and identify approximately 6,000 immigrants, mainly British and German, the majority being named in two extensive lists of indentured servants and apprentices. Most of these lists were transcribed from manuscripts in the possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania."
"Excerpted from the Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, 1877-1934."
Includes indexes.
Summary
"...ranges from brief name lists to full-blown articles giving passengers' places of origin, occupations, wives and children, dates of arrival, etc. With minor exceptions the lists document arrivals at the port of Philadelphia between 1682 and 1819 and identify approximately 6,000 immigrants, mainly British and German, the majority being named in two extensive lists of indentured servants and apprentices. Most of these lists were transcribed from manuscripts in the possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [from the publisher]
