Family files are created for Lancaster County families. They may contain correspondence about a family, short genealogies and charts, photocopies of inventories and accounts, letters, etc. The size of any particular family file varies greatly.
The Engle history and family records of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. The numerous lineal descendants of Ulrich Engel. Short sketches of Engle families not related. A sketch of the arrival and record of the origin of the brethren in Christ church of which a large number of these descendants are menbers
Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v. 16, no. 3 (July 1993).
Summary
This article is about a letter from a Swiss Anabaptist to his brother back in Switzerland. In the letter, he informs his family of his journey to America 14 months earlier and his experience so far in Donegal Township, Lancaster County. He describes the countryside and the possibilities for employment. He talks about the farming he has begun, and he describes the differences in vegetation and climate. He also mentions that "the country is quite free from troubles from the authorities. Everyone has the same rights, the rich people as well as the poor."
Memorandum regarding the American Ancestors of Susan Engle (1846-1928) who married Elias J. Barr (1834-1924) of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pa
PA State Archives Records from M[anuscript]G[roup] 6, MG7, and MG8: Engle, Brackbill, & Watson family records/histories, Mt. Joy Orphans School Cert., Other misc records
Miscellaneous items from Pennsylvania State Archives manuscript group 8
Physical Description
23 items
Contents
pt. 1. Engle family journal/diary, 1854-1858 -- pt. 2. History of the Engle family in America, 1754-1927, by Morris M. Engle -- pt. 3. Engle family Bible, 1834-1965 -- pt. 4. Sloan family Bible and records, 1840-1934 -- pt. 5. Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Orphans School attendance certificate for Mary E. Patterson, 1875-1880 -- pt. 6. Lancaster County school attendance records, 1853, 1858-1859 -- pt. 7. Military discharges and pension documents from Silverwood-Minniner-Keiser Collection, Northumbelrand County -- pt. 8. Dresher's School attendance report, 1861-1965, Schuylkill County -- pt. 9. George Pierce's statement of Robert Pennall's birth, 1723 -- pt. 9. Timoth Connor enlistment record, 1747, Ireland -- pt. 10. Johannes Rice indenture, 1751, Philadelphia -- pt. 11. Captain Richard Gray and Mary Ann Rees marriage, 1811, Philadelhpia -- pt. 12. Benjamin Field petition, 1817, Philadelphia -- pt. 13. Phillip Laur petition, 1818, Philadelphia -- pt. 14. Charles E. Frowert indenture, 1827, Philadelphia City -- pt. 15. Haverford Monthly Meeting, Friends testimony, n.d., Montgomery County -- pt. 16. John G. Watmough military service, n.d., Erie and Philadelphia Counties -- pt. 17. Ship Isabella Maria seamen list, n.d. -- pt. 18. Nicholas Cline and George Blough, Certificate of Conocition and Republica, 1782, Lancaster County -- pt. 19. HInes family Bible record, 1826-1872, no location -- pt. 20. German extracts of baptismal protocols of Reformed Church, 1751, no location -- pt. 21. Harmon Gregg petition, 1817, Montgomery County -- pt. 22. Chambers King Collection, 1865, 1871, Armstrong County -- pt. 23. Hocker Family collection, Genealogy of the Watsons, 1760-1909, Lancaster County, by Martha Ziegler Watson.
Notes
Microfilm Salt Lake City ; Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979 1 reel, 35mm.
Pennsylvania German: A popular magazine of biography, history, genealogy, folklore, literature, etc. Volume 7 (January-December 1906), p. 17-22Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 PGA v.7
