Happy birthday, Joseph Snyder. He was born 2 Jan 1826, most likely in Wurtemburg Germany. He was my 3x great grandfather through my maternal grandfather’s matrilineal line.
Genealogy Goals for the New Year
At this time of year it seems like everyone is taking a final look back at 2011 and then looking forward and making resolutions for 2012. Genealogy bloggers are no different. I’m not really a fan of New Year’s resolutions. I’ve made them in the past and I did really well for a month or [...]
Happy New Year! And welcome to 2012.
Surname Saturday: Rev. Frederick Waage
Caius Frederic Sophus Waage (aka Frederick) was born 17 Aug 1797 in Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark.[1] He studied at the University of Kiel in Germany and came to the United States in 1819.[2] The Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Montgomery County Pennsylvania states about him: Frederick Waage (father) was born in the Dukedom of Holstein, Denmark, [...]
Friday Find: Smith-Aitken, 1841 Scottish Census
According to the marriage record I found for my ancestors James Smith and Isabella Aitken, they were married 25 Dec 1840 in Carnwath Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1] This couple has been very difficult to document. After much struggling, I managed to find them in Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland in the 1851 census, but hadn’t been able to [...]
Ulrich Huber’s Conestoga Tract
Last week’s article for the “Along the Pequea” series, traced the land transactions of Hans Line’s property. This week, we’ll follow the transactions of his neighbor, Ulrich Huber.
NEW: Conestoga Township Warrantee Map index in the Online Documents section!
Wordless Wednesday: Unknown Man in Uniform
The next installment in the Unidentified Pennsylvanians series features a photo of a young man in uniform. He may have lived in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania area and may have been either a friend of or related to either the Greulich, Wieder, Waage, Snyder, or Witmer families. The photo was likely taken in the early [...]
Marriage Monday – William Hocker & Isabella Smith
My great grandparents, William Hocker and Isabella Aitken Smith were married on 13 October 1914 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This is a transcription of their application for marriage license.
“Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950” @FamilySearch.org includes images from the marriage dockets from local courthouses. I’ve found some of my relatives, but not all of the records that I already have from the actual books.
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