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  Facts about lower alsace township pennsylvania
As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 4,478.
In the township the population is spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the township is $42,708, and the median income for a family is $50,110.
www.supercrawler.com /Facts/lower_alsace_township__pennsylvania.html   (352 words)

  
 Michael Rugh Sr. of Alsace & Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He was appointed by the Pennsylvania governor of the day as one of the 14 original Westmoreland County "Justices".
Michael was one of five individuals then chosen by the Governor of Pennsylvania to "purchase and take assurance" land for the creation of yet another county town.
He appeared on a 1789 county tax listing for Hempfield Township and is in the nations first official census of 1790 as the head of his household within Hempfield.
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 Civil War Ancestors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A son of Abraham Hains and Esther Weiss, was born in Maidencreek Township, Berks County, PA on February 13, 1830.
A son of Johannes Borrell and Maria Gehret, was born in Alsace Township, Berks County, PA on
Pennsylvania Volunteers and was honorably discharged near Washington, DC on July 1, 1865.
hometown.aol.com /haineslc/civilwar.html   (1581 words)

  
 Vass Is Deitch?
Deitsch (pronounced diech) or Deitsh (Ohio spelling) is a German dialect still spoken in parts of Alsace, in France, and in some German states, as well as Pennsylvania, Ohio.
In fact, in Pennsylvania, the "Fancy" Deitsche, (Lutherans, Reformed and others of non-Mennonite persuasion) maintain an interest in the language through research at universities, ets., and Grundsow (Grounshog) Lodges, in which the language is used in meetings.
In the USA, it is called Pennsylvania Dutch, and in Ontario, it is called PA Dutch by some.
www.township.wellesley.on.ca /deitsch.htm   (493 words)

  
 John Pritiskutch Reproductions - Berks (History of Berks County - Alsace Township)
Alsace derives its name from the province formerly owned by the French, but now under control of the Germans, concerning which there has for a long time been constant dispute between France and Germany.
These gave the character to the township, and the language and habits of the people were essentially German.
The surface of the township is hilly and mountainous in the eastern part, and undulating in the western.
anthracitemaps.com /members/bpritz/home.nsf/htmlname/berkshistalsace   (252 words)

  
 PHMC: Governors of Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Born March 25, 1780, in Alsace Township, now Reading, Berks County, he was the second of nine children of John Ritner of German Palatinate heritage.
Ritner continued to farm in southwestern Pennsylvania, briefly interrupting to serve six-months of military duty as a private during the War of 1812.
Although Ritner, the last governor under Pennsylvania's Constitution of 1790, was nominated in 1848 for director of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, he was not confirmed because of President Zachary Taylor's death.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/governors/ritner.asp?secid=31   (818 words)

  
 History
Daugherty Township is governed by an elected body organized under the Second Class Township Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Daugherty Township is the home of Beaver County’s first Catholic cemetery, originally known as the Daugherty Cemetery, it is located at the intersection of Pittsburgh and Allendale Roads.
In 1900, the population of Daugherty Township was 533.
www.daughertytownship-pa.gov /history.jsp   (1590 words)

  
 Alsace Lutheran Church : Founding of Alsace
This vast area was reduced, first by the erection of Reading in 1748; second, by the erection of Muhlenberg township, in 1852; third, by adding Poplar Neck and the lands adjoining to Cumru; and finally, by the erection of Alsace and Lower Alsace.
Strange as it may seem, the Alsace Churches and the residences of the descendants of the first settlers of Alsace township are now located in Muhlenberg township.
Likewise, Alsace Reformed Church had for about the same length of time the pastors of the First Reformed Church to supply it with the means of grace.
www.alsacelutheranchurch.org /pageant_history   (1660 words)

  
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John Noel was the other Noel in the Paradise Township area whose family was such a date that it appears he must have been born in Europe prior to 1736 and thus was probably a son of Joseph.
Andrew Noel was in the Menallen Township settlement with other Noel and Stras- baugh families and in close association with descendants of Peter Noel.
Nicholas Noel was issued a warrant September 10, 1750 for 100 acres of land in the Berwick Township portion of Pigeon Hills.
www.mcn.org /2/NOEL/BarbaraNoel.htm   (1302 words)

  
 Description of the Authority   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Township is bounded on the north by Ontelaunee Township; on the east by Alsace Township; on the south by the City of Reading, and on the west by the Schuylkill River.
It is situated in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch region and is surrounded by fertile valleys noted for fruit growing and dairy farming.
The Muhlenberg Township Authority is a municipal authority incorporated under the Pennsylvania Municipal Authority Act of 1935, P.L. 463 as amended and supplemented, pursuant to the appropriate action of the governing body of the Township of Muhlenberg in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
www.muhlenberg.org /MTA_Description.htm   (336 words)

  
 THE LOUGH FAMILY OF PENDLETON COUNTY - ARA V5 I3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Peter Loch was living as late as 1768 on his farm of 100 acres in Alsace Township where he was taxed 10 shillings on his land and two horses, four cattle and two sheep.
Alsace Township adjoins Reading on the east and the party obviously came from there.
The Pennsylvania Line had enlisted for three years, but when a number of men who had served their three years called for their discharges they were not only refused but roughly handled and kept against their wishes for an additional year.
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 Felix Stambach
JESSE H. was born 1820 in York County, Pennsylvania, and died November 24, 1893.
JOSEPH H. was born March 12, 1823 in Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania, and died December 28, 1893 in Ashland, Nebraska.
She was born September 30, 1832 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and died March 07, 1912 in Ashland, Nebraska.
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 Ancestors of Johannes Schneider
The account of this massacre was given in the Pennsylvania Gazette, being an extract from a letter from Bethlehem dated Oct. 9 [1763].
Cause of Death: In Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania is reproduced an account of an Indian massacre, 8 Oct 1763, North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mickley, Esq., in 1875, entitled a "Brief Account of Murders by the Indians, and the cause thereof, in Northampton County, Penna., October 8th, 1763," from which I have taken the liberty of making many extracts, because of the complete manner in which his subject is treated...
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 Oesterlin
Jacob Settled in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It is assumed that she was born in Exeter Township, Berks County, PA 15 Jun 1754
Daniel Easterly born in Exeter Township Berks County PA "Jacob was a taxable in Berks County (formed 1752) in Exeter Township in 1754.
easterlyfamily.org /crn_jacosterlin.htm   (330 words)

  
 Alsace Lutheran Church : About Alsace
Alsace membership is comprised of individuals of all ages and diverse backgrounds.
Believes that Christians are called to be salt and light in the world, separated from the ways of the world (Pietism), and that this difference is to be reflected in the life of the congregation as well as in the institutions of the church body.
Alsace then erected a large outdoor cross on her back parking lot overlooking the highway as a symbol of our salvation through the shed blood of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
www.alsacelutheranchurch.org /about   (1216 words)

  
 Lower Alsace Township, Pennsylvania Details, Meaning Lower Alsace Township, Pennsylvania Article and Explanation Guide
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.3 km²; (4.7 mi²;).
As of the census of 2000, there are 4,478 people, 1,881 households, and 1,250 families residing in the township.
Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.3% are under the age of 18 and 2.2% are 65 or older.
www.e-paranoids.com /l/lo/lower_alsace_township__pennsylvania.html   (404 words)

  
 ALSRL-012 (Alsace-Lorraine Research List Archive)
Their children were: Christian, born 1776 in Alsace; George Jr., born 1778 in Alsace; Barbara, born about 1781 in Alsace; Esther, born 1790; John Jr., born 1792 (my great grandfather); Mary Catherine, born 1798; Elizabeth; Eva; May; and Philip, whose dates of birth are not known.
Jacob JACOB, age 25, Tuckersmith township, Huron county, Ontario, Canada and Jemina GRANT, age 18, Tuckersmith township, were married 19 October 1864 by A. McDonald, Minister of the Presbyterian Church, although she and her family were Wesleyan Methodist.
Stephen WAECHTER (Etienne) born in Uberach, Bas Rhin, Alsace Lorraine on 3 January 1814 was the son of Laurent WAECHTER and Anne Marie LACROIX of Uberach.
feefhs.org /de/als/alsrl-012.html   (3351 words)

  
 My web page of Neese names.
Fourteen passengers bearing the name NEHS arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the ship "BRITTANIA", with ship master, Michael Franklyn, on September 21, 1731, along with 200 other persons, almost all of whom were of German origin.
According to an article by the Historical Society of York County, Pennsylvania, in the July 15, 1933 issue of the York Dispatch, entitled "Early Families in York County".
The marriage was on February 3, 1727/28 in Mitschdorf, Alsace, Germany.
www.angelfire.com /in/cjt/page6neese.html   (568 words)

  
 Hans George Ruch of Alsace & Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hans George was born in Zutzendorf, a small village in the European Northern Alsace (now known as Zutzendorf, Bas-Rhin, France), on December 29, 1682.
Hans George and his family settled in America in Whitehall Township, an area that is now just north of the town of Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Hans George died in 1769 and was buried at the Cemetery associated with this church.
home.earthlink.net /~pknox/hansgeo.html   (560 words)

  
 Colonial Ancestors Database Results
He was assigned to Captain Daniel C Lapsadle 's 1st Battalion as a Private, He was assigned from Washington Township, Cumberland County in the Militia, and was found on the tax records in the same area for 1780, He was listed on the tax records as a Freeman.
In March 1776, he was appointed by the Assembly senior captain of the Pennsylvania battalion of musketry, and though then considerably advanced in years, he accepted the position and recruited a company.
In April, 1779, he wrote to the Council of Safety in regard to irregularities in the election of the militia officers in Chester County, as conducted by Col. Levi Granow, and that election was annulled.
colonialancestors.com /cgi-bin/ancestors.cgi?pennsylvania   (3615 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Code
As the township’s request did not impair the Department’s ability to respond in a timely fashion, the Environmental Hearing Board erred in concluding that the township’s request constituted a waiver of deemed approval.
Where landowner installed a sewage holding tank without a permit, the Township was entitled to an injunction from the moment that the system was first installed despite township’s delay in processing landowner’s request for an application.
Property owners’ challenge to a denial of a sewer permit by the township sewer enforcement officer, based on the requirements of this section, was properly appealable to the local court of common pleas.
www.pacode.com /secure/data/025/chapter71/chap71toc.html   (11898 words)

  
 Simon Dreisbach 1698-1785   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He seems to have taken her immediately to Alsace Township near Reading, where their first child was born.
However, since this was the church where travelling preacher Johan Egidius Hecker (for many years the Dreisbachs' preferred minister) kept his records, it is not certain that the baptisms were actually performed at this church which lay many miles to the south.
October 15, 1757, a petition by the inhabitants of Lehigh Township to the Council, deploring their condition and asking for additional military protection, guard houses, and a passable road.
www.dreisbachfamily.org /simon.htm   (2814 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Code
(iii) Perry County—Boroughs of Duncannon and Marysville; Townships of Rye and Penn.
For purposes of the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program and the Pennsylvania Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program, the equitable or legal title to a motor vehicle with an odometer reading of 7,500 miles or more shall be considered to be transferred to the ultimate purchaser.
Outer zone of the southeast Pennsylvania air basin—The political subdivisions in the southeast Pennsylvania air basin which are not in the inner zone of the southeast Pennsylvania air basin.
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 Summary of Early Ancestors
Many Swiss from Canton Bern emigrated to Alsace, including members of the Leibundgut family/ies who, it is said, may have left Bern in fear after the hanging of Damian Leibundgut.
On a record from the Ship Halifax, arriving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 22 months later, on 20 October 1754, is the signature of Hans Veit L*nguth, which is so similar to the signatures of Johannes Veit Liebenguth (799) in Dossenheim sur Zinsel that we have judged them to be the same person.
Anna Maria later wrote in a family bible that she was born in Dossenheim in Alsace.
www.levergood.privat.t-online.de /family/earlyancestors.html   (2532 words)

  
 Alsace township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Alsace township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Back to: Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA), All US cities.
74% of Alsace township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
www.city-data.com /township/Alsace-Berks-PA.html   (98 words)

  
 The Family of John and Anna Gertrude Cassel
It is belived that on September 11, 1738, John and his family arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the ship “Robert and Alice” of Dublin, Ireland (See note**).
Frederick Cassel was born in Pennsylvania on January 16, 1769.
Mary Gertrude Cassel was born on September 24, 1776 in Hanover Township, Dauphin County Pennsylvania.
www.piperspages.com /Cassell/John_and_Anna_Cassel.html   (1121 words)

  
 HAFER FAMILY TREE RESEARCH
Palatine, Matthias emigrated in 1773 from Alsace, on the borders of the Rhine River in Germany, and settled in Alsace Township, Berks County, one mile east of Reading.
The Hafer family is one of the oldest in Berks County and its members are all respected, honorable and successful residents of the several communities where they are to be found, possessing the sterling virtues that made their founder Matthias Hafer, so welcome a settler in America.
Native of Berks County and for many years resided on his farm in Alsace and Exeter townships, which he cultivated in addition to working at his trade of stone mason.
hafergary.com /2haferresearch.htm   (678 words)

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