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Nathan Zipfel 
Abbreviations and Initialisms Used in Genealogy Term Definition a.a.s. Died in the year of his/her age (anno aetitis suae); (for example, an 86 year old died in the year ’86) d.o. Ditto; also often written as a series of double quotation marks. d.s.p. Died without issue (decessit sine prole legitima) d.s.p.l. Died without legitimate issue … Read more
Achenbach Register Report First Generation 1. ??? VON ACHENBACH. The name ACHENBACH exists both as a surname and as the name of a town. In the year 1515 the town of ACHENBACH is mentioned both as a part of Siegen, Westphalia, Hessen, Germany, and as part of the group of villages known as Biedenkopfals in … Read more
Ship Indostan, April 17, 1804 German Passengers Arrived at the port of Philadelphia in the Ship Indostan, Captain John Green, from Hamburgh, April 17th, 1804 Gottfried Wilhelm Philip Carl Philip Christ. Gottl. Schmidt Joh. Carl Philip Klein Joh. Wilhelm Roting Joh. Casper Everling Michael Kusnar Hans Nicolaus Kros Christ. Nitscher Joh. Andr. Brandt Wolmer Julius … Read more
A Summary of the Bair, Baer, Br, Bear, Beer Etc. Family Prepared by Myrna L. Bair from Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1737 to 1808, by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, L.L.D, President of the Pennsylvania German Society. In Three Volumes, 1727 -1773, (Norristown, PA: … Read more
Administrator/Administratrix Notices Administrator/Administratrix Notices from local Berks County newspapers Name of Decedent Decedent’s Residence Administrator/Administratrix Attorney Source Ammon, Elizabeth Reading James Geiger None Named Reading Eagle, 18 Mar 1869 Bechtel, John Heidelberg Twp. Isaac Bechtel, Robesonia, PA None Named Reading Eagle, 2 Jan 1869 Bertolet, Maria Oley Twp. Peter G. Bertolet None Named Berks and … Read more
Andrew Gredt and the Blessing from Pope Benedict XIV Most Holy Father Pope Benedict XIV Andrew Gredt from Lotharingia, presently in Rome, and going home shortly humbly prays your holiness to kindly grant him and his blood relatives and in-law to the third degree incl., and also to twenty-five other persons whom he is free … Read more
Bankruptcy Notices Brown, Samuel L. Office of the U.S.M., No. 604 Court Street, Reading, January 16, 1869} This is to give notice:–That on the 15th day of January, A.D. 1869, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of Samuel L. Brown, of Heidelberg township, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, … Read more
Auditor’s Notices Deysher, Jacob Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Auditor, appointed by the Orphans’ Court of Berks county to audit, restate, and resettle the account of Maria Deysher, Administratrix of Jacob Deysher, late of Oley township, said county, deceased, will attend for that purpose, at his office, No. 531 Court street, Reading, Pa., … Read more
Assignee’s Sale of Real and/or Personal Property Aulenbach, Charles Assignee’s Sale of the Real Estate of Charles Aulenbach. On Saturday, the 10th of January, 1863, at 1 o’clock P.M. will be offered at public sale at the public house of Jacob Schmucker in Reading, Berks County, by the undersigned Assignees of Charles Aulenbach and wife, … Read more
Assignee Notices Becker, Eli Eli Becker of the township of Maidencreek, in the County of Berks having executed an assignment of all his estate to John S. Fox, of the same place, in trust for the benefit of his creditors, on the 8th day of February, A.D., 1869. Notice is hereby given, that all persons … Read more