Berks County

Family Bible of Daniel Seifrit Robeson Township, Berks County, PA The following three pages of records were transcribed from loose photostats that appear to have been taken of a frontispiece and two pages from the same bible. It appears to have been the bible of Daniel and Christina (Grünwalt) Seifrit. The last known location of … Read more

Family Bible of Jacob Seifrit Jr. and his wife, Susanna Robeson Township, Berks County, PA Transcribed from an old photostat of the family record of a generation of the Seifrit (Seifried, Seifriedt, Seefreed, Seyfreed, Seifreed) family of Berks County, Pennsylvania. All entries were written in German script and appear to have been by several hands. … Read more

Family Bible of Jacob Seifrit Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth Robeson Township, Berks County, PA Transcribed from an old photostat of a loose single page (6.5″x8″) of the family record of a generation of the Seifrit (Seifried, Seifriedt, Seefreed, Seyfreed, Seifreed) family of Berks County, Pennsylvania. All entries were written in German script and appear … Read more

Family Bible of William Wicklein and his wife, Sarah Robeson Township, Berks County, PA NOTE: GDTL = addition by Grace Darling Thompson Lightner (1893-1993) Biblia, Das ist: Die Ganze Heilige Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments,… BASEL, … MDCCXCVIII William Wicklein Seine Biebel im Jahr 1834 William Wickline (signature) Transcription: William Wickline was born the 29th … Read more

Bible Record of Anna “Annie” (Gilbert) Jackson Henry W. Gilbert and Hannah H. Moyer each of Oley, Berks Co., Pa. were united in Holy Matrimony on the 19th day of August, 1871 by Minister Thomas T. Iaeger No. 968 Submitted by Mike. Last Modified Home       Bible Index

Family Bible of George Berger Following is a translation of the family register from the Bible of George Berger (1810-1890) of Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County. Below each translation is a link to the page on which the record appears. Page 1 lists George Berger’s marriages George Berger and Miss Katharina Boltz married on the … Read more

Bible Records of Daniel Helffrich Marriage Records Daniel Helffrich was married the first time April 10, 1808 to Maria Hoch The second time August 10, 1823 to Margaret Bock Births Daniel Helffrich was born in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County March 7th, 1785 Was baptized April 18, 1785. Witness of Baptism Rev. Daniel Lehman and his … Read more

<!– –> Bible of Henry Myers Henry Myers b. September 35, 1782 in Berks Co., Pa. and died August 13, 1872 in Shrewsbury, Lycoming Co., Pa. Henry Myers, Sr. wrote all of the entires after the fact, not as they happened. Marriages Children with Mary Cantner/Kantner Children with Sara Jane Powell Children with Hannah Maria … Read more

Hoch – Hauck – Van Reed Family Bible The following information is contained in the Family Register between the Old and New Testaments, in an inscription on the page opposite the inside front cover, and on a loose sheet of paper inside this Bible. This Bible is a German language edition published in 1830 in … Read more

Bible Record of John Freehafer 1829 German Bible published in Philadelphia Familien Register This branch of the Freehafer family migrated from Berks County, Pennsylvania to Huntington County, Indiana. On the way, they stopped for a while in Wayne County, Ohio and then Richland County, Ohio. Trauungen (Marriage Register) John Freehafer was married to Miss Barbary … Read more