Pennsylvania Genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It contains information and records for Pennsylvania ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in Pennsylvania history.
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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Records
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran is found in Old Zionsville, Upper Milford Twp, Lehigh County, PA. This series of records includes the burial records of the church as copied from the official church records.
- Burial Records of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, 1758-1902
- Burial Records of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, 1900-1921
- Burial Records of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, 1921-1948
- Burial Records of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, 1949-1976
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New Pennsylvania Genealogy
The Sutton Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania
This article traces the Sutton lineage from its English roots to Elihu Sutton’s settlement in Sparta, New York, and follows the family through successive generations into Pennsylvania. It outlines the life of John Sutton, a blacksmith and farmer, and his marriage to Sarah Hoffman, then focuses on their daughter Mary Cordelia Sutton and her husband, Lorenzo Barton Prosser. Prosser’s career as a Bradford farmer, town official, Civil War sergeant in the Bucktail Regiment, prisoner at Libby Prison, and later oil producer is detailed, along with the family connections and descendants that link Sparta, Bradford, and other communities.
The Dowrey Family of Harrisville, Pennsylvania
This account traces the Dowrey family from William Dowrey, a Scottish master mechanic who settled in Ohio, through his son James, an expert machinist who established mills and helped develop Harrisville, Pennsylvania. It follows the family’s growth across Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and beyond, noting marriages, children, occupations, and religious affiliations. The article gives particular attention to James Dowrey’s descendants, including Agnes J. Dowrey Fitzgerald and her children, while also preserving details on the Fitzgerald line, with its connections to oil production, contracting, and medicine. Together, the narrative offers a broad genealogical portrait of a family shaped by industry, migration,…
The Frederick Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania
This genealogical sketch traces the Frederick family from German roots to Pennsylvania, following three generations from Leonard Frederick, who settled in Millerstown, through his son John, a shoemaker and Civil War veteran, to John H. Frederick, a Bradford oilman and South Penn Oil Company superintendent. It also records the Carnahan family line through Sarah A. Carnahan Frederick, linking the family to earlier settlers in Butler and Armstrong counties. Alongside migration, military service, trades, church membership, and children are documented, creating a detailed portrait of interconnected German, Scottish, and Irish-descended families in western Pennsylvania.
The Auerhaim Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania
This genealogical sketch traces the Auerhaim family from its German roots in Prussia to its establishment in western Pennsylvania. It describes several generations, beginning with an industrious grandfather who supported a synagogue and conducted grain and hotel businesses, then follows Moses Mordecai Auerhaim and his children, many of whom settled in American cities. The account focuses especially on Solomon Auerhaim, who emigrated to the United States, built a successful dry goods business in Petroleum Center, Oil City, Erie, and Bradford, and erected the New Auerhaim building. It also outlines the marriages, children, and later careers of his descendants.
The Eby Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania
This genealogy traces the Eby line from Theodore Eby, who immigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1717, through several generations that moved from Lancaster County to Ohio, Indiana, and eventually Bradford, Pennsylvania. It highlights Samuel Eby, a pioneer farmer and German Baptist preacher in Stark County, Ohio, and his descendants, many of whom settled in Indiana and neighboring states. The article closes with the family of Delilah Eby Caldwell, whose marriage connected the Eby line to Bradford, where her husband became a successful oil producer and their children continued to live and work in the community.
The Durfey Family of Venango County Pennsylvania
This article traces the Durfey family from its Rhode Island Durfee origins through successive generations in Connecticut and western Pennsylvania, following the line from Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth to Benjamin Durfey, Joseph Durfey, and Benjamin (2) Durfey, a Connecticut legislator and manufacturer. It then follows Charles Averill Durfey, who moved to Venango County and later Bradford, where he managed oil and real estate interests and served in civic roles, and his son Frank Edward Durfey, who continued the family’s business and public involvement. The piece also includes the Kingsley line connected by marriage to Harmony Kingsley Durfey.
Genealogy in Neighboring States
The following states neighbor Pennsylvania and are not part of the Great Lakes Genealogy below.