Norman Gasbarro | February 22, 2013
The earliest member of the Enty family to settle in the area near the Lykens Valley appears to be Tobias Enty, who according to some researchers on Ancestry.com, was born around 1762 in Haiti and emigrated to the United States some time before 1800. However, no sources have been found that confirm any of this […]
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Norman Gasbarro | October 25, 2012
Some questions have come to the Civil War Research Project about one of the names on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument. That individual is a George Samuels, about whom little is known. Who was George Samuels? What was his occupation? Where was he born and where did he live? Did he have a family? What was […]
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Norman Gasbarro | October 18, 2012
Part 7 of 7. In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner. They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen). Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]
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Tags: Lower Mahanoy Township, Lykens Townshio
Norman Gasbarro | October 17, 2012
Part 6 of 7. In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner. They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen). Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]
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Norman Gasbarro | October 12, 2012
Part 5 of 7. In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner. They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen). Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]
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Tags: Lykens Township