Norman Gasbarro | December 29, 2010
(Part 3 of 3). Ruth Buffington, daughter of Richard Buffington (1654-1748) was born either in England or in America some time before her brother Richard, who is said to be the first child born in what is now Pennsylvania. According to the records of the Concord Monthly Meeting, Ruth married Ezekiel Harlan of Kennett, Pennsylvania, […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 28, 2010
(Part 2 of 3). Benjamin Buffington (c1730-1814), the great-grandson of Richard Buffington, emigrant from Great Marlow on the Thames, England, was the first of the Buffington family to settle in the Lykens Valley. After the American Revolution, in which he served in Captain Weaver’s Company, he brought his family to the area at the end […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 27, 2010
(Part 1 of 3). Richard Buffington of Great Marlow on the Thames, England, is considered to be the progenitor of the Buffington family in American. His arrival in America occurred around 1675 and he is connected to the early history of both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Personal and financial troubles for Lord Berkeley (West Jersey) […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 25, 2010
With the secession crisis undoubtedly on the minds of most people, the Philadelphia Inquirer chose to publish news of a more social nature in its Christmas day edition, 25 December 1860. The following selections are nearly all from page one: CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH – Christmas day is celebrated with unusual pomp in […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 24, 2010
The Harrisburg Patriot, a weekly newspaper in 1860, published its last edition before Christmas on 20 December. The first four pages were crammed with news of impending crisis. There was very little social, economic, agricultural, or personal news. One article pointed out that the country had been in this state before – in fact, ten […]
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