State: Pennsylvania, Northeast USA, USA, World

Here in 1675, William Edmundson convened the first recorded meeting for worship of Friends (Quakers) within present Pennsylvania. This was at the home of Robert Wade, who in 1682 greeted William Penn upon his arrival in Chester.

Most Frequent Names
Count	Surname	Date Range	Updated
260	Cribbs	1755 - 2020	9-19-2022
252	Smith	1695 - 2014	11-22-2022
236	Kilgore	1730 - 2011	10-15-2022
223	Miller	1675 - 2021	8-21-2022
212	McGlathery	1734 - 2009	11-24-2022
178	Simons	1735 - 2004	3-12-2022

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French & Indian War	USA	PA Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	PA Regiment	4
Revolutionary War	USA	PA 1.2.	1
Revolutionary War	USA	PA 7	1
Revolutionary War	USA	PA Battalion Infantry	1
Revolutionary War	UK	PA Bucks County Volunteers	1
Revolutionary War	Pennsylvania	PA Col Matthais Slough	1
Revolutionary War	USA	PA Lehigh Co	2
Revolutionary War	USA	PA Militia	2
Revolutionary War	USA	PA 1st Troop Cavalry	1
Revolutionary War	USA	1st PA Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	3rd PA Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	3rd PA Militia	1
Revolutionary War	Pennsylvania	4th PA Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	4th PA John Peterson Company	1
Revolutionary War	USA	6th PA Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	6th PA Infantry	1
Revolutionary War	USA	13th PA Regiment	1
War of 1812	USA	PA Regiment	2
War of 1812	USA	PA Northumberland County Blues	1
War of 1812	USA	1st PA Artillery	1
War of 1812	USA	1st PA Volunteers	1
War of 1812	USA	5th PA 1	1
War of 1812	USA	9th PA Regiment	1
War of 1812	Pennsylvania	15th PA Regiment	1
War of 1812	USA	132nd PA Regiment	1
War of 1812	USA	132nd PA Militia	1
US Civil War	USA	PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	PA S. S. Signal Corps	1
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US Civil War	Pennsylvania	1st PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	1st PA Independent	1
US Civil War	USA	1st PA Light Artillery	1
US Civil War	USA	2nd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	2nd PA Cavalry (59th Volunteers)	1
US Civil War	USA	3rd PA Cavalry	3
US Civil War	USA	3rd PA Heavy Artillery	1
US Civil War	USA	3rd PA Volunteers	2
US Civil War	USA	4th PA 64	1
US Civil War	USA	4th PA Cavalry	3
US Civil War	USA	4th PA Infantry (3 month)	1
US Civil War	USA	5th PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	5th PA Heavy Artillery	2
US Civil War	USA	5th PA Infantry (Reserve)	1
US Civil War	USA	6th PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	6th PA 35	1
US Civil War	USA	6th PA Artillery	1
US Civil War	USA	6th PA Battalion Artillery	1
US Civil War	USA	6th PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	6th PA Heavy Artillery	1
US Civil War	USA	7th PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	8th PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	8th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	9th PA Cavalry	4
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US Civil War	USA	11th PA Reserves	2
US Civil War	USA	12th PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	12th PA Reserves	1
US Civil War	USA	13th PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	13th PA Reserves	1
US Civil War	USA	13th PA Infantry (Reserve)	1
US Civil War	Pennsylvania	14th PA Cavalry	3
US Civil War	USA	15th PA Cavalry	3
US Civil War	USA	16th PA Cavalry	2
US Civil War	USA	17th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	18th PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	18th PA Cavalry	3
US Civil War	USA	20th PA Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	21st PA Cavalry	4
US Civil War	USA	22nd PA Cavalry	2
US Civil War	USA	26th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	29th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	30th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	32nd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	33rd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	Pennsylvania	37th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	38th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	41st PA 12	2
US Civil War	USA	42nd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	45th PA Infantry	3
US Civil War	USA	46th PA Infantry	3
US Civil War	USA	47th PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	47th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	53rd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	54th PA Militia	1
US Civil War	USA	54th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	56th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	61st PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	61st PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	62nd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	62nd PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	Pennsylvania	63rd PA Infantry	3
US Civil War	USA	67th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	71st PA 106	1
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US Civil War	USA	76th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	77th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	78th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	81st PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	82nd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	83rd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	85th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	88th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	90th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	90th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	97th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	99th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	100th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	Pennsylvania	102nd PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	103rd PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	103rd PA Battalion Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	103rd PA Detached to 8th NY Lt Arty Btry	1
US Civil War	USA	103rd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	104th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	105th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	110th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	111th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	114th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	115th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	117th PA PDM	1
US Civil War	USA	118th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	121st PA Infantry	4
US Civil War	USA	122nd PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	124th PA Light Artillery	1
US Civil War	USA	126th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	130th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	133rd PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	135th PA Infantry	3
US Civil War	USA	135th PA PA Voluntary Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	136th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	139th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	140th PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	143rd PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	143rd PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	145th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	149th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	151st PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	151st PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	152nd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	Pennsylvania	153rd PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	153rd PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	171st PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	177th PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	177th PA Volunteers	1
US Civil War	USA	180th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	187th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	188th PA Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	195th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	198th PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	200th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	201st PA Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	206th PA Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	209th PA Infantry	1
Spanish American War	USA	3rd PA Infantry	1
Spanish American War	USA	13th PA Volunteers	1
Spanish American War	USA	19th PA Infantry	1
World War I	USA	110th PA 28	1
World War I	USA	112th PA Infantry	1
World War I	USA	305th PA Sanitation Transport	1
World War II	USA	PA Regiment	1
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Korean War	USA	PA SHS International Incorporated as a professional r	1

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Mary Ann Mollie Stewart

5-10-1883	born in Indiana Co, PA
4-29-1967	died in Indiana Co, PA, about age 84.

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6-28-1889	born in Indiana Co, PA
8-26-1971	died in Indiana Co, PA, about age 82.

25 NOV 1809	born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
1825	PA, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
1858-1880	PA, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Trustee
1866	PA, Philadelphia, East Pennsylvania Railroad, director
1866	PA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, director
1866	PA, Philadelphia, Mahanoy and Broad Mountain Railroad, director
1866	PA, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad, director
1866	PA, Philadelphia, Reading and Columbia Railroad, director
1869	USA, Secretary of Navy
5 FEB 1880	died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA, about age 70.

24 OCT 1885	born in Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA
23 NOV 1930	PA, Beallsville, Beallsville Cemetery
21 NOV 1930	died in Bentleyville, Washington Co, PA, about age 45.

19 JUL 1834	born in Newville, Cumberland Co, PA
23 AUG 1879	died in Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA, about age 45.

14 MAR 1817	born in Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA
1836	PA, Washington and Jefferson College
1837-1839	PA, Pittsburgh, Western Theological Seminary
1841	PA, Mt Pleasant, Presbyterian Church, Minister
1841-1849	PA, Greensburg, Presbyterian Church, Minister
1849-1899	PA, Washington, First Presbyterian Church, Minister
4 JUL 1899	died in Washington, Washington Co, PA, about age 82.

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Mary Ann Margaret Radebaugh

18 NOV 1827	born in Huntingdon Co, PA
12 DEC 1891	died in Madison, Muskingum Co, OH, about age 64.

02/29/1784	born in Westmoreland Co, PA
1815-1823	KY, US Representative
1820-1821	KY, Attorney General
1833-1837	KY, US Representative
1844-1846	KY, Secretary of State
1849	KY, Kentucky Constitutional Convention, Delegate
09/24/1852	died in Bardstown, Nelson Co, KY, about age 69.

3-5-1820	born in Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA
2-18-1897	died in Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA, about age 77.