In this work, he documents the genealogies of numerous families in early lancaster county, and many of those genealogies were developed to the latter years of the 19th century. Contributions to pennsylvania history william henry egle. Eagle was born in new york, and came to michigan when a young man, locating at otisville. Click the link for proprietary and state tax lists of the county of lancaster for the years 1771, 1772, 1773, 1779, and 1782. From 1871 he engaged in historical research and wrote several volumes. You will find other comments that also confirm this. William henry egle was a physician, author and historian who served as the state librarian of. Names of foreigners who took the oath of allegiance to the province and state of pennsylvania, 17271775, with the foreign arrivals, 17861808 by egle, william henry, 18301901.
The actual contents of this book belong to henry barbers british family names. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. William henry egle in 1727, the pennsylvania provincial council passed a law requiring all foreign immigrants i. An illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, civil, political, and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources by william henry egle book. One of the signers of the humble address of the governor, officers, clergy, and other gentlemen in the city and garrison of londonderry, to william and mary, of the date of july 29, 1689, shortly after the famous siege of that noted stronghold of protestantism, was james mccormick1. Lists of these immigrants were originally assembled for publication in the pennsylvania archives ser. The alpena news wednesday, january 16, 1918 william eagle of wilson is dead william eagle died at his home in wilson township tuesday evening, aged 75 years, his death being due to the conformities of old age.
This book is a set genealogies based on 66 families mainly from early lancaster county, which was one of the original 4 counties of pennsylvania. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pennsylvania archives. He was state librarian from 18871899 and edited the 2nd and 3rd series of the published archives. The first twentysix volumes of this series resemble closely those of the second series, while the last four volumes consist of an index to the sixteen volumes. It also features a lengthy section composed of excerpts from orderly books and diaries of the. Some pennsylvania women during the war of the revolution william henry egle some pennsylvania women during the war of the revolution, first published in 1898 by the harrisburg publishing company, presents biographical sketches of almost seventy women who supported the american revolution and the soldiers at valley forge, noting their lives, family history, character, and the particulars of. These books by william henry egles notes and queries, regarded to be among the most important work on the genealogy, biography, and history of central pennsylvania ever published. Egles notes and queries of pennsylvania, 1700s1800s. William henry egle was a prolific 19th century writer, who focused, primarily, on pennsylvania genealogical and historical material, much of which is still used today. William henry egle egle, william henry, 18301901 an online book about this author is available egle, william henry, 18301901.
Names of foreigners who took the oath of allegiance to the province and state of pennsylvania, 17271775 with the foreign arrivals, 17861808. Scotchirish and german ebook written by william henry egle. William henry egle has 121 books on goodreads with 163 ratings. Notes and queries, historical, biographical, and genealogical, chiefly relating to interior pennsylvania was an irregularly published series of volumes on people and events in pennsylvania, edited by william henry egle. The columns and off prints of the columns which appeared in pamphlet form were reprinted in seven volumes between the years 1894 and 1896. The state and county websites in the usgenweb project vary immensely. Notes and queries, historical, biographical, and genealogical. Meyers, state printer, 1890 pennsylvania 789 pages. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pennsylvania genealogies. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Apr 27, 20 the cover of this book shows it to be william egles 800page pennsylvania genealogies. Historical, biographical, and genealogical, chiefly relating to interior pennsylvania, volume 2.
If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. A practicing physician at the dawn of the american civil war, he was initially commissioned as an assistant surgeon, and then served as a surgeon with several different union army regiments during the course of the conflict, including the 116th. Scotchirish and german by william henry egle online at alibris. An illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, political and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time harrisburg, pa. The custom of issuing each year watch words or a text book, consisting of a selection of verses from the bible. William henry egle was a physician, author and historian who served as the state librarian of the commonwealth of pennsylvania from 1887 to 1889. Pennsylvania in the war of the revolution, battalions and line. Names of foreigners who took the oath of allegiance to the province and state of pennsylvania, 17271775, with the foreign arrivals, 17861808. Journal of the treaty at lancaster in 1744, with the six nations. William henry egle egle, william henry, 18301901 the.
Pennsylvania archives by william henry egle, samuel hazard. Names of foreigners who took the oath of allegiance to the. Journals and diaries of the war of the revolution with lists of officers and soldiers, 17751783 ebook written by john blair linn, william henry egle. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. William henry egles most popular book is pennsylvania genealogies. William henry egle has been listed as one of the warfare good articles under the good article criteria. Some pennsylvania women during the war of the revolution by. Connecticut settlement in the wyoming valley pa usgenweb. Chiefly scotchirish and german, 17001895 a collection of genealogies from scotchirish families and german families living in pennsylvania. Jun 06, 2012 by egle, william henry 2 editions first published in 1893 read listen names of foreigners who took the oath of allegiance to the province and state of pennsylvania, 17271775, with the foreign arrivals, 17861808. Pennsylvania in the war of the revolution, battalions and.
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