A Biographical History of the Becker Family: And Their Early Settlement in America and Other Unpublished Information Belonging Thereto

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Express Print. Office, 1901 - 136 pages
Valentine Becker and his three brothers (George, Conrad and Michael) immigrated in 1737 to America. Valentine settled in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1738, and died after 1795.
 

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Page 4 - Appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and lying within the Bounds and Limits aforesaid, (Three full and clear Fifth Parts of all Royal Mines, free from all Deductions and Reprisals for digging and refining the same : and also One-Fifth Part of the Ore of all other Mines, delivered at the Pit's Mouth, only excepted and hereby reserved...
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Page 129 - Ebyt and Susannah Eby* (see page 60), children of George Eby3, son of Christian Eby2. To THE READER: The writer thinks it not out of place to say a few more words in conclusion.
Page 88 - Pa., whence they moved to the Pike mill, one mile west of Salunga, lived there three years, then moved to the Mount Joy mill where he died July 2, 1 850, then the widow removed to the first place.
Page 2 - FAMILY" to the numerous descendants of our old ancestors THEODORUS EBY, PETER EBY and NICHOLAS EBY, has endeavored to merit the approval of all, by presenting a work that will be found interesting to all branches of the EBY Family.
Page 86 - Aug. 1 3, 1892, but in the latter part of 1893 was able to be up probably for three months; then she took her bed again, for a period of over seven years.
Page 129 - That the errors and imperfections in the work are not greater than they are the writer owes to the kindness of the relatives who aided her with information in regard to the Becker family and their descendants.
Page 2 - Jbe done at so late a date.- •1'lran'liiiigJthb'sib who have so kindly given me information and their support in this work, I am Your friend, LEAH B.

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