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Lenny siegfried, 95, of hecktown, pa, passed away on sunday, february 28, 2021 at country meadows, of bethlehem. He was the loving husband of jacqueline mantell cressman. The company was founded in order to provide books to the citizens of easton, however only. Uncover property values, resident history, neighborhood safety score, and more. This northampton county local and family history collection includes.
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Mar 31, 2021 4125 hecktown rd, bethlehem, pa 18020 is a 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom, 6,738 sqft singlefamily home built in 2002. Cressman, 71, of hecktown died on tuesday, october 11, 2011 at st. Northampton county, pennsylvania history and genealogy. Pennsylvania formerly the dryland church now the trinity lutheran and dryland reformed hecktown, pennsylvania 1929. This addition houses the largest collection of local history and genealogy in northeastern pennsylvania with roughly 15,000. Marks lutheran and german reformed church jackson township, monroe county, pennsylvania oreland, pennsylvania. Full inventory book list richland county, illinois. Typescript located in marx collection, easton public library.
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Pauls reformed church, new oxford, pa bulletins, 19491972 history history of the new oxford charge of the reformed church in the united states, adams county, pa, by walter e. Jun 06, 2015 the stone tavern at eastons 1753 bachmann publick house was the meeting place for local politicians. Search new car inventory at koch 33 toyota in easton, pa 18045. Additional records that apply to hecktown are also found through the northampton county and pennsylvania pages. The advantages of booking your room on viamichelin include. Penn received his famous land grant from king charles ii named pennsylvania penns woods by the king himself as the settlement of a debt owed his late father, admiral penn, in march 1681. They tell the story of american history made in northampton county. Lower nazareth allows new lvhn medical campus at rte. Church records for dryland reformed with private records of rev martin a in pennsylvania and new jersey, church and town records collection ancestry church record of the reformed and lutheran congregations in nazareth township, northampton county. County local and family history, and includes more than. Northampton county, pennsylvania cemetery records leave a comment cemetery, pennsylvania most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing.
Find out who lives on hecktown rd, bethlehem, pa 18020. Mar 03, 2021 throughout history, artists and citizens have turned to protest art as a means of demonstrating social and political discontent. History on november 2nd, 1942, a group of citizens in hanover township, many of whom were air raid wardens, formed a group known as the hanover township fire protection association. Like most of the eastern half of pennsylvania, northampton countys history is directly tied to william penn. Church record of the reformed and lutheran congregations in nazareth township, northampton county. At end of the ramp, turn right onto route 191 north.
Genealogical and local history books in print, vol i. They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this past june. The fall 2014 issue of pennsylvania heritage magazine included an article about the 100th anniversary of the pennsylvania historical marker program. Williams township historical society lehigh valley passport to. Slavery in pennsylvania gradually declined after the acts passage as to be nonexistant by 1850. Records of dryland reformed church, hecktown, northampton county, pa. Founded in 1745, the moravian book shop is located in the heart of historic bethlehem, pennsylvania and is not only the oldest bookstore in. Koch 33 auto car dealership in easton, pa 18045 kelley. Lvhn breaks ground on its first northampton county hospital. Pennsylvania evangelical and reformed historical society.
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