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Irish Emigrant Ship to Visit Bristol Waterfront
The Jeanie Johnston to dock for four days to promote Irish culture and heritage
BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - As a way of promoting Irish culture and heritage in Bucks County, The Jeanie Johnston, a recreation of a 19th century Irish emigrant ship will be visiting the Bristol waterfront from June 26-30,
2003. The ship will arrive from Philadelphia at noon on the 26th and leave for New York at 10 a.m. on the 30th..
Date : 28 July 2006
A ship built to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Irish Famine
arrived in Bristol last night (27 July) and received a special welcome
from the city’s Irish community.
The ‘Jeanie Johnston’ - a replica of a ship that carried 2500 Irish
emigrants to the USA - was met at Bristol Dock’s lock gates in the
Cumberland Basin by Deacon Kevin Moloney from Clifton Cathedral and
Mrs Honoria O’Leary, a 101 year old former Irish emigrant to the USA.
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| Bristol, Philadelphia County, is not the same as Bristol, Bucks County, as
stated in the Kuster book.
There were 2 Bristol Townships from 1682 to 1854:Bristol, Bucks County and Bristol, Philadelphia County
Bristol, Philadelphia, was the township just east of Germantown. The present
day neighborhoods of East and West Oaklane, Fernrock, and Logan are where
the old Bristol Township was.
A tidbit from the internet. . . |
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Emilie United Methodist Church, Levittown, Bucks County, |
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - August 1, 1903
THE HEAVIEST MAN IN THE STATE
Bristol, Bucks county claims the honor of having the the
heaviest man in the State. Wilson LIPPENCOTT, a retired
farmer, who was weighed this week and tipped the scale at 544
pounds. He gained 50 pounds during the past year. His belt
measurement is 7 feet. Mr. LIPPINCOTT is a hearty eater and he
thinks there is every possibility of still further
development. He is the father of three sons and four daughters
all of whom are weighty.
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - August 22, 1903
HEAVIEST MAN IN STATE DEAD
Wilson LIPPINCOTT, of Bristol, Bucks county, known as the
heaviest man in the state, died on Monday of heart disease.
During the last year of his life LIPPINCOTT gained 100 pounds
in weight and he was proud of it. At the time of his death he
weighed 544 pounds. His health was apparently good up to the
minute of his death. He was a famous dancer till his weight
reached the 400 mark.
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1914 Directory under Middletown Twp |
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Benson, J. Harry (Mary C.) |
Bristol |
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Darrah, Geo. (Matilda) |
Bristol |
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Darrah, Joseph (Crissie) |
Bristol |
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Deenihan, William P. (Mary) |
Bristol |
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Everett, Aldridge (Katherine) |
Bristol |
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Everett, Joseph (Mary) |
Bristol |
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Everett, Samuel (Nellie M.) |
Bristol |
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ankins, Mahlon (Edith) |
Bristol |
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Hazelett, Eliza (widow of John) |
Bristol |
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Honeyford, Benjamin (Martha) |
Bristol |
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Kellett, Earnest (Annie) |
Bristol |
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Larue, Herbert (Elizabeth) |
Bristol |
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Larue, Wm. H. |
Bristol |
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Morgan, Brinton C. (Ann J.) |
Bristol |
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Pahlam, Edward (son of J.A. Pahlman) |
Bristol |
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Pahlman, J.A. |
Bristol |
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Ralph, J. Lawrence (Mary ) |
Bristol |
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Schoemberg, Charlotte (widow of Augustus M.) |
Bristol |
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Sharkey, Samuel (Elizabeth) |
Bristol |
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White, Norris (Katie) |
Bristol |
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Williams, John R. (mary) |
Bristol |
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Winder, Edward J. Jr. (Catherine) |
Bristol |
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Winslar, George B. (Elizabeth) |
Bristol |
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Wright, George W. (Laura) |
Bristol |
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