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An Introduction
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The City and County of Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania.
The city is colloquially referred to as Philly, and known as The City of
Brotherly Love (from Greek: "brotherly love" from philos
"loving" and adelphos "brother"). It is the fifth
most populous city in the United States. The population of the city (at the 2000
census) was 1,517,550 though 2005 U.S. Census estimates a population of
1,463,281. Philadelphia is the second-largest city on the U.S. East Coast,
and a major commercial, educational, and cultural center for the nation. The
northeastern boundary of Philadelphia is only 46 miles from the southwestern
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New
York City (and the downtowns of each are approximately 80 miles
apart).The Philadelphia metropolitan area is the fourth
largest in the U.S. by the current official definition, with some 5.8 million
people. Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historically significant cities in the United States. During part of the 18th century, the city was the first capital and most populous city of the United States, and the second largest English speaking city in the world after London. At that time, it eclipsed Boston and New York City in political and social importance, with Benjamin Franklin taking a large role in Philadelphia's rise. |
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Philadelphia Co., PAFamily Surnames
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following are surnames of persons, found within our databases, who were
either born, married or died in this county. |
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Bishop |
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Peiffer;
Quigley; Huff; Rainear |
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Barstow; Benner;
Clement; Dellinger; Fink;
Gotta; Hocker; Knauf; Knecht; Mildenberg; Miller;
Neff; Pfeffer; Silar;
Siler; Speece |
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To find out
more about each family listed here click on the appropriate LINK(s). |
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Philadelphia Co., PA |
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Philadelphia Co., PA Genealogy Information Websites The following
are links to websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this county. |
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Use
the following LINKS to find more information that may pertain to this
location. |
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Philadelphia Co., PA
Image GalleryDuring our research we have collected and images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of
our ancestors past lives. |
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Independence
Hall, Philadelphia, PA |
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If
you have any photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location
we would greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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Use
the following LINK to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to
this location. ANCESTRAL
LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES |
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Contact Information
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Pony
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