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  2. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP) is a non-profit educational institution headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1892, [1] it is one of the oldest genealogical societies in the United States. Its mission is "to provide leadership and support in promoting genealogy through education, preservation and access to ...

  3. History of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn (standing with document in hand), who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers after receiving a royal deed to it from King Charles II. The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of what is now ...

  4. Pennsylvania Dutch - Wikipedia

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    FamilyHart Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy Family Pages and Database; Alsatian Roots of Pennsylvania Dutch Firestones; Pennsylvania Dutch Family History, Genealogy, Culture, and Life; Several digitized books on Pennsylvania Dutch arts and crafts, design, and prints from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries; In Pennsylvania German

  5. Biddle family - Wikipedia

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    The Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an Old Philadelphian family descended from English immigrants William Biddle (1630–1712) and Sarah Kempe (1634–1709), who arrived in the Province of New Jersey in 1681.

  6. Op den Graeff family - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker was the fourth great-grandson of Abraham, [17] while US-president Theodore Roosevelt was the sixt great-grandson of "bishop" Herman op den Graeff. [18] In 1802 [19] Nathan Updegraff, a great-great-grandson of Abraham, settled north in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio. [20]

  7. Old Philadelphians - Wikipedia

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    Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians [1] or Perennial Philadelphians, [2] are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, also from Ulster, Wales and even Germany, and who founded the city of Philadelphia.

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