Beaver Borough, Page 613 Situation – Relation to other Valley Towns – Beaver Laid out – Sale of Lots – Judge Addison’s Letters Relating thereto – Designation as County Seat…

1880 Federal Census: Rochester, Beaver Co., Pa. — Evangelical Orphans’ Home Inmates: Huppert, Elizabeth, matron, age 55, single, keeps the house, b. Prussia, both parents b. Prussia. Miller, Katy, age…

This list of Causes set for trial at the October Term [1830] was published in the “Western Argus” newspaper 13 Oct 1830: Hannah Janay vs. Thomas Bryan Jacob Beltzhoover vs.…

PENNSYLVANIA MARRIAGE LICENSES, 1769-1776.    1772.  January.    1 : Daniel Stewart — Mary Neal; James Smith — Martha Maxwell  2 : William McCulloch — Margaret Palmer; William Hunter— Susannah Eudderow; Edward James…

War of 1812 Pension Application of Jacob Mechling, Butler County. War of 1812, Declaration of Soldier for Pension to be executed before Judge or Clerk of Court, State of Pennsylvania,…

From a series of four brochures entitled “Pittsburgh Frontier To Future.” 14,225 B.C. – Primitive man occupies a rock shelter near Avella in present-day Washington Co. His remains are evidence…

From a series of four brochures entitled “Pittsburgh Frontier To Future.” 1800, June 28 – Zadok Cramer buys stock in John Gilkeson’s book store and opens his own book­selling business…

July 28, 1860: Prof. S. Wilson makes an ascension in the balloon “Great Western.”After several mishaps, he successfully landed at Sharpsburg (Allegheny County). Oct. 1, 1860: Pittsburghers welcome the Prince…

Allegheny County Tax Records — Snowden Twp., 1846 — Part Two McCormick, Samuel — carpenter, singleman.McCormick, George — farmer, singleman.Douglass, William — farmer, 20 acres land valued at $260; 2…

Allegheny County Tax Records — Snowden Twp. — 1846            Morgan, Hugh — merchant, 1 horse, 1 cow Larimer, Alexander — Farmer singleman, 80 Acres w/improvements, 2 horses Thompson, Moses…