Colonial Philadelphians
Author | : Hannah Benner Roach |
Publisher | : Genealogical Society of PA |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2007-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 1422367347 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781422367346 |
Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Hannah Josephine Benner Roach (1907-1976) was a distinguished genealogist & also an architect & historian. This volume of selected examples of her published articles represents something of the breadth of her interests & abilities, as well as her meticulous care as a researcher in genealogy. Contents: The Blackwell Rent Roll, 1689; Philadelphia Business Directory, 1690; Taxables in Chestnut, Middle & South Wards Philadelphia, 1754; Taxables in the City of Philadelphia, 1756; Philadelphia¿s Colonial Poor Laws, & Taxables in Chestnut, Walnut & Lower Delaware Wards, Philadelphia, 1767; & Genealogical Gleanings from Dr. Rush¿s Ledger A.