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Biographical sketches of various sizes of some people who contributed to Bedford County, PA, history, c.1750-1950.
This book lists all identified Civil War soldiers who lived in Bedford County Pennsylvania during their lifetimes. Included are identified soldiers who lived in some of the immediate surrounding border communities of Bedford County. Also included are identified Civil War Soldiers who were born in Bedford County but moved to another state during the great western migration and Bedford County residents who joined Maryland regiments. The book includes photographs of Bedford County Civil War soldiers in uniform and pictures of Civil War veterans taken after the war. Some photographs include family members. The listed soldiers will include the Regiment and Company, Muster Dates, Age at Muster, Casualty and Cemetery information if known. A chapter in the book will cover the major battles in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War and list the names of the Bedford County casualties in each battle.
The sketches in this book, numbering approximately 2,250 and naming a total of 50,000 related persons, generally treat subjects who were born in the early nineteenth century, with reference to immediate forebears of the late eighteenth century. The sketches typically mention the date and place of birth and marriage of the principal subject, the place of birth of his parents and often grandparents, sometimes the name of the first ancestor in America, and details of religion, education, military service, occupation, home, and residence.
Includes plans for Bedford Town; lot owners in Bedford in 1795; sketches of early settlers from the 1941 Pioneer Historical Society program; Sheriffs Fee, 1792; some Huntingdon County soldiers; some Bedford County tax lists, 1817-1819; extracts from the Bedford Gazette, 1844-1851; and Bedford County death records. Index.
By: Waterman, Watkins and Company, Pub. 1884, reprinted 2020, 924 pages, New Index, ISBN #0-89308-734-3. Bedford County was created in 1771 from Cumberland County and is the parent county to: Huntington, Somerset, Blair, Cambria and Fulton. Somserset County as created in 1795 and Fulton was created in 1850. It sits in the southern portion of the state boarding Maryland. This area is where the French and Indian War occurred. It was a vital area for development of the country. Upon the defeat of the French and Treaties with the native Indians, westward expansion was aloud to progress. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade & transp...