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Christian Brechbill (1710-1761), son of Christian Brechbill and Anna Steiner, immigrated from Switzerland to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania in 1738. Descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Brechbiel) lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Idaho and elsewhere.
Ancestors of Raymond Clyde Lantz (b. 1951), son of Raymond G. Lantz and Doris F. Bruckman. He was born in Altoona, Pa. He was married twice. He married (2) 1977 in Pensacola, Florida, Dianna Lee Crossley (b. 1956), daughter of Noel N. Crossley of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Sandra L. Shaw of Port Huron, Michigan. Some early ancestors are traced to early 1300s. Members of the Lantz family came to Pennsylvania from Germany around the mid 1700s. The Crossley family is traced to England in the early 1800s. Various other immigrant ancestors came from Germany, Switzerland and England settling in Pennsylvania, Maryland, via Canada in New York, and elsewhere.
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A 52,640-name index to the past ten years of Mennonite Family History published from 1982 through 1991, this index includes surnames, authors of articles, subjects and every name mentioned in the articles. (170pp. Masthof Press, 1992.)
Hans Groff (ca.1665-1726), probably a German or Swiss immigrant, lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and married widow Anna Lichti Mier. Anna had been married to a Lichti first, then a Mier, then Hans Groff, and after his death, married Peter Leman. Descendants and relatives of Hans Groff lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New York and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Ontario and elsewhere in Canada. Includes Barr (Bar, Bare, Bear), Dohner, Eshleman, Herr, Kendig, Rohrer and related family.
Whether we live in cities, in the suburbs, or in the country, birds are ubiquitous features of daily life, so much so that we often take them for granted. But even the casual observer is aware that birds don’t fill our skies in the number they once did. That awareness has spawned conservation action that has led to notable successes, including the recovery of some of the nation’s most emblematic species, such as the Bald Eagle, Brown Pelican, Whooping Crane, and Peregrine Falcon. Despite this, a third of all American bird species are in trouble—in many cases, they’re in imminent danger of extinction. The most authoritative account ever published of the threats these species face, The...