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Joseph J. Flory, the father of Jacob, came from the German Palatinate in 1733 and settled in Pennsylvania. Jacob was probably born in Maryland not later than 1760 and appears in Virginia by 1786. Joseph may have been French originally because he is noted as a Hugenot.
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Tiny Too-Little really needs a kiss. The one that he loves is right up there. Will Tiny ever reach her?
“Double trouble finds comic relief.” —Kirkus Reviews From beloved author-illustrator Rosemary Wells comes a brand-new story about the inimitable brother and sister Max and Ruby. Max and Ruby’s family is expanding and soon enough nobody will be getting any sleep! Max and Ruby are in for a big surprise. Mama has a baby in her tummy and soon the family will be bigger and better. Luckily Ruby knows all about babies: what they eat, how to bathe them, and where they come from. Ruby tells Max all about it. Soon no one will be getting any sleep, but Max has an idea on how to help! Max and Ruby have their own TV show on Nick Jr.!
John Brubaker (ca. 1750-ca. 1825) was born in Germany and probably immigrated to America as a boy with his parents. He married Anna Myers, daughter of Jacob Meyer, in 1774, in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They had eight children, 1775-1794. The family migrated to Franklin County, Virginia, ca. 1789; and moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, ca. 1804. Descendants lived in Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, California, and elsewhere.
A groundbreaking look at marriage, one of the most basic and universal of all human institutions, which reveals the emotional, physical, economic, and sexual benefits that marriage brings to individuals and society as a whole. The Case for Marriage is a critically important intervention in the national debate about the future of family. Based on the authoritative research of family sociologist Linda J. Waite, journalist Maggie Gallagher, and a number of other scholars, this book’s findings dramatically contradict the anti-marriage myths that have become the common sense of most Americans. Today a broad consensus holds that marriage is a bad deal for women, that divorce is better for childr...