The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28
THE COUNTIES OF TRy -,
al
INTERESTING HISTORIC F4o-,
ING THEIR NoNENcr.t7,-.si ila
DATE OF ORGANTz ,7,EE " q

ING THEIR NOMEvcr IS - HI5
DATE OF oRe1SlzAs[7g,lnls rA[gns
Philadelphia. Bucks ar5r
the three original cormties',l -! y es.s. s
the first settlement of fIa 1'ta y
1852: '''e FF0v-
c.ts.ter :: Lancaster May TO- l72s. form
,5a.1.36.., . York, August Il, l7ss. f.-
: rsn.s.952 8; Cumberland, January 2 ,,.
c5.s,aa Z Bsrbs, s,,s March I u, 1859, from p..
Bucks. -l l--.
O. Bedford. March -,
land. '''l' Iron On
10. Northumberland. Narcb o.,
Northampton. -''' Bed
Bedford. % III
wss,,, y, Washington, Hlei5 March 2s. Il.
mOreland. 50 iIll-.
berland 80 ID >, I'm
,ti}, r; 5d},l3t!gs 5M}G93tgomery september ID. FL.
ter. '''' non Ia
IL; LuzerDe, September %
Northumberland. - L1 Il
IS. Huntingdon. Seutar,l..-
Bedford '-'''' - l7s- II
10. Allegheny, September D, 49,
NestmorelaEd and Washfrg+rl'' -''' i
20 MIfhins September 10 us.
beTIahq ana Northumberlard aug
o., ~. delaware, September 26 10
. e. Rlig9 Liye99ming, April lIs, 1875. tro-
ford. -'s's i-.z !
p. Greene, February Q, 1885,. f-.-~
25, Wayne. March p, l79s, iron ".
26. Adams, January %. 1s17 .---,-
=. Centre FebTuaryl3. 1901 e..
huntington, NOrthumberlan5 --.s
ing. --- u.
%. Armstrong, March T. 1ss o..
legheny, Westmoreland and i.rar--.--...- ~
-; Beaver, March 1900. iron ~.
and Washington. 2.-.a
80. Butler, March y, 1870. from An.
81. Crawford, March y 1s71 -
legheny. ~--
32. Erie, March y, 1900. from ar.-.
33. Mercer, March i, 1890. from -.
a NenangO, March II. Isl0 f-,- /
CHEN! and LycOming. --
30. Warren, March ]. 1900 +---
gheny and LyCOming-
30 Indiana, March 80, Isu4. from
ing and WestmOreland-
81. Cambria, March %. 1s04 f-.-
IngdOn, Somerset, and Bedford e.
3S. Clearield, March g6. Isl. 4-.-
coming and Northumberland.
30. Jefferson, March 26. 1904 from
ing.
40. M'Kean, March %, lsg4. from r-
ing.
Al Potter, March %, lsya. from nTv.-
42. Tioga, March p, lsg4. from !. ~
43 Bradford, first named Outa-- 3
AIRY p, 1910, from Luzerne and Irss-
A. Susquehanna, February q. -<T
LuZerne.
-. Schuylkin, March !, ISL. from a
and Northampton.
46. Lehigh, March ., 1872, from N---a
ton.
II. Lebanon, February 16. 1,lg
Dauphin and Lancaster
As. Columbia, March -, 1913. fr-y
cumberland.
49. Union, March p, 1913, from y-
berland.
50. Pike, March % 1914. from Wan.
81. Perry, March p, 1sa0, from l-
land.
81. Juniata, March .. 1881. from 1r=
81. Monroe, April I, 1896. from Non.
ton and Pike.
81. Clarion, March II, 1859. iron
strong and NeuaugO.
30. Clinton, june D. 1859. from Gem
LycOming.
SO. Wyoming, April +, 1872. from I-
81 Carbon, March Is. 1913. from \
umberland and Monroe.
IS. Elk, April Is, 1S43, from C.-s
jefferson and M'Kean.
80. Blair, February 3G, 1896. from
ingdon and Bedford.
TO. sullivan, March j., 1877. from
ing.
81 Forest, April Il. ls4s. from Js.
and NenangO-part of NeuauE0 lL.
1866.
-. Lawrence, March 2s, lsi9. from
and Mercer.
90. Fulton, April 30, 1880. from Bed
"a hoHtOur, May 3, 1850, from Co
IS. Snyder, March >, 1850, from Uni
66. Cameron, March %, 1860, from
Elk, M'keJn and Potter.
o.. Lackawana- 1873, from LuLeru.
It viii be noticed that all Of the frs.
counties but Philadelphia Were nan
the counties and shires of England
18th and 25d. The first individu.
given were those Of Washington. Izf
Franklin and Montgomery follow
many years later 10y those OF Pres Re,
ans and Jefferson Governors N.H
M'kean Generals Greene. Wav-a
strong, Butler, Crawford, Mercer
and Potter Later still Bradford. Coli
Pike, Perry, Monroe, Clinton. Blair :.
: Lawrence, Fulton, Snyder and "a
were thus hOnOred IS ont Of g. nan
men. There are l3 or Il called f.-
{ and rivers the Ohio and MOnonCahe-
( the only large streams Sighted I
named for a lake and one lN0ut1u
mountain, whose godfather was an
+ dian one for coal, Carbon and
wood (FOreStl Philadelphia is
Cambria, Welsh; Luzerne, Swiss. Ds
French, and Lebanon Hebrew.
northumberland is :he sole parent
. Zerne, LycOming. Columbia and UUl
part mother Of AIifflin Centre and C.H
/ grandmother OF Armstrong. NeuarE
ren. Indiana, jefferson, M'Kean, Poi.
+ Oga, Bradford, Clinton, SusquehaI-
. oming, Sullivan, NOntour, SuyneT and
awana and great grandmother Of {
+ Elk, Forest and Cameron. Until 81,
+ %, 1876, she stretched almost The
length Of our Y Ork State" border I
day, being only 141g years old, size D
/ forth her oldest daughter, Luztrle
/ naturally reduced her.
HANS SMOKED AND PTCELEl
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