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Title: History of the Church of the brethren of the Eastern district in Pennsylvania by the committee appointed by District conference
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Church of the Brethren. Districts. Eastern Pennsylvania. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Lancaster, Pa., The New era printing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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lle, Pa., where he purchased lands in 1747-He owned considerable lands near the Old NorthkillChurch. His trade was no doubt carpentry and turning,as his sons and grandsons were among the best turners andgrain cradle makers. Some of his descendants are stillfollowing the same trades. While at Bernville, he waslaboring under difficulties as this region was then settled bythose of different church inclinations. There seems to havebeen religious dissatisfaction existing among the people, andhis own members were constantly leaving for the westernsections of Pennsylvania. His labors in the Christian min-istry were confined to western Berks, Lebanon, and Lancas-ter counties. He had six sons and one daughter. The daughter wasmarried to Joseph Sollenberger, who took up his abodesomewhere near Carlisle, Pa. His son George Klein settlednear Broadway, Virginia. Here the martyred Elder JohnKlein, who was a great grandson of Elder George Klein,was raised. Two sons settled in Lancaster Co., Pa., and
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