Category: Family History
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Joseph Leisey’s Birthplace
I had asked the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society to search for Joseph and Catherine’s arrival at the port of Philadelphia in 1770. I could never find the ship upon which they had arrived. Neither could they. They searched their records, Internet records and records at the Philadelphia archives without results. They did find an arrival Continue reading
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The Leisey Family Bible
The entries in this Bible were translated by library archivist Hedda Durnbaugh at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA, Friday, April 25, 2008. This Bible is the second edition of Christopher Saur Bibles printed in Germantown, PA, in 1763. This edition was printed by the son of the original Christopher Saur. The first Christopher Saur was Continue reading
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Remembering Life In The Alvin Lewis Leisey, Sr. and E. Marie Leisey Family
By Alvin L. Leisey, Jr. and Donald E. Leisey Alvin L. Leisey, Sr. (7/10/94 – 2/17/73), our father, was born in Reinholds, PA. He was the sixth of seven children born in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, PA to George (3/24/1857 – 7/20/1930) and Amanda Nagel (7/11/1856 – 11/8/1946) Leisey. His siblings were Thomas (1879 – Continue reading