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Berks County, Pennsylvania

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  • Pvt. Mabry Addams Van Reed, USA (1841 - 1915)
    6th U S Calvary* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Apr 23 2025, 19:52:52 UTC
  • Pvt Jacob Moser (1792 - 1874)
    Jacob Moser married Rebecca Dotterer on September 30, 1821 in the Christ Oley Lutheran Church, Oley Township, Berks county, Pennsylvania. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Mar 21 2025,...
  • Pvt. John Adam Albert (1741 - aft.1792)
    A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A000948
  • John Brooke (c.1758 - d.)
    ~• he was probably born within a few years of Elizabeth(a) née Garrett whom he married at the end of 1784. groom Dec 30, 1784 as documented by the Rev. HMM in his John Brooke married first Elizabet...
  • Ralph Kahler Bender (1892 - 1953)

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Reading developed during the 1740s when the inhabitants of northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, 1752, from parts of Chester County, Lancaster County, and Philadelphia County.

It was named after the English county in which William Penn's family home lay - Berkshire, which is often abbreviated to Berks. Berks County began much larger than it is today. The northwestern parts of the county went to the founding of Northumberland County in 1772 and Schuylkill County in 1811, when it reached its current size. In 2005, Berks County was added to the Delaware Valley Planning Area due to a fast-growing population and close proximity to the other communities.

In 2016, former Strausstown borough merged with Upper Tulpehocken township. Strausstown is now a village within Upper Tulpehocken Township.

Adjacent Counties

For a list of Cities, Boroughs, Townships & Communities, please see Wikipedia.

Cemeteries

Berks County Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Pennsylvania

Wikipedia

Berks County Genealogical Society

Genealogy Trails

Hopewell Furnace

National Register of Historic Places

PA Gen Web

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - Berks County



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