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Hannah L. Walker |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10/12/1903 |
3.304a |
$660 80c |
Q12-14; part of Stephens / Woodman farm |
Mary E. S. & Henry Evans |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5/1/1904 |
86.67a |
$18,500 |
U12-92 (partly in Upper Merion), Davis-Evans farm |
William S. & Margaret W. Garnett |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/13/1919 |
1.14a |
$850 |
P15-86; part of Stephens / Woodman farm |
John R. K. & Nellie H. Scott |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8/4/1923 |
35.91a |
$10,000 |
I17-101; part of Stephens / Woodman farm |
Mary E. S. Evans |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5/1/1924 |
50.63a + 18.1a |
$22,484 |
D18-265, Davis-Evans farm |
Frank Graham & Abi Caroline Thomson |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
2/29/1924 |
51.4 a |
$17,219 |
Q18-91; previously part of the Kendall tract |
Moncur & Brenda Biddle |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10/28/1936 |
32.97a |
$1 |
U19-286; see Philander Knox estate |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4/6/1963 |
19.71a |
$1 |
G35-257; |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9/3/1963 |
5.79a |
$11,200 |
K35-258 |
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/3/1975 |
30.83a |
$375,000 |
V46-214; see Lafayette's Quarters |
William & Diane Goff |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5/13/1963 |
9.663a |
$40,500 |
E35-136 |
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Not in deed V59-464 |
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Frances Ligget et al |
United States of America |
2/22/1978 |
65.49a |
$670,000 |
T52-393; special warantee deed; Stirling's Quarters |
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Robert & Emma Hey |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3/20/1908 |
2.46a |
$6,500 |
O13-42 Mill; mainly in Upper Merion |
Norristown Trust Company |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
2/18/1916 |
1/3 part of 15a |
$500 |
X14-265; Schuylkill township mill tract |
Francis H. Bean, I. E. Miller, Michael F. & Ella M. Hackett, the Phoenixville, Valley Forge and Strafford Electric Railway Company |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
2/27/1919 |
4.4235a |
$4,800 |
H15-480; Valley Forge meadow |
Mathilde & Jerome Sheas |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6/25/1919 |
0.526a |
$131 |
D16-511; Sheas tract; part of condemnation proceedings |
Anna Pearl Riddle, Jean Riddle Buxton, William H. Buxton |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/8/1919 |
2/3 part of 13.63a |
$10,500 |
P15-77; Schuylkill township mill tract |
D. W. Conway, William H. Davis, E. E. Highley, trustees of Washington Camp 150, Patriotic Order, Sons of America |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5/24/1920 |
0.1515 |
$7,100 |
U15-126; POSA building |
Francis M. Bean |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/10/1923 |
1.1a |
$10,000 |
V17-39; Francis M. Bean tract |
David & Olive Midgley |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/9/1923 |
0.232a |
$8,500 |
R17-391; Store |
M. Jane Garrett |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/18/1941 |
not quoted |
$600 |
Q20-334; Garrett tract |
Roland S. Morris and Fidelity Philadelphia Trust Company, Trustees of the Will of Charles E. Hires |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/25/1941 |
37.963a + 1a |
$12,500 |
Q20-335; Isaiah Thropp tracts |
Philip & Virginia Zuiderhoek and Fred & Genevieve Lyle |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12/12/1941 |
2a |
$4,484 |
S20-282; School House lot |
Pine Iron Works Company |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/29/1943 |
7a |
$8,250 |
H21-49; River lots |
Reading Company |
State of Pennsylvania |
9/2/1943 |
0.4 a |
$90 |
H21-48; River lots |
Mary Gertrude & Frederick Wolf |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8/3/1945 |
59.21a |
$1 |
A22-384; James White farm |
Mathilde Sheas, widow |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
2/4/1955 |
0.77a |
$9,000 |
X24-63; Sheas tract; Allows Mrs Sheas to live in the house during her lifetime |
Samuel & Marion Brittain |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
1/13/1958 |
0.809 |
$2,725 |
W29-124; Sheas tract |
Paul & Lema Lemen |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3/4/1958 |
9.035a + 3.890a |
$9,100 |
Y29-574; Bean lots |
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C. Arthur Fisher |
Benjamin F. Fisher |
9/23/1901 |
35a + 6a + 4a + 5a 81p + 10a |
$1 |
G12-435 |
Alice E. Pennypacker, Fannie H. Vanderslice, Benjamin F. Fisher, Mary C. Walker, C. Arthur Fisher, William P. Fisher |
Valley Forge Commission |
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Condemnation proceedings, Miscellaneous docket 4-271 |
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Fred & Myra Ramsey |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9/26/1935 |
10a 76p |
$1 |
S18-527; bed of mill pond |
James Knox & Eleanor Venn Tindle, Robert McGrew & Elizabeth Ott Tindle |
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7/14/1965 |
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Declaration of Taking #35, Misc. deed 165-107 |
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| John Smith, M. Richard Peters, Alexander Hampton, assignees of Jacob Vodges | Richard Moore | 8/28/1816 | 1a 50p | ||
| Richard Moore | Edwin Moore | 11/1/1823 | ~2a | died | |
Edwin Moore |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12/26/1893 |
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$105 |
389-439 |
| Rebecca Robins | Jacob Vodges | 3/10/1814 | 30-150; Montgomery & Chester Counties | ||
| Jacob Vodges | son, William Vodges | ¼ part | died | ||
| William Vodges | Elizabeth Massey, daughter | 5/1/1871 | 392-480 | ||
Hannah W. Vodges, widow et al |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4/16/1896 |
3.973a |
$1 |
423-366 |
| Robert Hayes | Mary E. S. Evans | 9/2/1897 | 438-49 | ||
| James Robinson et al | Mary E. S. Evans | 5/24/1899 | T11 (266) - 172 | ||
Mary E. S. & Henry Evans |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4/1/1904 |
86.67a |
$18,500 |
522-196 also U12-92; partially Tredyffrin; messuage |
| John Andrews | Robert Pechin | 12/17/1898 | 444-203; messuage | ||
Henry Evans and William Walker, executors of the will of Robert Pechin |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5/21/1904 |
39.08a |
$8,304 50c |
520-122 |
| Sheriff | Lottie Rex | 10/10/1885 | Sheriff's deed H-407 | ||
John & Lottie Rex |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4/15/1905 |
0.2353a |
$500 |
534-90 |
| Joseph Boyd, executor of will of Nathan Jones | Hannah Focht | 4/4/1904 | 518-118 | ||
Hannah Focht |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8/1/1905 |
18.22a |
$3,279 60c |
540-94 |
| Sheriff | David McMenamin | 10/16/1897 | Sheriff's deed M-312 | ||
David & Amy McMenamin, Cecila McMenamin |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/7/1905 |
28.51a |
$7,127 51c |
544-212 |
| William M. Stephens | Bernard & Bridget McMenamin | 4/1/1896 | 412-208 | ||
Bernard & Bridget McMenamin |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/9/1906 |
9.814a |
$5,000 |
558-84; messuage |
Samuel & Ella Levin |
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11/16/1906 |
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564-361? |
| Joseph Dodgson | Robert Hey | 5/9/1906 | 557-173 | ||
Robert & Emma Hey |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3/20/1908 |
2a 46p or 5.3a |
$6 ,500 |
589-436; mill, water power; partially in Schuylkill township |
| Joseph Boyd, executor of will of Nathan Jones | Harriet Mews | 4/14/1904 | 517-369 | ||
| Harriet Mews | Florence Mews, daughter | died | |||
Florence Mews |
Equitable Trust Co. |
5/22/1909 |
Bounded on North and West by Centennial & Memorial Association; on South by a private lane leading to Mill Road and on th east by a private land formerly leading to Valley Forge station |
$1 |
612-412; frame barn |
| Equitable Trust | Thomas & Anna Marie Cutler | 4/20/1911 | 1.432a | $2,500 | 658-332 |
Thomas & Anna Marie Cutler |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
1/24/1916 |
1.432a |
$9,100? |
738-543 |
| Julius Wellner | Thomas & Anna Marie Cutler | 10/15/1906 | 563-108 | ||
| Julius Wellner | Thomas & Anna Marie Cutler | 7/15/1908 | 596-385 | ||
Thomas & Anna Marie Cutler |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4/24/1916 |
69.955a |
$14,000 |
747-155 |
Thomas & Anna Marie Cutler |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/15/1918 |
1.531a |
$10,000 |
774-122; tract along Valley Forge road |
Thomas & Anna Marie Cutler |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3/31/1919 |
5.827a |
$20,000 |
783-441; Cotton Mill tract |
Nathan & Sarah Walker, John S. Walker, Athalia Kendall, Matthias P. Walker, Anna McFarland, Winfield & Anna Walker |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3/20/1918 |
21.89a + 5.86a + 42.35a |
$17,000 |
766-393 |
| Anna Bernhardt | Mary Rowan | 5/13/1908 | 592-321 | ||
Mary & Frank Rowan |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5/10/1918 |
0.215a |
$6,500 |
771-128 |
| William & Martha Stephens | William Taylor | 4/6/1908 | 589-349 | ||
William Taylor |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/9/1918 |
66.08a |
$17,100 |
774-4 |
| George Laird | Alcinda Quander | 9/9 /1892 | 376-7 | ||
| William Powel | Alcinda Quander | 4/5/1907 | 574-126 | ||
Alcinda & James Quander |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/15/1918 |
0.114a + 0.12a |
$3,500 |
772-523 |
| George Laird | Charles Lear | 9/9/1892 | 376-9 | ||
Charles Lear, widower |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/15/1918 |
0.12a |
$3,100 |
772-533 |
| William Douglas | William & Matilda Blackburn | 1/4/1889 | 354-425 | ||
William & Matilda Blackburn |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/22/1918 |
0.3812a |
$5,000 |
775-260 |
| Martha March, administratrix of Mary McCurdy | Eliza Hill | 6/3/1899 | 450-126 | ||
Eliza Hill, widow |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/26/1918 |
0.104a |
$1,025 |
774-384 |
| John McMullen | William McMullen | 5/6/1893 | 384-132 | ||
William McMullen |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/29/1918 |
0.13a |
$2,000 |
775-271 |
| Nicholas & Chirico Caffo | Donato & Ersidia Nardicio | 12/7/1915 | 739-274 | ||
Donato & Ersidia Nardicio |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/30/1918 |
0.138a |
$2,800 |
773-355 |
| Thomas Douglas | William Douglas | 3/9/1881 | 290-211 | ||
William Douglas |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/30/1918 |
0.19a |
$4,000 |
773-406 |
| Frank Quigg | Elizabeth & Frances White | 7/12/1909 | 315-189 | ||
Elizabeth & Frances White |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7/30/1918 |
8.96a |
$3,500 |
773-221 |
Josephine & Andrew McAllister |
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7/31/1918 |
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776-206? |
| Executors of John Kennedy | Sarah Long, sister | 7/26/1880 | 255-436 | ||
Kate Long, life tenant, Mamie Long, widow, Katherine & A. K. Coates, James & Charlotte Long, Martha Long, Harry & Mary Long |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11/9/1918 |
0.28a |
$3,600 |
776-239 |
| Margaret Smith | Margaret Ross | 2/23/1880 | died | ||
John Ross, John A. Ross, William & Anna Ross, George Ross, Frank & Grace Ross, Jesse Ross, Samuel & Ella Ross |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
2/8/1919 |
1.3a |
$900 |
788-314 |
Alexander Irwin |
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4/25/1919 |
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787-14 |
Isabella & Catherine Loughin |
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4/29/1919 |
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787-10 |
Girolemo & Cristina Giovanni |
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6/3/1919 |
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793-226 |
David & Jane Dallas |
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6/6/1919 |
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791-499 |
Sarah E., John, and Benjamin Muller, executors of the will of Joseph Mullen |
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6/9/1919 |
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793-346 |
John Hallman, Mary E. S. & Henry Evans |
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6/30/1919 |
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790-560 |
William & Margaret Garnett |
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11/3/1919 |
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803-13 |
Elizabeth Brittain |
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11/5/1919 |
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803-219 |
Earl & Ella Wilkinson |
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11/19/1919 |
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804-296 |
Joseph & Helen Williams |
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11/26/1919 |
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805-433 |
William & Matilda Blackburn |
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12/2/1919 |
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811-545 |
Amy McMenamin, Cecilia & Eugene McCuckin, Walter Russell McMenamin, heirs of David McMenamin |
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12/10/1919 |
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806-234 |
Frank Quigg |
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12/31/1919 |
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798-522 |
School District of Upper Merion |
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1/20/1920 |
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808-23 |
August Platchek |
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1/29/1920 |
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808-410 |
Charles & Prudence Glass |
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5/17/1920 |
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812-289 |
Margaret Jane Andrews, widow |
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9/17/1920 |
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811-542 |
Ella Irene Hittall, widow |
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2/25/1921 |
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828-23 |
Jane Kilpatrick, Mary Boyle, Sarah & Albert Kooker, Elizabeth Mercer, John & May Mercer, heirs to James Mercer |
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3/18/1921 |
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1009-76 |
Bertha & William Thomas |
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3/26/1921 |
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1009-79 |
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, and George & Laura Bailey |
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8/1/1921 |
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845-98 |
Daniel & Mary Erwin, Percy & Mary Erwin, Anne & Jerry Rambo, Ella & Earl Wilkinson, Nacy & Edward Sharp, Della & Richard Shires |
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8/15/1923 |
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1003-256 |
Daniel & Mary B. Erwin, Percey & Mary A. Erwin, Anna M. & Erwin Rambo, Anna M. & Jerry Rambo, Ella & Earl Wilkinson, Nancy & Edward Sharp, Della & Richard Shires |
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8/15/1923 |
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1003-279 |
Daniel & Mary B. Erwin, Percey & Mary A. Erwin, Anna M. & Erwin Rambo, Anna M. & Jerry Rambo, Ella & Earl Wilkinson, Nancy & Edward Sharp, Della & Richard Shires |
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8/15/1923 |
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1003-281 |
Hyman & Mamie Mann |
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8/20/1923 |
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1119-421 |
Thomas & Elizabeth Garland |
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8/20/1923 |
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1119-419 |
George & Ella Hartman |
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8/27/1923 |
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1116-112 |
Nicholas & Florence Caffo |
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8/27/1923 |
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1066-72 |
Daniel Voorhees |
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8/30/1923 |
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1046-403 |
William M. & Emily Stephens |
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10/9/1923 |
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1199-1 |
Annie Law, widow, Charles & Sarah Law, John & Violet Law, Thomas & Martha Law, Daniel & Ella Law, Norris & Kate Law, Raymond & Anna Law, Minnie & Russell Johnson |
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10/13/1923 |
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1034-193 |
Thomas & Anna Cutler |
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10/27/1923 |
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1119-119 |
Frank Quigg |
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10/29/1923 |
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1115-388 |
W. Herbert & Eleanor Burk |
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10/29/1923 |
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1116-194 |
Ella Hittel, widow |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10/29/1923 |
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1094-137 |
Isabelle Loughin and Muscoe Gibson, executor of the will of Catherine Loughin |
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10/30/1923 |
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1093-478 |
William & Esther Douglas |
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10/30/1923 |
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1116-111 |
Daniel & Mary Loughin |
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10/31/1923 |
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1119-423 |
Daniel & Mary Loughin |
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10/31/1923 |
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1112-415 |
Samuel & Rose Tabak |
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10/31/1923 |
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1109-44 |
John & Lidie Balmer |
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11/2/1923 |
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1009-49 |
Benjamin & Mary Mullen |
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11/15/1923 |
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1116-104 |
Anna Cogan |
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12/12/1923 |
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1046-377 |
William & Margaret Garnett |
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1/21/1924 |
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1115-258 |
William Fletcher et al |
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1/24/1924 |
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1112-411 |
Mary E.S. Evans |
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5/1/1924 |
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1109-168 |
William M. & Emily Stephens, Mary & Harold Mowday, William S., & Rachael Stephens, Alexander & Margaret Stephens, Corson & Viola Stephens |
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6/4/1924 |
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1199-3 |
Eliza Andrews, widow |
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9/1/1931 |
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1135-60 |
Eleanor & W. Herbert Burk |
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9/1/1931 |
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1135-62 |
Frank Quigg |
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10/3/1931 |
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1134-277 |
Frank & Elizabeth Croft |
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7/29/1939 |
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1301-266 |
Phoenix Iron Company |
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10/31/1941 |
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1435-401 |
John R. K. & Nellie Scott |
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1/19/1942 |
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1444-566 |
Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestrymen of the Washington Memorial Chapel |
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6/26/1943 |
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1539-69 |
Anita Voorhees & Blanche Brown, exectrixes of Daniel Voorhees |
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6/26/1943 |
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1539-89 |
Eastern Real Estate Co. |
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8/30/1943 |
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1539-106 |
Reading Co. |
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8/30/1943 |
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1539-101 |
Frank Quigg |
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8/11/1945 |
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1670-31 |
Eastern Real Estate Co. |
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5/6/1949 |
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2006-23 |
Reading Co. |
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5/6/1949 |
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2006-26 |
Reading Co. |
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5/8/1970 |
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3597-528 |