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History and books about northumberland county, pennsylvania. Including its aboriginal history, the colonial and revolutionary periods, early settlement and subsequent growth, political organization, agricultural, mining, and. Northumberland county, pennsylvania genealogy records. Reprinted by windmill publications, mount vernon, in, 1991. Including its aboriginal history, the colonial and revolutionary periods, early settlement and subsequent growth, political organization, agricultural, mining, and manufacturing interests, internal improvements, religious, educational, social, and military history, sketches of its boroughs, villages, and townships, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens. History of northumberland county, pennsylvania usgenweb. Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1858 by j. Herbert charles, 1868history of northumberland county, pennsylvania. Federal population schedules are available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 northumberland co. Including its aboriginal history, the colonial and revolutionary periods, early settlement and subsequent growth, political organization, agricultural, mining, and manufacturing interests, internal improvements, religious, educational, social, and military history, sketches of its boroughs, villages, and townships, portraits and biographies of.
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