Elizabeth Jarvis’ survey was done February 4, 1684.

What’s up with that? The document clearly says February the 4 1683.
Continue readingElizabeth Jarvis’ survey was done February 4, 1684.

What’s up with that? The document clearly says February the 4 1683.
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Let’s examine a few more facts and assumptions about Elizabeth in Pennsylvania. These will help our search for her in Britain.
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It’s 1684.
In the woods along Ridley Creek, Elizabeth Jarvis and her son built a primitive cabin with help from neighbors.
This will be home for Elizabeth, her 12-year-old son Joseph and 4-year-old daughter Ruth.
Now they need to clear some land and get a garden before winter.
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That’s right. Family Nibbles is now available as a book. You can enhance your personal library, and give a gift to a Teply family member.
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We’ve taken a look at an era of Teply families, from Frank Teply’s birth in 1865 and arrival in America in 1867 as a child to Ben Teply’s early death in 1925.
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Ben and Anna Teply moved onto the Alexa farm in January 1921. Why?
It’s a story of neighbors, family conflict and lawsuits. Let’s take a look.
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It’s January 1919. Ben Teply is just home from the war.
Anna Kloppenberg is working as a domestic.
Let’s get married.
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St. John’s Catholic Church and Cemetery in Hanover witnessed the life events of our grandparents from the 1870s through the 1950s.
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Let’s take a look at Anna Kloppenberg’s parents – Ignatz Kloppenberg and Anna Ross.
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