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Lehigh County PA

Welcome to PaGenWeb site for Lehigh County Pennsylvania




Lehigh was formed in 1812 from Northampton County, Northampton was formed in 1752 from Bucks County.

Lehigh's borders touch the following counties Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton and Schuylkill

Welcome to Lehigh County PA.

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    History of Lehigh County by Daniel Rupp Pictures updated 5/23/08. Please send us pictures of your family to include on the site! Resources in and around Lehigh Co. as they are looking for photos of service men and woman from the Emmaus Area. Moravian Church Marriage Records Emmaus PA 1758-1800 Make sure to check the USGENWEB Archives for Lehigh County They have Bible, Cemetary, Land, Church records and more!
    Moravian Church, Bethlehem (Marriages) RECORDS OF SCHLOSSER'S OR UNION REFORMED CHURCH Articles on Customs in PA German names Links to Family/Personal Genealogy Sites updated 1/31/2011 Miscellaneous Info/Articles (updated 9/4/08)
    Mamore Expedition of 1878 Names Index History of Lehigh & Carbon County, Pennsylvania (1884) by Mathews & Hungerford Lehigh County Biographies Project History of St. John�s Evangelical Lutheran Church Fogelsville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Biographies: Schuman, Albright
    Civil War Draft list Lehigh County 8/19/1863 Allentown Democrat Newspaper (Richard Grammes donation) St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Records - birth, death, burial 1786-1874 PA & County Facts Pennsylvania Maps EveryNameIndex.com offers name indexes for county histories, vintage yearbooks, directories and more FREE!
    Pennsylvania Archives Historical/Genealogical Societies List w/links Pennsylvania State/County/City Govt. Website Links Pennsylvania Antique Maps/Atlases w/links Lehigh County/PA Facts w/links Excel files: Obituaries 1, 2, 3, 4


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