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PA/OHIO Fronk connection @ 1820's

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PA/OHIO Fronk connection @ 1820's

marciafronk  (View posts) Posted: 29 Aug 2002 1:42PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 29 Jun 2006 7:18PM GMT
Surnames: Fronk, Metts, Cristler
This paragraph is from the book "History of Beaver County", published in 1888 by A. Wanner & Co.
Page 848, 2nd Paragraph:
SOLOMON FRONK, farmer,P.0. Hookstown, was born
in Allegheny county ,Pa., May 24, 1816.
His great-grandfather came from Germany. His grandfather,
Jacob Fronk, was born in Eastern Pennsylvania, and afterward came to Beaver county, where he died. His son, George, came with him to this county, and was a farmer in Raccoon township.
He finally moved to Ohio, where he died at the age of seventy-
five years. His wife was Rebecca, daughter of Casper Metts, and died in Ohio, aged over seventy years. They had nine children: Solomon, Lavina, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Maria, Sarah, Elmira, George and John. Solomon moved to this county with his parents, in 1828.He has been a successful farmer, and owns 118 acres of land in Greene township. He married Rosannah, daughter of John Cristler, whose father, Michael was one of the pioneers of Beaver county. She was born in Ohio in 1820, and they have four children: John,
Rebecca, Sarah and Elizabeth. The parents are members of
the Episcopal church; in politics Mr. Fronk is a Democrat.


SubjectAuthorDate Posted
marciafronk 29 Aug 2002 1:42PM GMT 
Dawn Smith 31 Dec 2005 1:54PM GMT 
bfronk146 27 Feb 2006 3:00PM GMT 
bfronk146 27 Feb 2006 3:07PM GMT 
Gayle8188 7 Mar 2006 9:53PM GMT 
bfronk146 8 Mar 2006 3:06AM GMT 
Gayle 12 Mar 2006 3:06PM GMT 
William Fronk 12 Mar 2006 7:17PM GMT 
Gayle 13 Mar 2006 4:23PM GMT 
   

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