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Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:
The area now known as Lower Salford, Upper Salford, Salford and Marlborough Township was originally one municipality known as Salford Township. As this area was too large to govern, and with most of the early settlers located in the lower section of the township, a resident named Jacob Reiff, acting on behalf of his neighbors, submitted a petition to the Philadelphia County officials to create what is now Lower Salford Township.



Our first residents were of Germanic descent, having immigrated primarily from Germany, Switzerland and Holland. As most of these settlers came from an agricultural background, farming was their means of livelihood. Additionally, due to their northern European ancestry, German (or one of the many dialects) was the language of nearly all of the families settling in our area.



Lower Salford grew along with its towns and villages - Harleysville, Mainland, Lederach and Vernfield - which usually sprung up with an inn or tavern and a general store at their center. Also located in the towns and villages were the necessary craftsmen, such as tinsmiths, harnessmakers, weavers and carriage-makers. Along streams, grist mills were built to burn the farmers' grains into fine flour and meal. Water-powered mills cut trees into lumber.



One of the most dramatic events to affect the residents of Lower Salford Township occurred in the 1850's when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania revised the public school system and required all teaching to be done in English. Until this time, local residents and churches built their own one-room schoolhouses and hired Pennsylvania Dutch speaking teachers. The transition to an English speaking culture was slow and many residents of our community continued to speak Pennsylvania Dutch as their primary language well into the 20th century.



After WWII, Lower Salford saw the beginning of the transformation from a farming region to a growing suburban community. The old general store gave way to a grocery store, then progresses to become a supermarket. The local insurance company grew, banks expanded their financial services to assist the individual and local businesses and traffic lights began to appear at major intersections.



- http://www.lowersalfordtownship.org/history/

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Alderfer, Clarence	10 Jul 1938	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I28013
2	Alderfer, George D.	1836	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14692
3	Alderfer, H.A.			I27975
4	Alderfer, Lovina S.	8 Jun 1852	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I27872
5	Allebach, Harvey G.	18 Feb 1869	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I48667
6	Allebach, Jacob A.	5 Mar 1905	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I27936
7	Allebach, Magdalena	21 Sep 1765	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I18041
8	Bergey, Aaron S.	26 Aug 1813	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16371
9	Bergey, Abraham	22 Aug 1765	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16353
10	Bergey, Abraham C.	6 Jan 1742/43	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9509
11	Bergey, Anna	Abt 1748	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16349
12	Bergey, Anna	5 Mar 1781	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16366
13	Bergey, Anna	6 Apr 1792	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24099
14	Bergey, Catherine	29 Aug 1772	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16357
15	Bergey, Catherine	21 Feb 1900	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I48777
16	Bergey, Christian	10 Jun 1788	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10015
17	Bergey, Christian	9 Feb 1812	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24218
18	Bergey, Christian C.	13 Jun 1741	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10017
19	Bergey, David	9 Jun 1804	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14814
20	Bergey, Elizabeth		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16369
21	Bergey, Elizabeth	Abt 1732	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16346
22	Bergey, Fronica	Abt 1750	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16350
23	Bergey, Godshalk	20 Jul 1797	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15699
24	Bergey, Godshalk	25 Jan 1833	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14817
25	Bergey, Henry S.	6 Nov 1817	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10013
26	Bergey, Isaac	1740	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9787
27	Bergey, Jacob	10 Nov 1769	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14783
28	Bergey, Jacob	9 Nov 1838	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14819
29	Bergey, John	Abt 1728	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16340
30	Bergey, Rev. John	23 Aug 1783	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16367
31	Bergey, John	2 Apr 1794	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24100
32	Bergey, Katie	1853	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14694
33	Bergey, Mary	18 Nov 1743	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16345
34	Bergey, Michael	1730	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16341
35	Bergey, Salome	22 May 1753	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16351
36	Bergey, Samuel	Abt 1736	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16343
37	Bergey, Sarah		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16359
38	Cassel, Abel	15 Jan 1852	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I103881
39	Cassel, Jonas	15 Sep 1849	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I103880
40	Cassel, Simeon K.	17 Feb 1846	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I103879
41	Cassel, Susanna B.	25 Aug 1807	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I104038
42	Clemens, Anna	1712	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8702
43	Clemens, Anna	8 Jan 1734/35	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I11357
44	Clemens, Anna	1758	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10000
45	Clemens, Anna	19 Feb 1836	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8786
46	Clemens, Anna Catherine	30 Dec 1729	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9058
47	Clemens, Catherine	1762	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9136
48	Clemens, Catherine	21 Dec 1810	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9094
49	Clemens, Cora L.	17 Jan 1916	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I27952
50	Clemens, Elizabeth	1764	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9137

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Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	Mary	28 Oct 1808	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10018
2	Alderfer, Lovina S.	13 Mar 1938	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I27872
3	Anna, Anna		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24052
4	Berge, John Ulrich	Between 9 Nov 1762 and 11 Dec 1762	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10019
5	Bergey, Aaron S.	5 Jul 1895	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16371
6	Bergey, Anna	5 Feb 1873	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24099
7	Bergey, Christian	20 Oct 1852	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10015
8	Bergey, Christian	3 Jan 1879	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24218
9	Bergey, Christian C.	24 Mar 1819	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10017
10	Bergey, David	1 Jul 1884	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14814
11	Bergey, Godshalk	11 Mar 1869	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15699
12	Bergey, Helena	15 May 1876	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24157
13	Bergey, Jacob	25 Feb 1825	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14783
14	Bergey, Jacob	5 Nov 1828	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I18206
15	Bergey, John	19 Jun 1804	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16340
16	Bergey, Rev. John	6 Dec 1865	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16367
17	Bergey, Mary	28 Oct 1808	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16345
18	Bergey, Michael	Bef 1789	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16341
19	Bergey, Susanna	22 Mar 1878	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24165
20	Boorse, Barbara	5 Aug 1877	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I88866
21	Cassel, Catherine	4 Jan 1863	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I17816
22	Cassel, Susanna B.	10 May 1874	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I104038
23	Cassel, Yelles Johnson	10 Apr 1863	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I102428
24	Clemens, Abraham	24 Apr 1776	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6715
25	Clemens, Pvt Abraham	15 Sep 1808	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6711
26	Clemens, Anna	1793	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8702
27	Clemens, Catherine	7 Mar 1890	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9094
28	Clemens, Daniel	21 Mar 1888	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15327
29	Clemens, Garret K.	7 Mar 1890	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8783
30	Clemens, George M.	30 Dec 1917	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I27873
31	Clemens, Gerhart	Bef 1745	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9066
32	Clemens, Gerhart	1745	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6742
33	Clemens, Gerhart	1 May 1820	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9083
34	Clemens, Henry	9 Dec 1860	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9090
35	Clemens, Henry A.	3 Oct 1928	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I27864
36	Clemens, Henry O.	25 Sep 1890	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8922
37	Clemens, Rev. Isaac K.	6 Jun 1895	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9095
38	Clemens, Jacob	22 Apr 1877	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16399
39	Clemens, Jacob	17 Aug 1887	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15325
40	Clemens, Jacob	1888	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9101
41	Clemens, Mary	15 May 1852	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9092
42	Clemens, Morris	12 Apr 1900	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I96149
43	Clemens, Sarah	1842	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10059
44	Godshalk, Elizabeth	12 Mar 1846	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I18207
45	Hunsicker, Catherine	6 Mar 1826	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9084
46	Kratz, Anna	23 Feb 1861	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9091
47	Krey, Catherine O.	12 Mar 1807	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I88540
48	Moyer, Anna	6 Oct 1871	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I17738
49	Oberholtzer, Elizabeth	30 Aug 1870	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I24236
50	Reiff, Anneli	1745	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6743

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Burial

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID
1	Bachman, Catarrina		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6716
2	Bergey, Godshalk		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15699
3	Clemens, Catherine		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9107
4	Kratz, Jacob		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9031

Alt. Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Alt. Birth		Person ID
1	Bergey, Elizabeth	Abt 1746	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16346
2	Bergey, Michael	Abt 1733	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16341
3	Clemens, Pvt Abraham	31 Dec 1752	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6711
4	Clemens, Abraham C.	1764	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I1534
5	Clemens, Barbara C.	1 Jun 1737	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9063
6	Clemens, Catherine	Abt 1750	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9136
7	Clemens, Elizabeth	1 Feb 1773	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10056
8	Clemens, Garret	Abt 1849	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8791
9	Clemens, George Bachman	20 Nov 1741	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6713
10	Clemens, Susanna	1 Nov 1762	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9138
11	Clemens, Susanna	1766	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9138
12	Godshall, Jacob Kindig	1803	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14915
13	Hunsicker, Catherine	2 Jan 1743/44	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9084
14	Lederach, Elizabeth	26 Feb 1759	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8974
15	Tyson, Mary	7 Apr 1752	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I88659

Alt. Burial

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Alt. Burial		Person ID
1	Clemens, Abraham		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6715

Alt. Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Alt. Death		Person ID
1	Bergey, David	1 Jul 1887	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I14814
2	Clemens, Abraham	24 May 1776	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6715
3	Clemens, Jacob Reiff	Jun 1782	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I8700
4	Reiff, Anneli	1744	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I6743

Census

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Census		Person ID
1	Bergey, Catherine	1850	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9804
2	Bergey, Catherine	1860	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9804
3	Clemens, Elizabeth	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I96155
4	Clemens, Jacob	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15325
5	Clemens, Jacob W.	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I96154
6	Clemens, John	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I88865
7	Clemens, Morris	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I96149
8	Clemmer, Harvey	1920	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I88888
9	Kindig, Abraham	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I84227
10	Rosenberger, Sallie	1910	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I88809

Immigration

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Immigration		Person ID
1	Stauffer, Christian		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I16673

Residence

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID
1	Berge, John Ulrich	1726	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10019
2	Brunner, Ida	1920	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I48900
3	Clemens, Daniel		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15327
4	Clemens, Henry		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9090
5	Clemens, Mary Ann		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I29728
6	Custer, Elizabeth	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10991
7	Johnson, Charles	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I10997
8	Kratz, Isaac A.		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9052
9	Lederach, Henry		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I17910
10	Oberholtzer, Elmer Ellsworth C.	1920	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I27841
11	Rosenberger, Elizabeth	1880	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I77659
12	Stauffer, Christian	1736	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I18103

Will and Last Testament

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Will and Last Testament		Person ID
1	Clemens, Gerhart	6 Aug 1813	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I9083
2	Reiff, Jacob	16 Oct 1802	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	I15933

Marriage

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Family	Marriage		Family ID
1	Bergey / Cassel	1811	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	F4371
2	Bergey / Hunsberger		Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	F7595
3	Clemens / Cassel	17 Apr 1869	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	F4497
4	Stauffer / Clemens	Abt 1744	Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA	F2944

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