Genealogical Abstracts from the American Weekly Mercury, 1719-1746

by Kenneth Scott

"The American Weekly Mercury" was the first newspaper published in Pennsylvania and the third in British North America. In the earliest days of publication, what little genealogical material is found in the paper comes chiefly from advertisements for runaway servants or Negro and Indian slaves.In time, however, a steady stream of genealogical data--mainly marriages and deaths--began to appear. Most of the marriage entries pertained to persons of some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806305975
• ISBN13: 9780806305974
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Clearfield
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"