Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Albany Township, Berks County’s second largest municipality and often referred to as “the environmentalist’s paradise” is situated north of Interstate Route 78, at the northern tip of the County.

Like most of the county, the first settlers to the area were of German descent. Settlers originally referred to the area as “Allemaengel” after an area of old Germany now encompassing part of Switzerland, from which many of them came. The word means “all wants”, which settlers also thought appropriate based on the fertility of the soil.

Albany’s first settlers lived in the section of the township called Die Eck, German words for “The Corner”. The village is known today as Eckville, which is located near the base of Hawk Mountain.

Soon after the township’s incorporation in 1752, it was divided into two districts, with the northern part retaining the name of Albany and the southern part being named Greenwich, both named after districts in England.

A significant portion of the township is located on the Blue Mountain ridge, a part of the Appalachian Mountain chain that runs along the entire northern border of the county. Albany Township shares a portion of the world-famous Hawk Mountain Sanctuary with Schuylkill County, which borders the township to the north. The Pinnacle, at 1670 feet elevation, is the highest point in Berks County and located just southwest of the center of the township.

Albany Township contains several villages; the busiest and most populous area is Kempton. The other villages include Stony Run, Trexler, Quaker City, Albany, and Eckville. The village of Trexler was placed on the registry of National Historic Districts in 2001, with its character largely intact after 100 years.

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Friedens Lutheran Church, Stony Run

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Ahn, Levi	20 Sep 1838	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I023353
2	Anthon, Daniel	3 Sep 1763	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096607
3	Anthon, George	11 Feb 1768	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096614
4	Anthon, Samuel	May 1766	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096608
5	Antony, Daniel	16 Dec 1771	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I018280
6	Antoriner, Maria	8 Apr 1785	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I010087
7	Arndt, Benjamin Alfred	5 Aug 1841	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I022778
8	Arndt, Charles Henry	01 Jul 1865	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I156472
9	Arndt, Sarah Emalina	12 Jul 1853	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096677
10	Arnold, Franklin David	13 Apr 1857	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I023169
11	Arnt, James Allen	3 Nov 1854	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096659
12	Arnt, William Adam	2 Oct 1858	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I023433
13	Bacher, Anna Maria	5 Mar 1774	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I018230
14	Bacher, Christina	19 Apr 1753	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I004649
15	Bachman, Alice L	18 Nov 1927	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I307875
16	Bachman, Amandus F	27 Sep 1899	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I153469
17	Bachman, Calvin Neifert	28 Apr 1868	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I245088
18	Bachman, George Oscar	30 Aug 1922	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I307874
19	Bachman, Mildred Mae	05 Jan 1921	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I034496
20	Baer, Helen Cevilia	7 Dec 1905	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I306016

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Died

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID
1	(Kalbach), Christina	before 11 Mar 1767	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I008123
2	(Knepper), Anna Elisabeth	about 1777	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I035363
3	(Lembert), Anna Maria	18 Aug 1762	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I017850
4	(Strasser), Maria Elisabeth	20 Mar 1783	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I018606
5	Albright, Robert P	22 Jun 1941	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I171373
6	Ames, Mary	14 May 1906	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I185922
7	Austrian, Ben	09 Dec 1921	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I187250
8	Bacher, Nicholas	before 10 Mar 1785	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I005902
9	Bachman, Amandus F	17 Jul 1979	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I153469
10	Bachman, Elmer Jonas	25 Mar 1956	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I153468
11	Bachman, Jonas L	12 Feb 1911	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096718
12	Bachman, Nathan	06 Oct 1908	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I016179
13	Baer, Charles	15 Sep 1907	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I194671
14	Baer, Helen Cevilia	29 Jan 1965	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I306016
15	Baer, Jonathan	29 Apr 1916	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I194857
16	Baer, Mabel J	28 Jan 1999	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I306015
17	Bailey, Almena L	22 Aug 1939	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I130418
18	Bailey, Charles William	21 Oct 1965	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I185895
19	Bailey, Claude A W	24 May 1962	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I177476
20	Bailey, Elwood James	17 Jan 1913	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I192888

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Baptism

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Baptism		Person ID
1	Braucher, Jacob	29 May 1760	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I038317
2	Emerich, Anna Elisabeth	3 Jul 1763	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096606
3	Emerich, Anna Magdalena	29 Oct 1761	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I080064
4	Emerich, Philip	26 Nov 1761	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I145952
5	Miller, Jesse	05 May 1816	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I115370
6	Petri, Christine	22 Dec 1764	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I191500
7	Schmidth, Leonard	24 Aug 1760	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I093744
8	Sontag, Henry	16 Oct 1757	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I004660

Baptismal Sponsor

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Baptismal Sponsor		Person ID
1	Baltzer, Thomas	1768	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I209671

Census

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Census		Person ID
1	Faust, Charles	1850-1880	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I151273
2	Faust, Daniel	1850-1860	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I019321
3	Grünewald, Jacob	1850	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I097404
4	Hemerly, Thomas W	1900-1920	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I153457
5	Henninger, Daniel Charles	1920	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I151597
6	Miller, Jacob	1870	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I040938
7	Potteiger, Franklin S	1860	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I005124
8	Schmidt, Isaac	1850	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I036290
9	Schmidt, John P	1850-1860	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I031209
10	Schroeder, Jacob W	1900-1920	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I152008

Confirmation

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Confirmation		Person ID
1	Sausel, Johan George	24 Mar 1780	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I026606

Estate

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Estate		Person ID
1	(Kalbach), Christina	11 Mar 1767	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I008123
2	Braucher, Christoph	13 Jun 1792	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I022178
3	Ernst, Benjamin	1892	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I193248
4	Ernst, Daniel	Apr 1877	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I193249
5	Ernst, Maria Magdalena	Mar 1890	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I193251
6	Faust, Barbara	25 Sep 1781	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I096594
7	Groh, Peter	11 Aug 1790	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I033425
8	Groh, Peter	12 Nov 1790	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I033425
9	Haal, George	03 Jul 1776	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I013438
10	Hechler, Christian	27 Feb 1798	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I025435
11	Henrich, Christian	17 Dec 1798	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I017142
12	Kalbach, Christoph	09 Jun 1760	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I008122
13	Keilbach, John Wolf	10 Mar 1767	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I023735
14	Keller, John	1825	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I003581
15	Knepper, Peter	13 Jun 1783	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I010654
16	Knepper, Peter	1826	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I010176
17	Kuntz, Jacob	20 Oct 1796	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I030976
18	Loy, Adam	1844	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I051940
19	Miller, Samuel	1872	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I106827
20	Reichelderfer, Michael	28 Apr 1813	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I115478

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Occupation

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Occupation		Person ID
1	Faust, Reuben	1850	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I151001

Residence

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID
1	Faust, Ezra Harvey	1910-1920	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I151459
2	Faust, Francis Sebastian	1900-1930	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I007220
3	Fetherolf, Elias	1870-1880	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I153443
4	Neifert, Jacob	1800	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I115281
5	Wagaman, Earl William	1930	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I102491

Tax List

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Tax List		Person ID
1	Bacher, Nicholas	1767	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I005902
2	Bacher, Nicholas	1779	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I005902
3	Bacher, Nicholas	1784	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	I005902

Married

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	Family	Married		Family ID
1	Arndt / Clauss	28 May 1892	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F56564
2	Bailey / Miller	03 Jan 1895	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F62700
3	Bolich / Balthaser	30 Aug 1918	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F11016
4	Fink / Keller	18 Feb 1902	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F62610
5	Heinly / Keller	22 Mar 1890	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F54810
6	Kamp / Bailey	20 Jan 1894	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F61752
7	Kunkel / Miller	21 Feb 1901	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F62616
8	Merkel / Faust	24 Sep 1898	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F27210
9	Potteiger / Brobst	08 Oct 1857	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F01617
10	Schoeffer / Dietrich	13 Mar 1886	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F62499
11	Seidel / Dietrich	16 Mar 1889	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F62498
12	Sontag / Bacher	about May 1771	Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania	F01467