| Notes |
- Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Entries: 79909 Updated: 2011-09-18 21:59:30 UTC (Sun) Contact: Jerri Burket jlburket@prodigy.net
ID: I27272
Name: Benjamin DELONG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sex: M
Birth: 26 Jan 1834 in Longswamp township, Berks co, PA 11 12 13 14
19 Mar 1908 15 12 16 of apoplexy 12
1870 residence: Longswamp twp, Berks co, PA 17
1870 occupation: farmer 17
Dec 1855 residence: Longswamp twp, Berks co, PA 18
1908 3 sons & 8 daughters 12
1880 residence: Lower Macungie twp, Lehigh co, PA 19
1880 occupation: farmer 19
Note:
Benjamin DeLong, an aged retired farmer, died yesterday afternoon of a stroke of apoplexy sustained last Friday. Deceased was born in Longswamp 74 years ago and was a son of Benjamin and Katharine Rohrbach DeLong. He conducted farms at Lehigh Church, in Lower Macungie, and finally at Sigmund. He retired four years ago and about a month ago came to this city to take up permanent residence with his daughter, Mrs. Ferdinand Snyder, of No. 130 North Jefferson street. The widow, who was Sarah Steele, survives with these children: Solomon, Bethlehem; Kate, wife of Frank Ruth, of Alburtis; Sarah, wife of Ferdinand Snyder; Mary, wife of John Bortz, of Allentown; Ella, wife of Edwin Ziegler, of Mertztown; Jennie, wife of Daniel Rodenberger, of Hereford; Cora, wife of Morris Gery, of East Greenville. Frank DeLong, Mrs. Maria Steele, Mrs. Cornelius Drollinger, all of Mertztown, are surviving brothers and sisters. Mr. DeLong was a member of the Huff's Church and was an elder and deacon in that church and previously held the same position in Lehigh Church. Last year he was overseer of roads at Hereford. The funeral will be held on Tuesday next at 2 o'clock. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
[The Allentown Morning Call, Allentown, PA, Friday, March 20, 1908, page 5]
Benjamin DeLong, an aged retired farmer, died Thursday afternoon of a stroke of apoplexy sustained Friday before. Deceased was born in Longswamp 74 years ago and was a son of Benjamin and Katharine Rohrbach DeLong. He conducted farms at Lehigh Church, in Lower Macungie and finally at Sigmund. He retired four years ago and about a month ago went to Allentown to take up permanent residence with his daughter, Mrs. Ferdinand Snyder, of No. 130 North Jefferson street. The widow, who was Sarah Steele, survives with these children: Solomon, Bethlehem; Kate, wife of Frank Ruth, of Alburtis; Sarah, wife of Ferdinand Snyder, Mary, wife of John Bortz, of Allentown; Ella, wife of Edwin Ziegler, of Mertztown; Jennie, wife of Daniel Rodenberger, of Hereford; Cora, wife of Morris Gery, East Greenville. Frank DeLong, Mrs. Maria Steele, Mrs. Cornelius Drollinger, all of Mertztown, are surviving brothers and sisters. Mr. DeLong was a member of the Huff's church and was an elder and deacon in that church and previously held the same position in Lehigh Church. Last year he was overseer of roads at Hereford. The funeral will be held on Tuesday next at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
[obituary, Macungie Progress, Macungie, PA, Thursday, March 26, 1908, page 1]
|
1841 - 1916 (74 years)
