William S. Hagenbuch Family: Part 2
This article was written by guest author William L. Mangold, the great great grandson of William S. Hagenbuch. Last year, my wife Kathleen gave me a DNA kit for my birthday. The results provided...
This article was written by guest author William L. Mangold, the great great grandson of William S. Hagenbuch. Last year, my wife Kathleen gave me a DNA kit for my birthday. The results provided...
The Franklin Society was formed in late December of 1807 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Andrew Hagenbuch (b. 1782), who was the son of Christian (b. 1747) and grandson of Andreas (b. 1715), was one...
Below is the continuation of a short story in the historical fiction genre regarding the book Wahres Christentum (True Christianity), which Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715) willed to his youngest son, John (b. 1763). Read Part 1...
Most Hagenbuchs living in America are descended from Andreas Hagenbuch who arrived in Philadelphia in 1737. Yet, for all we know about Andreas, his exact date of birth has remained the subject of much...
I expect most people don’t regularly read what I term as pure history. However, many people read historical fiction where the plot, the setting, and the characters are located in the past; but the...
On a snowy Saturday at the end of 2017, my father, Mark Hagenbuch, and I traveled to visit his cousin, Joe Robb. As first cousins, my father and Joe share grandparents–Clarence Hagenbuch (b. 1889,...
Two weeks ago while searching Findagrave.com for information pertaining to my latest article, I came across a Christian Hagenbuch born in Germany in 1818 who is buried in Kansas. Amazed at this newly discovered...
Most of us find it curious when we run across someone who has the same name that we have, especially if our last name is Hagenbuch and our first name isn’t commonly used. I...
Recently my father, Mark Hagenbuch, handed me a recipe book once owned by Bessie Mae (Robbins) Sechler (b. 1888, d. 1973). It was previously in the possession of Harold Sechler (b. 1923), who is...
After Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715, d. 1785) arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1737, he went in search of suitable land to farm and live upon. Between 1738 and 1766, Andreas acquired around 178 acres...