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Livezey-Laughlin Family Papers, 1746-1948, about 1763-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:

13 linear ft. (26 boxes)

Abstract:

Papers of the Livezey and Laughlin families. Thomas Livezey (1723/4-1790) married Martha Knowles in 1748 at Abington Monthly Meeting. He was a miller and expanded the family property along the Wissahicken and Cresheim Creeks. Thomas Livezey's great granddaughter, Anna, married George Laughlin, and her son, Thomas, moved to Ohio. This collection includes correspondence and legal and financial papers of the Livezey and Laughlin families of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and and later of Ohio.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]