Call Number:

20

Repository:

Lower Merion Historical Society

Extent:

0.5 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

circa 1870-1969

Creator:

Descendants of Pierre Pechin.

Abstract:

Pierre Pechin, a French Huguenot, came to the United States in 1754. His family were prosperous tanners who lived and worked in the Lower Merion area of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Centuries later, family members formed a group, the Descendants of Pierre Pechin, which met annually for memorial services and reunions at St. Paul's Church. The Descendants of Pierre Pechin papers, circa 1870-1969, consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook of obituaries, and pamphlets for the annual memorial service and family reunion.

Pierre Pechin, a French Huguenot, came to the United States in 1754. His family were prosperous tanners who lived and worked in the Lower Merion area. Another famous family member is Colonel William Pechin, the first person to publish the lyrics to "The Star Spangled Banner" on September 15, 1814. Family members formed a group, the Descendants of Pierre Pechin, which met annually for memorial services and reunions at St. Paul's Church.

The bulk of the collection consists of two binders of photographs which are mostly identified, with a small number of copies of newspaper articles relating to Pierre Pechin. There is an unidentified scrapbook which contains mostly Pechin family obituaries. The pamphlets are records of the annual memorial services and reunions for Descendants of Pierre Pechin.