Burton J. Kollock

The genealogy of the Kollock family goes back to the late 1600s in Sussex County, Delaware, but it appears Burton’s father, David, made the move to Philadelphia before Burton and…

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William Charlton

The Charltons, Francis and Mary, arrived in Philadelphia from Ireland in 1838 with an infant daughter, welcoming their first son a year later. That was William, who would later have…

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Jacob Conrad

This naturalized citizen was a wounded soldier in his new country’s army, then started his own business and made a successful career. It’s a fairly common story in the last…

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Robert Pennock King

“Eminent both as a printer and a public-spirited citizen” is how Robert’s life has been accurately summarized. His parents had a long lineage in Philadelphia and his grandfather was in…

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Samuel Miles

This man was not considered one of the country’s founding fathers but he could at least be considered a founding “cousin.” While not involved directly as a signer of famous…

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Nunzio Finelli

Nunzio was born to the owner of a large hotel in Naples, Italy and grew up learning the art of cooking for his father’s guests from the French chef who…

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David B. Hershey

The first thing people ask if your last name is the same as someone famous is if you’re related. David was probably never asked that since his second cousin, once…

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Percival E. Loder, M.D., D.D.S.

Fans of “Trivial Pursuit” could create an interesting game using details uncovered about Percival’s family. One reason would be the size of the family, since he had 11 siblings, and…

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Vanroom Robin Tindall, M.D.

A father and son in the same business is a tradition as old as history itself, passing one’s vocation to the next generation. The most common example is farming, but…

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William Gustavus Fischer

The son of a German immigrant, William was eight years old when he be­gan sing­ing in a Ger­man church in his hometown of Bal­ti­more. He also stu­died pi­a­no and or­gan…

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