Delaware County, Pennsylvania

men settled in present day Oakmont. The land was offered for thirteen cents per acre and a buyer could establish a claim to a tract by having it surveyed. The purchase price did not have to be paid until a patent for the tract was obtained from Pennsylvania and patenting could be deferred which encouraged land speculation rather than settlement. From 1769 to 1787 George Croghan, John Baird, William Maris, David Mcfee, and John Woods established claims to tracts encompassing all of present day Oakmont

group requires some understanding of the Amish people. It is a special population where their perspectives on health is shaped by their religious beliefs and cultures. The Amish settled in four counties in Pennsylvania with an estimate of 44, 106 people were approximately 35,000 reside in Lancaster county. Their beliefs and values rooted from the bible which resulted in living a life of “self-surrender, submission, yielding to the will of God and to others, contentment, and a calm spirit”. To date

1, 2015, for Delaware County is 563,894 according to the United States Census Bureau. (Population estimates) In Delaware county 33,755 people under the age of 5, 70,836 are ages 5-14; ages 15-24 includes 82,614, and 69,457 people are between ages 25-34. Ages 35-44 accounts for a total of 67,005 people. The age group of 45-54 is 82,956; there are 72,286 people between ages 55-64. 40,504 people are 67-74 and there are 41,685 people who are 75 and older in Delaware County. (Pennsylvania Department of

Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, where he presented Pennsylvania and was a major factor in drafting the United States Constitution. Wilson was one of seven children born into a Presbyterian farming family on September 14, 1742 near St. Andrew, Scotland, to William Wilson and Alison Landall. He studied at the

State Background The Delaware Colony was founded by Peter Minuit. However, it became the first U.S state that was established in December 7, 1787. Delaware was the first colony to be approved as a state by the Federal Constitution. Based on the census conducted in 1790, Delaware's population consisted of 50,209 free people and 8,887 slaves. In proportion to other states, Delaware had a relatively low amount of slaves. As of the whole population including slaves, Delaware had a low whole population

held at the county level. Due to the complex nature of New Jersey’s land history, I encourage you to explore the following for a more in-depth understanding of New Jersey’s unique land history: New Jersey States Archives website < http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/index.html> the FamilySearch Wiki article, “New Jersey Land and Property” < https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/New_Jersey_Land_and_Property> and Using the “Records of the East and West Jersey Proprietors” <

family and I moved to Delaware. There I got my early education from private tutors. In 1750, I started to study law in Philadelphia with John Moland. From there I moved to England to continue my education at London’s Middle Temple. After many years I moved back to Philadelphia and became a prominent lawyer. I had become very interested in politics. In 1760 I served in the assembly of the Three Lower Counties. In 1762, I became the Philadelphia member of the Pennsylvania assembly. I lead the conservative

Caesar Rodney, the first of the delegation from Delaware, was a native of that state, and was born about the year 1730. His birth-place was Dover. The family, from which he was descended, was of ancient date, and is honorably spoken of in the history of early times. We read of Sir Walter De Rodeney, of Sir George De Rodeney, and Sir Henry De Rodeney, with several others of the same name, even earlier than the year 1234. Sir Richard De Rodeney accompanied the gallant Richard Coeur de Lion in his crusade

History I did my community assessment paper on Bristol Township, which was located in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Bristol Township is been known to be one of the oldest communities in Pennsylvania. In 1692, it was once incorporated as Buckingham Township before the name changed in 1702 to become what is now Bristol ( Wilson, 2014). Bristol Township links the intersections of Route 413, Route 95 and Pennsylvania Turnpike, and Interstate 95, with traffic to and from the megalopolis (Wilson, 2014) The Township

Delaware is the First State because it was first to ratify the constitution. In addition, Caesar Rodney had a big impact on this because he put in the final casting vote. Also, Caesar Rodney took a midnight ride to get to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Who is Caesar Rodney? Caesar Rodney is a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rodney is known for his “Midnight Ride” that he took to get to Philadelphia to cast the final vote. However, Rodney was not at congress