Source Information

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania Province and State History, 1609-1790, Volume I [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.
Original data: Bolles, Albert S. Pennsylvania Province and State, A History From 1609-1790. Vol. I. New York, NY, USA: Burt Franklin, 1890.

About Pennsylvania Province and State History, 1609-1790, Volume I

This database contains a history of the province and state of Pennsylvania from 1609 to 1790. It is volume one of a two volume series. Topics found in this volume include:

  • Topography of Pennsylvania
  • The Original Inhabitants
  • The Early Settlement - The Dutch and the Swedes
  • William Penn
  • The Proprietary Government From the Death of Penn to John Penn's Administration
  • Proprietary Government - John Penn, Govenor
  • Proprietary Government - John Penn, Governor - Causes of the Revolution
  • The End of Proprietary Government - Creation of the New Constitution
  • Military Movements

    Understanding the history of an area is an important part of genealogical work. Therefore, this database would be beneficial to researchers of Pennsylvania and other U.S. areas.