1738 The Year of the Destroying Angels: The Survival of Henrich Becker of Berks County, Pennsylvania and His Heirs

Henrich Becker arrived in Philadelphia in September 1738. This genealogy covers his life in Pennsylvania, as well as all that is known about the next three generations of his family as they moved across Pennsylvania and then the nation. The story is largely centered in Berks, Schuylkill and Lycoming Counties of Pennsylvania. Using many primary resources, it offers rich details about the lives and times of these early German settlers and their impact on the world about them.