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Download or read book Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean written by Marion F. Egge and published by Genealogical Society of PA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archival book.

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Download or read book The Rambo Family Tree Volume 2 written by Ronald S. Beatty and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Gunnarson Rambo, son of Gunnar Petersson, was born in about 1612 in Hisingen, Sweden. He came to America in 1640 and settled in Christiana, New Sweden (now Delaware). He married Brita Mattsdotter 7 April 1647. They had eight children. He died in 1698. HIs daughter, Gertrude Rambo, was born 19 October 1650. She married Anders Bengtsson. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio.

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