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Derry Church and Derry Town Roots in Pennsylvanian History
The article recounts Derry Church near Hershey, founded from 1717 land grant by William Penn's heirs to Scotch Irish settlers. It details the meeting house, 1720 construction, ministers led by William Bertram, and the church's evolution, graves, and memorials linking to figures like James G. Blaine and William McKinley.
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Irry
Scotland
England
Ireland
New World
Pennsylvania
America
Derry
Macaulay
Donegal
Paxtang
Hanover
William ‘Penn
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
William Bertram
William” Bertram
Roan
Snowden
Williams
Adais
Sharon
Boggs
A. D. Mitchell
Egle
James Galbraith
James G. Blaine
William McKinley