A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=55312 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: New England Weekly Journal Article Date: November 21 1738 Article Description: Death of Benjamin HUMPHREY. Article Text: Marion in Philadelphia County, Nov. 7. On the 4th instant died here Benjamin HUMPHREY, in the 76th year of his age. He was one of the first settlers of the country, having been here 55 years. A man remarkable for his hospitality and universal benevolence, with a strict adherence to the principles of his posession. He was interr'd at Haverford on the 77th, his funeral being attended by a great number of people, who respected his memory. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com