Langstroth family

First Generation

Thomas Langstroth, Jr., was born on February 21, 1775, in Germantown (now Philadelphia), Pennsylvania. He was the fourth of thirteen children born to Thomas Langstroth, Sr., (1745-1800), an immigrant from Yorkshire, England, and his German immigrant wife, Catherine Youck (1751-1831). By 1794, the family was living in Moreland Township, and Thomas, Sr., had purchased Israel Hallowell Mill, a paper mill on Pennypack Creek. Thomas, Jr., and his brother John worked as apprentices in the mill, and inherited the operation upon their father’s death in 1800. When the mill was destroyed by fire in 1809, John Langstroth stepped down, and Thomas raised the money for its reconstruction through popular subscription.

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