Historical and biographical annals of Columbia and Montour counties, Pennsylvania, containing a concise history of the two counties and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families .. . ervice some years, and in every associationwon and retained the respect and admirationof those whose lives touched his. His pros-perity was the result of intelligent applicationto whatever he undertook, his popularity thereward of just dealings with all his fellowmen. He belonged to a family of Germanand French extraction established in thiscountry by his great-grandfather, Michaelliright,
Historical and biographical annals of Columbia and Montour counties, Pennsylvania, containing a concise history of the two counties and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families .. . ervice some years, and in every associationwon and retained the respect and admirationof those whose lives touched his. His pros-perity was the result of intelligent applicationto whatever he undertook, his popularity thereward of just dealings with all his fellowmen. He belonged to a family of Germanand French extraction established in thiscountry by his great-grandfather, Michaelliright, who came here from the Palatinatealmost two centuries ago. Michael Bright was born in Christianstadt,Germany, May 6. 1706, son of John to America in October, 1726, at theage of twenty years, when the Province ofPennsylvania consisted of three counties,Philadelphia, Bucks and Chester, he locatedin Chester county. In 1728 he located atSchaefTerstown, Chester county, one of theoldest towns in the State, and there he becamean extensive landowner. He married Mar-garet Simon, a daughter of Jacob Simon, andto their union were born the following chil-dren: Jacob, born .\pril 13, 1729; George m. ^
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