Excerpt from A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Jacob Beidler of Lower Milford Township, Bucks Co;, Pa: Together With Historical and Biographical Sketches Illustrated With Portraits and Other Illustrations The study of Genealogy is both interesting, and of great value. Its effects ought to be beneficial in maintain ing the honor and integrity of a family extending back through a long line of progenitors whose memory should be cherished with loyal devotion to endless day, and whose virtues are worthy of emulation. It is commendable to be familiar with one's own family history, and eminently proper to put it on record in a convenient form for the benefit of future generations. Such records will be of incalculable value to genera tions yet unborn, and will be highly prized by them, and upon the authors they will lavish lasting praise for having preserved from oblivion the traditions and history of the deeds and lives of the progenitors and their posterity. These geneological trees will become heirlooms in the family, and volumes will be sought for and placed in public libraries. In the family, too, they will wield an influence, as the lives of unselfish devotion to God, conscience, and family, of the forefathers are recounted, to keep unsullied and untarnished the family name. The work has been prepared at a much greater sacrifice of time than was anticipated. Had all promptly responded to communications the work would have been far easier, more complete, and less time and expense required. It is to be regretted that the records are not more complete, but, owing to the lack of interest in the work, some failed to respond and furnish the information desired. To Mr. Francis Beidler of Chicago, Ill., belongs the credit of being the prime mover in securing the compilation of the Beidler History. Feeling a deep interest in the history of his ancestors and the origin of the family, he arranged for the collecting of the data and publication of the same in book form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.