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1885 Seven Counties History - Bradford
County PA
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“HISTORY OF SEVEN COUNTIES presented by the Elmira Weekly
Gazette". It is an “Outline History of Tioga and Bradford Counties in
Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York by
TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES, BORO’S AND CITIES.” Written expressly for the Gazette
Company, Elmira, N. Y. Copyright 1885.From AN OUTLINE
HISTORY of Tioga and
Bradford
Counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben,
Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York by TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES, BORO'S AND
CITIES"
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ALBA BOROUGH
Alba borough was formed 1863, taken from Canton
township. It is situated on the line of the Northern Central Railroad, and
contains a population of about three hundred inhabitants. It is surrounded
by a fine agricultural district. The early settlers were Noah Wilson,
Elihue Smead, Caleb Williams, Reuben Case, Reuben Rowley, Elisha Luther, Kilburn
Morely, Jeremiah Smith, Samus Rockwell, David Pratt, Levi Morse, Irad Wilson,
Robert McKean, David Soper.
--Patty Luther was the first who died in Alba in
1804.
--Martha Wilson taught the first school in Alba in
1806.
--Col. Irad Wilson was the first post master at
Alba.
--The first child born was July 17, 1804, a
daughter of Noah Wilson.
--The school was closed in 1806, on account of the
eclipse of the sun.
--The first religious meeting was held in 1808, by
Rev. Simeon Powers, a Baptist minister.
--Noah Wilson was appointed Justice of the Peace by
Gov. Snyder and held the office until 1838.
--Col. Irad Wilson was county commissioner in 1839,
and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1843.
--The Baptist organized the first church in 1818.
Samuel Rockwell and R. R. Rogers deacons. Church erected in 1818.
--The meaning of the word Alba is white.
--Robert McKean and Martha Wilson, David Soper and
Polly Luther were married at the same time, in 1807. The first marriages
in Alba.
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