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Samuel Gorby and Mary May – the first Gorbys in America?

Samuel Gorby and Mary May – the first Gorbys in America?

According to the book written by Alva Gorby in the 1930s, Samuel Gorby and Mary May were the first Gorby family in North America. From Alva’s book: “Little of definite information can be found concerning Samuel Gorby.  Traditions there are in plenty, but so far they seem to be all that can be found. One story is that Samuel Gorby married Mary May in Manchester, England, and came directly to America, settling in Chester Co, Pennsylvania, where he bought a…

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Why this blog?

Why this blog?

This blog acts as a supplement to the Gorby Family website at http://www.gorby.org The software that created that site (Ultimate Family Tree) no longer exists and I have not found a satisfactory replacement for it. It has been more than 10 years since I last generated that web site and research on the Gorbys has continued.  I now have over 12,600 individuals in my Gorby database. So there is a lot of information to be shared. Additionally, there are other…

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