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From: "William A. Diehl" <>
Subject: [PABUCKS-L] Trappe
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:38:26 -0400

>From the book: Place Names in Bucks County
by: George Mac Reynolds
Copyright : 1942
Published by the Bucks County Historical Society

TRAPPE--
Village in northwestern Bensalem Township at the intersection of Lincoln
Highway (U. S. Route 1 ) and Street
Road (Route 252). It was so named for a Frenchman, a very early trapper
and hunter, who made his home on the
bank of Poquessing Creek near by and operated a bear trap along that
stream. A family named Fry, noted for its
longevity, lived at Trappe years ago. George Fry, the ancestor, was born
in Bucks County in 1730, made his home
at the Trappe and became a potter. Later he followed the business of
carrying goods from Philadelphia westward
over the mountains on pack horses. He was with Braddock in his campaign
in the French and Indian War in 1755.
In 1833, at the age of 103 years he started to walk from Trappe to
Indiana to visit a relative. He reached Cincinnati
and from there he wrote a letter to his family. That was the last ever
heard of him. He had a daughter, Mary
Newman, born June 7, 1780, at Trappe. She married George Brister and
lived at Washington, Pa., where on June
8, 1880, she celebrated the 100th anniversary of her birth. Her husband,
who died in 1850, served in the War of
1812 and was in the battle of New Orleans.

Bill Diehl

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