Book Description
Philipp Burbach (ca. 1749-ca. 1812) emigrated from Germany to Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, married widow Elizabeth (Ilgengritz) Blickensderfer, and served in the Revolutionary War. Descendants (spelling the surname Poorbaugh or Purbaugh) lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Alberta and elsewhere in Canada.