Conrad ALLWEIN

                   Kirtpatrick p. 66. Catholic Trails West, Adams & O'Keefe p. 456.

An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 28 Mar 2003.  Thomascan be contacted at stobie@sprynet.com.
An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 28 Mar 2003.  Thomascan be contacted at stobie@sprynet.com.
BURIED: St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery

AKA: Alwine, Alwein, Aloin, Aloine.
The following was taken from Vol. XVI and New Series Vol. II, Part 2
of COLONIAL & REVOLUTIONARY FAMILIES OF PENNSYLVANIA, pages 555 & 556:
Conrad, ancestors and place of birth not definitely known, is the head or trunk of the Allwein family tree as described in these records.  He was born accordingto the inscription on his monument in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetary, Lebanon, Pennsylvania where his remains now rest, on May 23, 1753.  At the age of twenty,he was married.  As previously stated, this family located at Goshenhoppen.  Here, in the beautiful month of May, 1773, Conrad took unto himself a wife, thus laying the foundation of the Allwein family, the descendants of which have now spread over many states in great number.  When we look back to this humble origin,it seems incredible that , today by looking around to find the descendants spread over the union and in all walks of life. Family left Berks County and settledin Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. He was born, according to the inscription on this monument in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lebanon, Pennsylvania where his remains now rest, on May 23, 1753.  At the age of twenty he was married.  As previously stated this family located at Goshenhoppen.  This was a beautiful section of the country near Philadephia and being the place where the only church of his Faith was established in the Province of Pennsylvania we can readily imagine the motives promoting these pious people to select this spot for a resting place.  The country is healthful, the plains good farming land, the hills rich in iron ore, much of which is smelted in the district which adds to its prosperity.
When we look back to this humble origin it seems incredible that, today by looking around to find the decendants spread over the union and in all walks of life..In 1812 a church was built at Lebanon. Conrad Allwein was a prominent member and largely aided in the erection of the first church.  He was on the building committee and one of the four men constituting the chief pillars of the church. These four men lifted the remainder of the debt on the church before it was dedicated in 1814 by contributing $250 each. In his old days he retired from the farm and purchased property with about one and one half acres of ground on the Turn Pike near Avon where he spent the remainder of his days. He died after a long anduseful life on May 12, 1816.  After his death the estate was sold and divided. Two hundred acres of the farm was purchased by his son Philip and the balance one hundred acres by Hermanus Arnold for his son Herman."

He fought in the revolutionary war.

An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 1 Oct 2004.  Thomas can be contacted at stobie@sprynet.com.
AKA: Alwine, Alwein, Aloin, Aloine.
The following was taken from Vol. XVI and New Series Vol. II, Part 2
of COLONIAL & REVOLUTIONARY FAMILIES OF PENNSYLVANIA, pages 555 & 556:
Conrad, ancestors and place of birth not definitely known, is the head or trunk of the Allwein family tree as described in these records.  He was born accordingto the inscription on his monument in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetary, Lebanon, Pennsylvania where his remains now rest, on May 23, 1753.  At the age of twenty,he was married.  As previously stated, this family located at Goshenhoppen.  Here, in the beautiful month of May, 1773, Conrad took unto himself a wife, thus laying the foundation of the Allwein family, the descendants of which have now spread over many states in great number.  When we look back to this humble origin,it seems incredible that , today by looking around to find the descendants spread over the union and in all walks of life. Family left Berks County and settledin Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. He was born, according to the inscription on this monument in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lebanon, Pennsylvania where his remains now rest, on May 23, 1753.  At the age of twenty he was married.  As previously stated this family located at Goshenhoppen.  This was a beautiful section of the country near Philadephia and being the place where the only church of his Faith was established in the Province of Pennsylvania we can readily imagine the motives promoting these pious people to select this spot for a resting place.  The country is healthful, the plains good farming land, the hills rich in iron ore, much of which is smelted in the district which adds to its prosperity.
When we look back to this humble origin it seems incredible that, today by looking around to find the decendants spread over the union and in all walks of life..In 1812 a church was built at Lebanon. Conrad Allwein was a prominent member and largely aided in the erection of the first church.  He was on the building committee and one of the four men constituting the chief pillars of the church. These four men lifted the remainder of the debt on the church before it was dedicated in 1814 by contributing $250 each. In his old days he retired from the farm and purchased property with about one and one half acres of ground on the Turn Pike near Avon where he spent the remainder of his days. He died after a long anduseful life on May 12, 1816.  After his death the estate was sold and divided. Two hundred acres of the farm was purchased by his son Philip and the balance one hundred acres by Hermanus Arnold for his son Herman."

An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 1 Oct 2004.  Thomas can be contacted at stobie@sprynet.com.