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Ashbel Green Simonton
Ashbel Green Simonton (January 20, 1833 – December 9, 1867) was a North-American Presbyterian minister and missionary, the first missionary to settle a Protestant church in Brazil, Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil (Presbyterian Church of Brazil). Early life Simonton was born in West Hanover, southern Pennsylvania, and spent his childhood on the family's estate, named Antigua. His parents were the doctor and politician William Simonton (elected twice to Congress) and Mrs. Martha Davis Snodgrass (1791–1862), daughter of James Snodgrass, a Presbyterian minister, who was the pastor of the local church. Ashbel was named after Ashbel Green, president of New Jersey College. He was one among nine brothers and sisters. The boys (William, John, James, Thomas and Ashbel) used to call themselves the "quinque fratres" (five brothers). One of his brothers, James Snodgrass Simonton, four years older than Ashbel, was also a missionary to Brazil, spending three years as a teacher in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hanover
West Hanover Township is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,693 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 9,343 tabulated in 2010. History Hanover Township of Dauphin County was divided into East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, East Hanover, West Hanover, and South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, South Hanover townships. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. The unincorporated community and census-designated place of Skyline View, Pennsylvania, Skyline View is in the southern part of the township. Ritzie Village, Pennsylvania, Ritzie Village is north of the intersection of PA 443 and Mountain Road in the northern part of the township. Also contained in the township are the villages of Piketown, Pennsylvania, Piketown and Manada Hill, Pennsylvania, Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
