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Newton Township
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Churches and Cemeteries in Newton
Books that list some local families in Newton and/or Ransom Townships
Local names listed in the Pittston Gazette (1868-1889)
Names listed in the write-up about Newton Township ©1880
Soldiers from Ransom and Newton Townships
Surnames of Newton people listed with short biographies©1880
A Glimpse of Life in Newton-Ransom Twps., PA in 1895/1897
Early settlers listed in the front of the book History of Newton and Ransom Townships ©1912
Surnames of Newton people in the History of Newton and Ransom Townships ©1912
History of Newton and Ransom Townships ©1912 by JBStephens online to view listing of pages and download
List of Newton High School graduates 1917-1932
Students in class photographs from area schools early 1900's - 1950
Researchers and the people they are searching for in the Newton and Ransom area
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Location
Newton Twp., Lackawanna County, PA is located along the Susquehanna River. Before 1842, it was a part of Falls Twp., Luzerne County, PA. When Wyoming County was made a county from Luzerne County, it divided Falls Township into two sections. The part that stayed in Wyoming County is called Falls Township and the other part in Lackawanna County is called Newton.
History
Before 1842, it was a part of Falls Twp., Luzerne County, PA. When Wyoming County was made a county from Luzerne County, it divided Falls Township into two sections. The part that stayed in Wyoming County is called Falls Township. In 1844, the other part of Falls in Lackawanna County became Newton named after the township in Sussex County, New Jersey where several of the pioneer settlers came from. In 1849, part of Newton Township with a part of Exeter Township, Luzerne County created Ransom Township. Many of the people who settled in Newton were from Connecticut, Sussex County, New Jersey, from Monroe County which was then a part of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and later from Germany. Many of these people had relatives in the neighboring township, Ransom Township, Lackawanna Co.
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