This listing was kindly provided by Sylvia Graybill. Thank you, Sylvia.
The township is located in the NE corner of the County, to the north are the
Blue Mts. and on the East is Lynn Twp., Lehigh County. Settler's began to
filter through the Albany Region abt 1730. The terrain is rolling hills and
valleys, and the soil is mostly shale.
The oldest Church in the Twp. is Jerusalem.
New Bethel church was erected as a Union Church in the early 1760's. It is
located 2 miles west of Kempton in the foothills of the Blue Mts. It is (I
think) on a steep hill.
Other names for New Bethel are "Rosenthal", "Organ", "Corner", and "Eck".
Albany Township was part of the wild frontier prior to the formation of
Berks County in 1752. There were many Indian Raids in the 1750's and 1760's.
Settlers were murdered & the chidren if not murdered were carried off & were
in captivity during these raids. Tombstones did not exist for this early
period. Most burials were marked w/ a common field stone.
New Bethel Church Cemetery, Albany Twp., Berks County, PA.
Sandstone
Maria Elisabeth Strasern
12 March 1721 - 20 March 1783.
(This is Nicholas's wife and the only Strasser)
Friedens Union Church Cemetery, Stony Run, Berks County, PA. (Albany Twp.)
Strausser
George H. 29 April 1910 - 2 April 1973 Father
Mildred M. 30 Nov. 1913 - 2 Oct. 1941 Mother
Bolich's Cemetery, Located near Eckville on the road from the village of
Albany. The Church building still exists, (as of 1986)
Funeral Director Marker
Alfred D. Strausser 1892 - 1958
Funeral Director Marker
Sadie M. Strausser
1893 - 1958