Bitting Family History

	Bitting Family History

This web site is devoted to the history of the Bitting Family in America, and in memory of my parents Ernest and Helen.

The Bitting Family in America can trace its origins to Henrich and Ann Catharina Bitting who emigrated with their children to Pennsylvania in 1723. Before leaving their home town of Freinsheim in the German Palatinate, they obtained a passport which stated that they were free to emigrate. They settled in what is now New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. From this first family, the name has spread throughout the United States.

In addition to the descendants of Henrich and Ann Catharina Bitting, there are other known Bitting lines:

African-American - there are a number of African-Americans who are named Bitting. More information can be found here.
Britain - a Bitting line was established in England in the 18th century. More information can be found here.
Germany - the Bitting name is still found in Germany. The connection with the founder of the American branch is not yet known.

Selections:
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Home - This page. Use this link to restore the menu sidebar on the left side.
Name Index - This is the key main part of the site. Individuals are listed alphabetically by their first name and date of birth. Click on the person's name to open their individual page. Use the link at the top of the index to switch to an index of related non-Bittings listed alphabetically by family name.
Outline - Henrich & Ann Catharine Bitting's Descendants shown in outline form. Names in color are linked to individual pages.
Images - An index of image files including photographs. Image pages that are associated with individuals have links to those pages, and vice versa. The links on individual pages are found in the biography section.
Links - Links to other web sites of interest.
References - This is a list of sources for the information on the individual pages. Reference numbers in square brackets appear as links on the individual pages.
Origins - An essay on the family origins.
Credits - Some of the people who have contributed information to this site.
News - Information on the latest updates to the site.
Help - Some help on how to use this site.
Feedback - Use this link or the listed email address to send me a message.

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Privacy:

This site is dedicated to family history. To respect the right of privacy, only limited information is available for any living person. If there is any objection to the information contained in these pages, please contact me at the email address below.