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Clymer
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Of Quakertown.
The Clymer family is of German origin, the name having been formerly
spelled Klemmer. It was brought to this country by two brothers, one
of whom was Christian Clymer, or Klemmer. He was born in 1697 in
Germany, and is thought to have emigrated to America prior to 1730. |
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George Clymer, son of Christopher Clymer, was
born at Philadelphia the 10th of June, 1739. On his mother's side he
descended from the Fitzwaters, among the earliest immigrants to the
province. |
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