The Wistar/Wisters are among the Old Philadelphian families. The family in America derives from Caspar Wistar (1696 –1752), a glassmaker of German origin who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1717, and his brother John Wister, who arrived a decade later and anglicized his name with an "e" instead of an "a" [1]
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The Wistar/Wisters are among the Old Philadelphian families. The family in America derives from Caspar Wistar (1696 –1752), a glassmaker of German origin who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1717, and his brother John Wister, who arrived a decade later and anglicized his name with an "e" instead of an "a" [1]
The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.