*Christina Harsh
born 10 October 1775 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
died 09 December 1831

father:
*Ludwig "Lewis" Harsh
born abt 1735 Germany
died abt 1799 Montgomery, Pennsylvania

mother:
*Maria Catherine Taub
born abt 1737
married 16 December 1755 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

siblings:
unknown

spouse:
*Thomas Lardin
born 1765 in the north of Ireland
died 1833

children:
Margaret Lardin
Thomas Lardin
James Lardin
Daniel Lardin
Catherine Lardin
John Lardin
Mary Lardin
Jane Lardin
*William Lardin born 19 May 1808 Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
died 24 March 1896 Clinton Township, Pennsylvania
Robert Lardin born 7 May 1810
Joseph Lardin born 1813 died 1882

biographical and/or anecdotal:
The Harsh family line arrived in this country in 1739 & 1740. The first generation were Germans, but after a generation, the Protesant Irish immigrated in great numbers amongst the Germans. They inter- married freely and thus we became German-Irish The first to arrive: Conrad Henry Harsh age 49 arrived 8-27-1739 on a ship named Samuel Lydia. With him was Phillip Hirsch, (list B) Philip Hersch, (list c) Philip Hersh, age 22 On 09-27-1740 arrrived Simon Hersh (list B) Simon Hirsch (list C) Simon Hirsh, age 18. and Johannes Hersh age 6. All attended the German Luthern Church. The first Harsh family settled in the German Colony, some 50 miles north and west of Philadelphia. By 1774, the family is shown in Upper Salford Township, Philadelphia County, (now Montgomery County), PA. The PA Military Records show three sons, George, John Henry, and Philip served in the Revolutionary War. One brother was lost, being Philip. Simon Harsh, in 1780, moved his family to Washington County, PA. His brother John Henry Harsh, Sr. joined him in Washington County, PA, Bethlehem Township, in 1795. He left behind all his daughters, then married, and a son, Elias Hersh, were he lived on the original Harsh homestead, in the Old German Community of Allentown, PA.