Providence Township was a township in southeastern

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, United States from 1729 until it was divided in 1805. Initially the township was part of

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. Then in 1784, Providence Township was in that portion of Philadelphia County that was split off to form Montgomery County.

History

Originally the land was a major part of

William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...

Manor of Gilberts The Manor of Gilberts was one of the areas of land that William Penn set aside for himself as the Proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania. The Manor was located on the along the left (northeastern) bank of the Schuylkill River, extending above a ...

. In 1699, Penn sold off east of the

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and leased the land to the west. On 2 March 1729, the courts created Providence Township, although it was often referred to as New Providence. On 12 November 1805, Providence Township was divided along the Perkiomen Creek into the townships of Upper Providence and Lower Providence .House Resolution 374
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References

Townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1729 establishments in Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-geo-stub