Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Achey, Benjamin
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Richland Township A-M

   BENJAMIN ACHEY coal and lumber dealer, P.O. Quakertown, 
was born in Lower Saucon township, Northampton county, 
November 5, 1846.  He is the eldest living son of Michael 
Achey, a native of that county, son of Lewis Achey, who came 
from Germany and settled in Williams township.  The mother 
of Benjamin was Louisa Werling, daughter of Andrew Werling.  
Michael Achey was one of a family of six children, viz., 
John, Michael, Kate, Christiana, Elizabeth, and one whose 
name cannot now be recalled.  All of them reared families, 
and all settled in Northampton county except Christiana, who 
married Levi Amy of Springfield township. Benjamin lived on 
his father's farm in Williams township, Northampton county, 
up to the time of the death of the latter, which occurred 
when Benjamin was twelve years old.  He then worked out 
among the farmers until he was nineteen years of age, when 
he went to learn the miller's trade with Levi S. Moyer, of 
Hellertown.  After learning his trade he took charge of the 
Gruver mill and run it for three years on his own account, 
when he went to Milford Square, and for four and a half 
years run Sholl's mill.  In 1875 he purchased the Milford 
Square mills and conducted them up to 1885, when he sold 
out.  In August, 1886, he purchased the coal and lumber 
business of John Ozias, of Quakertown, and has since 
continued the same.  He was married in January, 1871, to 
Josephine, daughter of Lewis and Rebecca (Bachman) Ritter, 
the former a native of Springfield township, the latter of 
Lower Saucon, Northampton county.  Mr. Achey has three 
children:  Allen A., Benjamin F. and Estella R.    He is a 
member of the Reformed church, and a member of Hellertown 
Lodge, No. 606, I. O. O. F.