[74-227] JEREMIAH POLEY, b Nov. 16, 1818; d Mar. 3, 1895; s George and Sarah (Boyer) Poley [74-52]; m Jan. 18, 1842, MARY ANN BIGONY, b —————; d Mar. 21, 1893.
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Jeremiah Poley and his father, George Poley, were pioneers in woolen manufacture in eastern Pa. About the year 1820 they acquired the only woolen mill on the Perkiomen Creek at Perkiomenville. This was purchased through a distant relative, Matthew Campbell, who had previously conducted the factory.
They personally performed the various operations of the manufacture—scouring, dyeing, carding, spinning, and weaving the yarn and cloth. These operations must have been very crude at that time. They subsequently added an oil mill for the grinding of flaxseed and the manufacture of linseed oil. Later Jeremiah Poley built the first brick building in what is now known as the Borough of Green Lane. In this building he conducted a country store for eight years.