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1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
 John Fife
 b.         
 d.         
 Johannes Bortner
 b.1768 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1859 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth Bortner
 b.1794 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.         
 Frantz Heinrich Gantz
 b.1723 Germany
 d.1809 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Julia Gantz
 b.1756 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1824 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Anna Margaretha Ruhl
 b.1736 Germantow, Pennsylvania
 d.1790 York Co., Pennsylvania




1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
 John Newman
 b.         
 d.         
 John B Newman
 b.1836 Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
 d.         
 Michael Bortner
 b.1780 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1870 Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth Bortner
 b.1811 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1843
 Johann Martin Markle
 b.1766 Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
 d.1838 Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
 Margaret Markle
 b.1788 Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
 d.1817 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Susannah Ruhl
 b.1769 Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
 d.1850 Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania




1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
 Jacob Fischel
 b.1792 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1867
 John L Fischel
 b.1828 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1922 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Ludwig Bortner
 b.1762 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1815 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth Bortner
 b.1786 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1864 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Frantz Heinrich Gantz
 b.1723 Germany
 d.1809 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth Margaretha Gantz
 b.1753 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1820 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Anna Margaretha Ruhl
 b.1736 Germantow, Pennsylvania
 d.1790 York Co., Pennsylvania




1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
 Arlie Bowman
 b. Living
 d.         
 George W Bortner
 b.1819 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1887 Ohio
 Amos M Bortner
 b.1850
 d.1936 Idaho
 Sarah Ann Ruhl
 b.1826 Chanceford, Pennsylvania
 d.1870 Noble Co., Indiana
 Elva Bortner
 b. Living
 d.         
 Jennie Eichelberger
 b.1852
 d.1927 Idaho




1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
 George W Bortner
 b.1819 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1887 Ohio
 Joshua Alban Bortner
 b.1852
 d.1901
 Sarah Ann Ruhl
 b.1826 Chanceford, Pennsylvania
 d.1870 Noble Co., Indiana
 Elza M Bortner
 b.1883
 d.         
 Mary Ellen Botzong
 b.1858
 d.1942
 Anna Moore
 b.1883
 d.