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1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
 Ludwig Bortner
 b.1762 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1815 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Jacob Bortner
 b.1793 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1857 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth Margaretha Gantz
 b.1753 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1820 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Jacob G Bortner
 b.1826 Chanceford, Pennsylvania
 d.1921 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Catharine Gerbrick
 b.1793 Springfield , Pennsylvania
 d.1880 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Matilda Masimore
 b.1826 Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
 d.1915 Glen Rock, 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
 Robert Hyson
 b.1774 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1854
 John Hyson
 b.         
 d.1892 East Hopew, Pennsylvania
 Archibald Hyson
 b.         
 d.         
 Robert R Hyson
 b.         
 d.1903 East Hopew, Pennsylvania
 Johannes Bortner
 b.1768 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1859 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Jane Bortner
 b.1791 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1872 York Co., Pennsylvania
 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




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
 Emanuel Luckabaugh
 b.         
 d.         
 Michael K Bortner
 b.1840
 d.1912
 Jennie May Bortner
 b.1872 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.         
 John Gantz
 b.1818 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1903
 Elizabeth Gantz
 b.1850 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1907
 Henrietta Fair
 b.1813
 d.1889 York Co., 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
 Johannes Bortner
 b.1768 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1859 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Jesse Bortner
 b.1801
 d.1857
 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
 Mary A Snyder
 b.         
 d.         




1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
 Ludwig Bortner
 b.1762 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1815 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Jacob Bortner
 b.1793 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1857 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth Margaretha Gantz
 b.1753 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1820 York Co., Pennsylvania
 Lamanda Bortner
 b.1842 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.         
 Jesse G Bortner
 b.1819 Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
 d.1895
 Deliah Bortner
 b.1846 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.         
 Catharine Gerbrick
 b.1793 Springfield , Pennsylvania
 d.1880 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 Caroline E Bortner
 b.1848 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1925
 Mary Bortner
 b.1850 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.         
 Mary Ann Boyer
 b.1823 Springfield , Pennsylvania
 d.1876 York Co., Pennsylvania