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1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
 Wilson Ziegler
 b.1825 Durham Reformed Church, PA
 d.1851
 Albert Henry Ziegler
 b.1849 Jordan Reforme, Pennsylvania
 d.         
 Lorentz Guth
 b.1743 Pennsylvania
 d.1814 Pennsylvania
 Henry Guth
 b.1796 Jordon Reformed Church
 d.1865
 Anna Maria Dorney
 b.1759
 d.1800
 Elizabeth Anna Guth
 b.1823 Jordan Reforme, Pennsylvania
 d.1890
 John Hoffman
 b.         
 d.         
 Catherine Hoffman
 b.1798 Egypt Reformed Church, PA
 d.1849
 Barbara
 b.         
 d.