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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 Houseknecht
 b.1766 Richmond Twp., Pa.
 d.1844 Moreland Twp., Pa.
 Daniel Houseknecht
 b.1797 Manheim Twp., Pa
 d.1870 Muncy Creek Twp., Pa
 Elizabeth Smith
 b.1769 Berks Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1849 Moreland Twp., Pa.
 AThompson (Tom) Houseknecht
 b.1866 ?
 d.1949 Lycoming Co., Pa.
 William T. Houseknecht
 b.1832 Muncy Creek Twp., Pa
 d.1913 Lycoming Co., Pa.
 John Shipman
 b.1774 Sussex Co. New Jersey
 d.1849 Lycoming Co., Pa.
 Sarah Jane Houseknecht
 b.1871 ?
 d.1956 Lycoming Co., Pa
 Elizabeth Shipman
 b.1803 Moreland Twp., Pa.
 d.1844 Lycoming Co., Pa
 Charlotte LaRue
 b.1770 New Jersey
 d.1867 Lycoming Co., Pa.
 Eli W. Houseknecht
 b.1874 ?
 d.1956 Danville, Pa.
 Mabel Matilda Houseknecht
 b.1879 ?
 d.1968 ?
 Matilda Yaple
 b.1842 ?
 d.1922 ?