flag female ancestor  Amanda  BENDER

  (b. August 31, 1841 ,  Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA   d. April 14, 1907 ,  Montour, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA )  
Age: 65
Cause of Death: Apoplexy

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Amanda BENDER was born August 31, 1841 in Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

Amanda BENDER was the child of William BENDER   and   Abigail WETZEL and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Johannes Jeremiah WETZEL and Elisabeth LEFFLER

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Amanda  married  Augustus HARP .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustus HARP  was born August 2, 1837 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.  Augustus died January 25, 1917 in Montour, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.  Augustus was the child of John HERB and Leah REDDINGER.

Amanda BENDER died April 14, 1907 in Montour, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.





Year: 1850; Census Place: Barry, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA. Roll: M432_827; Page: 32A; Image: 13.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Barry, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA. Roll: M653_1180; Page: 118.
Year: 1870; Census Place: Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Roll: M593_1385; Page: 431A; Image: 238654.
Year: 1880; Census Place: Valley, Montour, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1160; Page: 90D; Enumeration District: 194.
Year: 1900; Census Place: Montour, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0023
Year: 1907: Pennsylvania Death Certificate Number; 34681.
Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Amanda Bender Harb (3 Aug 1842–14 Apr 1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21253983, citing Dutch Hill Cemetery, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

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Amanda BENDER was a Housewife.

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Amanda BENDER married flag male ancestor Augustus HARP-- Place: 
Augustus HARP was the child of John HERB and Leah REDDINGER




Children of Augustus HARP and Amanda BENDER:

flag female ancestor Susanna HARP (b.January 13, 1865, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA  d. October 9, 1938, Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA)
m. William Saviry BROWN September 13, 1887



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birth1841 Birth
August 31, 1841
Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
1865 Birth of Child
Susanna HARP was born January 13, 1865, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Amanda was 23 years old.
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
death1907 Death
April 14, 1907
Montour, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

She died at the age of 65.

Amanda is buried at: Dutch Hill Cemetery, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Added: 10/1/2022 12:39:01 PM - Updated: 10/17/2022 12:32:34 PM
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