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Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Adam  HETZLER

Born
18 May 1804 ,  Penns Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
21 January 1880 ,  Darke, Butler, Ohio, USA
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John George HETZLERAnna Catherine REAM
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Born: 18 May 1804 in Penns Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

Paternal grandparents: Johan Balthasar HETZLER , Anna Barbara DOHM (DUMME)
Maternal grandparents: Abraham REAM , Elizabeth NEIDIG


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Adam  married  Christina NAFSCAR (NAFTYGAS) .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Christina NAFSCAR (NAFTYGAS)  was born 1 July 1807 in Pennsylvania, USA.  Christina died 5 November 1865 in Ohio, USA.  Christina was the child of Joseph NAFSCAR and Marian UNKNOWN.

Adam HETZLER died 21 January 1880 in Darke, Butler, Ohio, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Reverend

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Spouse & Children of Adam HETZLER

Adam HETZLER married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Christina NAFSCAR (NAFTYGAS)
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Christina NAFSCAR (NAFTYGAS) was the child of Joseph NAFSCAR and Marian UNKNOWN

Children of Adam HETZLER and Christina NAFSCAR (NAFTYGAS)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Keziah HETZLER
Born: 29 September 1827, Celina, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Died: 21 June 1899, Sacramento, California, USA

Married: James Thomas MEEKER 



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BirthBirth — 1804
18 May 1804
Penns Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
1827 Birth of Child
Keziah HETZLER was born 29 September 1827, Celina, Mercer, Ohio, USA

Adam was 23 years old.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
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)
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.
1865 Death of Spouse/Partner
Christina NAFSCAR (NAFTYGAS) died 5 November 1865, , Ohio, USA
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)
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Otterbein Cemetery Otterbein Darke County Ohio, USA

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DeathDeath — 1880
21 January 1880
Darke, Butler, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 75.
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Otterbein Cemetery Otterbein Darke County Ohio, USA
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Record added: 6/29/2016 9:58:26 AM
Last updated: 9/5/2017 8:42:21 PM

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