When Elizabeth Maria Buffington was born on 24 February 1830, in Gratz, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Major Jacob John Buffington, was 28 and her mother, Catherine Schadle, was 22. She married Peter L. Stein in 1850. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Washington Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. She died on 15 May 1892, in Gratz, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Infant Klinger BIRTH 30 Sep 1841 DEATH 30 Sep 1841 BURIAL Maple Grove Cemetery Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA PLOT Sec 18 Lot 34 MEMORIAL ID 103654371
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Altered form of English Bovington .
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