Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Bitner was born on 3 June 1781, in Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Martin Mathias Bittner, was 31 and his mother, Eva Margaretha Wiest, was 32. He married Elizabeth Werner about 1807. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Harris Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 17 May 1856, in Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Emmanuel Union Cemetery, Tusseyville, Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Benjam Bitner, "United States Census, 1850"
- Benjamin Bitner, "Find A Grave Index"
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1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1800
Historical Boundaries 1800: Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
1801
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Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Büttner (see Buettner ) and Bittner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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