Brief Life History of George W.
When George W. Hartranft was born on 4 November 1864, in Amityville, Amity Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Gresh Hartranft, was 45 and his mother, Sarah Weaver, was 42. He married Anna Kratz Freed in February 1889. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He lived in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and Salford Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 June 1953, in Lederach, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Keelys Church Cemetery, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- George Hartsanft in household of William Hartsanft, "United States Census, 1870"
- George W. Hartrauft, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- George W. Hartranft, "Find A Grave Index"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
German: descriptive nickname for a pauper, from Middle High German harte ‘hard’ + ranft ‘rind, crust’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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