When Christian Bensinger was born about 1750, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Antonius Anthon Bensinger, was 31 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Frey, was 21. He registered for military service in 1774.
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Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
German: variant of Benzinger .
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