Brief Life History of Jake
Jake Bortner was born about 1914, in Pennsylvania, United States. He died about 1985, in Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73.
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World Events (3)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1917
Age 3
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · Joining the First World War
Age 3
Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.
Name Meaning
South German (Bavaria) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a maker of braiding, from Middle High German borte, German Borte ‘braiding’. This surname is rare in Germany. Compare Bordner and Burtner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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