1643 First permanent settlement by Swedes on the Delaware.
1681 William Penn receives Pennsylvania as royal grant.
1701 Philadelphia chartered as a city.
1714 The Amish begin settlement in Berks County.
1754 French establish Fort Duquesne at the forks of the Ohio.
1754 French and Indian War begins with French and Indians fighting the British.
1758 French troops retreat and burn Fort Duquesne
1758 British General Forbes occupies area and names it "Pittsbourgh."
1767 Mason/Dixon Line sets boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
1774 First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia.
1790 New state constitution for Pennsylvania.
1790 Congress establishes Philadelphia as seat of federal government.
1792 Purchase of "Erie Triangle" to complete present state.
1794 Uprising against excise tax known as "Whiskey Rebellion."
1838 New state constitution.
1852 Pennsylvania counties keep vital statistics records.
1863 The Civil War Battle of Gettysburg is fought.
1867 First practical Bessemer steel made at Steelton.
1869 Pennsylvania Railroad reaches west to Columbus, Ohio.
1874 New state constitution.
1877 Railroad riots cause destruction and deaths.
1885 Marriage license applications begin in county records.
1893 Births and deaths recorded by counties.
1906 State records of births and deaths begin.
1985 State law closes access to original birth records held in the state depository.
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Heinrich Strickler settled in Lancaster County, where he purchased a 200 acre farm in Hempfield Township, one mile east of Columbia, Pennsylvania. A third home, which is still well preserved, was erected on the premises in1803 by Jacob Strickler. It is a large stone house of 14 rooms, measuring 90 feet long by 50 feet wide. Its masonry is expertly done. A winding stairway leads from the kitchen to the third floor. There are several open fireplaces and halls of unusual width, which lend a lot of character to the residence. A veranda, 12 feet in width, extends along the entire length of the home's east side. Recently a substantial stone wall was erected around a cemetery, which is located on the farm. The remains of the Stricklers along with others are found there -- including those of slaves owned by the Strickler family. |
Benjamin F. Strickler(1844 - 1931) from Windsor Twp., York, Columbia, Pennsylvania.He was a millwright and manufacturer of tobacco machines, cigar molds and other cigar manufacturering supplies. His well equipped plant was in the village of Benroy, which he had founded. In 1886 he was appointed postmaster of Benroy, an office he held throughout succeeding Republican and Democratic administrations. Reference: "Stricklers of Pennsylvania" |
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