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George Schrecengost (1815 - 1898)
George Schrecengost, father to 11 children, was born on February 2, 1815 at Kittanning Township,PA. He was born to Benjamin Schrecengost and Susannah (Oury) Schrecengost, with siblings Elizabeth, Mary, Susanna, Daniel, Issac, Joseph, and Hannah. He married Hannah Cravenor in April 1870. They gave birth to Benjamin Ury Schrecengost, Issac Adam Schrecengost, David Alexander Schrecengost, Daniel Levi Schrecengost, Joseph Mosgrove Schrecengost, Sarah Ann Schrecengost, George Cravenor Schrecengost, Samuel Peter Schrecengost, Mary Elizabeth Schrecengost, William Love Schrecengost, and Hanna Susannah (Schrecengost) Bishoff. George died on May 7, 1898 at Valley Township,PA at 83 years old.
George Schrecengost Biography
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George Schrecengost
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Male
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Birth
George Schrecengost was born on at Kittanning Township,PA,
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Death
George Schrecengost died on at Valley Township,PA,
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White
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Nationality & Locations Lived
American
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Religion
Lutheran
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Professions
Worked as a Farmer and worked at a Mill.
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He was a Whig and Republican
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Average Age
George Schrecengost lived
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George Schrecengost, father to 11 children, passed away on May 7, 1898 at Valley Township,PA at age 83. George was born on February 2, 1815 at Kittanning Township,PA. He was born to Benjamin Schrecengost and Susannah (Oury) Schrecengost, with siblings Elizabeth, Mary, Susanna, Daniel, Issac, Joseph, and Hannah. He married Hannah Cravenor in April 1870. They gave birth to Benjamin Ury Schrecengost, Issac Adam Schrecengost, David Alexander Schrecengost, Daniel Levi Schrecengost, Joseph Mosgrove Schrecengost, Sarah Ann Schrecengost, George Cravenor Schrecengost, Samuel Peter Schrecengost, Mary Elizabeth Schrecengost, William Love Schrecengost, and Hanna Susannah (Schrecengost) Bishoff.
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In 1815, in the year that George Schrecengost was born, on February 3rd, the first commercial cheese factory was founded in Switzerland. The first employee of the factory was a man named Loris Federspiel and his title was “Käse Schneidemaschine” - "Cheese Cutting Machine". His job was to taste the cheese to see if it was aged enough to sell.
In 1858, at the age of 43 years old, George was alive when on January 25th, the "Wedding March" - composed by Felix Mendelssohn - became a popular wedding recessional after being played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter Victoria - eldest child of Victoria and Albert and Princess Royal. Princess Victoria was married to Prince Friedrich of Prussia in St James's Palace, London and as with all things royal in Victorian England, everyone wanted it played at their wedding.
In 1879, by the time he was 64 years old, on November 10th, Bell Telephone and Western Union reached an agreement. Bell Telephone would keep out of the telegraphy business and Western Union would stay out of the telephone business - leading to success for both.
In 1887, when he was 72 years old, on January 20th, the US Senate gave the US Navy the right to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. Pearl Harbor is on the island of Oahu, a part of the Hawaiian Islands. The Navy was given direction to maintain "a coaling and repair station" at the harbor.
In 1898, in the year of George Schrecengost's passing, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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