1787 Heinrich Bender, son of Conrad and Susanna Bender, was born on May 25. He was baptized on July 15, with sponsors Henrich [Conrad's brother] and Catharina Bender in Adams County, Pennsylvania. [1] [2]
1819 Henry Bender, reportedly the son of Conrad Bender, bought the land that would become Bendersville, Pennsylvania from William Sadler. [3] [4]
1819 The tract for Bendersville was sold to Jacob and Henry Bender by William Saddler. [5]
1830 Henry Bender ("of Conrad") lived in Adams, Pennsylvania County, Menallen in a household with males: 2 (under 5), 1 (10 thru 14), and 1 (40 thru 49); and females: 1 (under 5), 3 (5 thru 9), and 1 (30 thru 39). [6] Catharine Bender (age 40-50) was listed adjacent. Nearby is Jacob C Bender.
1832 Henry Bender and his brothers formed the town of Bendersville, Pennsylvania. [7]
1840 Henry Bender lived in Menallen Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (under 5), 2 (5 thru 9), 2 (10 thru 14), and 1 (50 thru 59); and females: 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 3 (15 thru 19), and 1 (40 thru 49). Nearby was Jacob C Bender. [8]
1850 Henry Bender (age 63, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Menallen Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Elizabeth Bender (age 57), Eliza Bender (age 22), Amos Bender (age 21), Jonathan Bender (age 20), Cornelius Bender (age 17), Sarah Bender (age 18), Henry Bender (age 12), and Cathrine Bender (age 71). [9]
1854 On 18 October, Elizabeth Bender, wife of Henry Bender, died at age 61y 6m, and was buried at Bendersville Cemetery, Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [10]
1860 Henry Bender (age 73, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Menallen Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Cornelius Bender (age 27), Maria Bender (age 28), Henry Bender (age 21), Mary Crum (age 18), and Mary E Snyder (age 8). [11]
1863 "Died, on the 10th inst. [August], near Bendersville, Henry Bender, an old and respected citizen, aged about 71." [12] Henry Bender was buried at Bendersville Cemetery, Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [13]
1915 Cornelius Bender, son of Henry Bender, died, at age 82 on July 19, 1915, in Butler Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Cornelius Bender was born on March 3, 1833, in Pennsylvania. (Death certificate: 63738). [14]
Research Notes:
Documents related to Henry Bender, born 1762, son of Jacob Bender, might be incorrectly listed above for this Henry Bender.
[1] F. Edward Wright, Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century (2000), 103, [GoogleBooks].
[2] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] H. C. Bradsby, Aaron Sheely, M. A. Leeson, History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania [Adams] (Warner, Beers:1886), 308, [GoogleBooks].
[4] Samuel P. Bates, P. A. Durant, and J. Fraise Richard, History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania [Cumberland] (Warner, Beers:1886), 368, [GoogleBooks].
[5] John Timon Reily, History and Directory of the Boroughs of Gettysburg, Oxford, Littlestown, York Springs, Berwick, and East Berlin, Adams County, PA (Gettysburg: J. E. Wible Printer, 1880), 157-159, [GoogleBooks].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] H. C. Bradsby, Aaron Sheely, M. A. Leeson, History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania [Adams] (Warner, Beers:1886), 308, [GoogleBooks].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 48923732, [FindAGrave].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[12] USGenWeb Archives, August 25, 1863, [USGenWeb].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial 48923872, [FindAGrave].
[14] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].