ANNA MARGARETHA BECHTEL, b: 1737 - BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}

^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}


^{BASTIAN LENTZ}^{b.1759 PENNSYLVANIA d.1854}			^{HEINRICH LENTZ}^{b.1675 POSTROFF, GERMANY d.1744 POSTROFF, GERMANY}

^PETER LENTZ^{b.1761 PENNSYLVANIA d.1843 ILLINOIS}		^{JOHANN LENTZ}^{b.1711 POSTROFF, GERMANY d.1786 GERMANY}	^{APPOLLONIA GRUNING}^{b.1675 POSTROFF, GERMANY d.1744 POSTROFF, GERMANY}

^{ELIZABETH LENTZ}^{b.1764 PENNSYLVANIA d.}	^{JOHANN BASTIAN LENTZ}^{b.1737 WURTEMB, GERMANY d.1807 RO, NORTH CAROLINA}		^{MORITZ KLEIN}^{b. d.}

^{DEWALT LENTZ}^{b.1766 PENNSYLVANIA d.}		^{ANNA MAGDALENA KLEIN}^{b.1711 PROSTROFF, GERMANY d.1769 GERMANY}	^{ANNA CATHERINA UNKNOWN}^{b. d.}

^ADAM LENTZ^{b.1768 BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA d.}

^{ANNA CATHERINE LENTZ}^{b.1776 BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA d.}		^{PETER BECHTEL}^{b. d.}

^{JOHN JACOB "JACKIE" LENTZ}^{b.1777 BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA d.1867 IRE, NORTH CAROLINA}	^{ANNA MARGARETHA BECHTEL}^{b.1737 BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA d.1791 RO, NORTH CAROLINA}

^{MARGARET LENTZ}^b.1778 d.		^{ANNA MARERETHA UNKNOWN}^{b. d.}

^{MICHAEL LENTZ}^b.1789 d.

^{MARIA (MARY) LENTZ}^b.1781 d.