My Line's Timeline

1779, May 13, birth of Magdalena Bruner in Pennsylvania, to immigrant family from Switzerland.
1781, birth of Alexander McGowen, probably in Ramoan Parish, County Antrim.
1800, April 7, marriage of Magdalena Bruner to Christian Detwiler II.
1801, January 21, birth of Frances "Fannie" Detwiler.
1803, January 5, birth of Christian Detwiler III.
1807, death of Christian Detwiler II.
1807, June 22, the USS Chesapeake is boarded by British troops, leading to the Embargo Act of 1807 and eventually the War of 1812.
1807, July 16, Alexander McGowen arrives in the U.S.
1807, December 4, Alexander McGowen marries widow Magdalena Bruner Detwiler.
1808, December 1, birth of twins Leah and Rachel McGowen.
1809, March, death of Rachel McGowen.
1810, October 21, birth of Elizabeth McGowen.
1812, June 18, outbreak of war between U.S. and Britain (War of 1812).
1813, February 9, birth of Jane Sarah McGowen.
1813, August 2, Alexander McGowen is naturalized as a U.S. citizen.
1815, March 23, War of 1812 comes to a conclusion.
1815, June 18, birth of John Bruner McGowen.
1815, October 9, Alexander McGowen appointed trustee of Springfield M.E. Church (Elverson Methodist) along with Owen Bruner and others.
1818, June 14, birth of Harriet L. McGowen.