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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
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
 Thomas Brigham
 b.1576 Holme upon Spalding Mo
 d.          Holme upon Spalding Mo
 Annah Hannah Brigham
 b.1607 Holme-on-Spalding-Mo
 d.1675 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Isabel Watson
 b.          Holme upon Spalding Mo
 d.1634 Holme upon Spalding Mo




1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1540 Coronado travels through Midwest
1565 First colony St. Augustine
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1507 The term America first used
1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico
1534 Cartier claims New France
1540 Spanish arrive in California
 John Brock
 b.1509 Little Leighs, England
 d.          Little Leighs, England
 William Brock
 b.1525 Colchester, England
 d.1598 Colchester, England
 Agnes Wiseman
 b.1511 Little Leighs, England
 d.         




1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1540 Coronado travels through Midwest
1565 First colony St. Augustine
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1507 The term America first used
1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico
1534 Cartier claims New France
1540 Spanish arrive in California
 Thomas Reeve
 b.1540 Bocking, Essex, England
 d.         
 John Reeve
 b.1561 Bocking, Essex, England
 d.1621 Gosfield, England
 Katherine Belling
 b.1545 Bocking, Essex, England
 d.         
 Anna Reeve
 b.1590 Bocking, Essex, England
 d.1686 Norwalk, Connecticut
 John Brock
 b.1509 Little Leighs, England
 d.          Little Leighs, England
 William Brock
 b.1525 Colchester, England
 d.1598 Colchester, England
 Agnes Wiseman
 b.1511 Little Leighs, England
 d.         
 Mary Brock
 b.1567 Gosfield, England
 d.1620 Gosfield, England
 John Bedell
 b.1511 Essex, England
 d.         
 Margery Bedell
 b.1529 Essex, England
 d.          England
 Spouse Unknown
 b.         
 d.         




1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1540 Coronado travels through Midwest
1565 First colony St. Augustine
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1507 The term America first used
1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico
1534 Cartier claims New France
1540 Spanish arrive in California
 John Brock
 b.1509 Little Leighs, England
 d.          Little Leighs, England
 William Brock
 b.1525 Colchester, England
 d.1598 Colchester, England
 Agnes Wiseman
 b.1511 Little Leighs, England
 d.         
 Elizabeth Maidstone
 b.1553 Boxted, Essex, England
 d.         




1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
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
 Walter A Stark
 b.         
 d.         
 Willis Brockman
 b.          Kentucky
 d.         
 Henry Harrison Brockman
 b.1841 Monroe Co., Missouri
 d.1918 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
 Harriet Brockman
 b.          Kentucky
 d.         
 Emma Brockman
 b.1869 Holt Co., Missouri
 d.1962 Alameda Co., California
 Levi Ruhl
 b.1808 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1889 Fairfield, Washington
 Caroline Ruhl
 b.1844 Richland Co., Ohio
 d.1928 Alameda, California
 Miriam Painter
 b.1812 Frederick, Virginia
 d.1856 Nodaway Town, Missouri