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1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
 Thomas Drake
 b.1635 Devon, England
 d.1692 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Joseph Drake
 b.1663 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1719 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Thomas Holbrook
 b.1599 Broadway, England
 d.1677 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Jane Holbrook
 b.1637 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1680 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Jane Powyes
 b.1600 Glastonbury, England
 d.1677 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Lydia Kingman
 b.1664 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.         




1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
 Ichabod Holbrook
 b.1719 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1788 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Ichabod Holbrook
 b.1748 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1823 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Hannah "Anna" Hayden
 b.1727 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1775 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Samuel Holbrook
 b.1780 Randolph, Massachusetts
 d.1848
 Elizabeth Niles
 b.1752 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Rhoda Malina Holbrook
 b.1830
 d.1848
 Rhoda Drake
 b.          Easton, Massachusetts
 d.1848




1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1565 First colony St. Augustine
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
 Thomas Drake
 b.1657
 d.         
 Thomas Drake
 b.1635 Devon, England
 d.1692 Weymout, Massachusetts
 John Drake
 b.1659
 d.         
 William Drake
 b.1661
 d.         
 William Holbrook
 b.1560 Glastonbury, England
 d.1626 Glastonbury, England
 Joseph Drake
 b.1663 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1719 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Thomas Holbrook
 b.1599 Broadway, England
 d.1677 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Edith Coles
 b.1559 Glastonbury, England
 d.1612 Glastonbury, England
 Amy Drake
 b.1666
 d.         
 Jane Holbrook
 b.1637 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1680 Weymout, Massachusetts
 William Powyes
 b.1565 Glastonbury, England
 d.1677 Glastonbury, England
 Elizabeth Drake
 b.1670
 d.         
 Jane Powyes
 b.1600 Glastonbury, England
 d.1677 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Elizabeth Sims
 b.1567 Glastonbury, England
 d.1598 Glastonbury, England
 Benjamin Drake
 b.1677 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.         




1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
 Thomas Francis Drake
 b.1843 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Jesse Putnam Newcomb
 b.1789 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1863 Quincy, Massachusetts
 Winslow Miller Newcomb
 b.1821 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1885 Quincy, Massachusetts
 Sarepta Wild
 b.1795 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1876 Quincy, Massachusetts
 Mary Elizabeth Newcomb
 b.1845 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Mary Ann Worcester
 b.1828 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1859 Quincy, Massachusetts




1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
 Unknown Draper
 b.         
 d.         
 Jonathan Wild
 b.1722 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1794 Randolph, Massachusetts
 John Wild
 b.1751 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1831 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Hannah Bass
 b.1725 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1782 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Polly Wild
 b.1782 Randolph, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Benjamin Spear
 b.1723 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1785 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Jemima Spear
 b.1749 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1839 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Sarah Clark
 b.1726 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1784 Randolph, Massachusetts