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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
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
 Daniel Mekusett
 b.1690 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1718 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Rachel Mekusett
 b.1717 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Thomas Thayer
 b.1622 Thornbury, England
 d.1692 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Ebenezer Thayer
 b.1665 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1720 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Anna Hayward
 b.1625 Thornbury, England
 d.          Mendon, Massachusetts
 Rachel Thayer
 b.1699 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1742 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Ruth Neale
 b.1670 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1740 Braintree, Massachusetts




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
 John Froescher Gerberich
 b.1805 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1892 Congress Township, Ohio
 Joshua B Garverick
 b.1833 York Co., Pennsylvania
 d.1913 Morrow Co., Ohio
 Rachel Ruhl
 b.1812 Codorus T, Pennsylvania
 d.1896 Johnsville, Ohio
 Melron Melrow Bortner Gerberich
 b.1870 Congress Township, Ohio
 d.1957 Shauck, Morrow, Ohio
 Margaret Haas Bortner
 b.1837 Perry Township, Ohio
 d.1919 Gilead Township, Ohio
 Wastella Gertrude Russell
 b.         
 d.         




1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1964 - 1973 Vietnam War
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1918 World War I
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
 William Ebenezer Scott
 b.1860 Beaver City, Pennsylvania
 d.1935 Wakeeney, Kansas
 Burton Foote Scott
 b.1892 Ellis Co., Kansas
 d.1974 Opportunity, Washington
 John Leonard Foote
 b.1823
 d.1888 Ottawa, Kansas
 Clara Elizabeth Foote
 b.1860 Kings Co., Canada
 d.1939 Wakeeney, Kansas
 Clarissa Webster
 b.1821 Kings Co., Canada
 d.1871 Ottawa, Kansas
 Jeanne Beatrice Mendham
 b.         
 d.         




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
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
 Zeba Payne
 b.1766 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1849 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Clark Payne
 b.1796 Randolph, Massachusetts
 d.1877 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Abi Clark
 b.1771 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1849 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Henry W Payne
 b.1834 Randolph, Massachusetts
 d.1908
 Jonathan Wild
 b.1759 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1840 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Jerusha Wild
 b.1800 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1878 Randolph, Massachusetts
 Deborah Wild
 b.1759 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1855 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Jessie E Merrice
 b.1830
 d.1905




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
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
 Belinda T Merritt
 b.1824
 d.         
 Allen Merritt
 b.1796 Scituate, Massachusetts
 d.1857 Randolph, Massachusetts
 James Allen Merritt
 b.1826 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1828
 Ellen Maria Merritt
 b.1829 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1917
 Silas White
 b.1743 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1819 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Lydia Bailey Merritt
 b.1837
 d.         
 Silas White
 b.1773 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1852 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Sarah Ludden
 b.1744 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1820 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Charles Allen Merritt
 b.1839
 d.         
 Maria White
 b.1800
 d.         
 Rebecca Vinson
 b.1778 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1813 Weymout, Massachusetts