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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
 John Knight
 b.1594 Romsey, England
 d.1674 Charlestown, Massachusetts
 Joseph Knight
 b.1624 Romsey, Hampshire, England
 d.1687 Woburn, Massachusetts
 Mary Pickering
 b.1598 Romsey, England
 d.         
 Joseph Knight
 b.          Massachusetts
 d.1733 Woburn, Massachusetts
 Mary (Nee?)
 b.         
 d.         
 Elizabeth Knight
 b.1658 Woburn, Massachusetts
 d.1694 Salem Village (Now Danvers
 Edward Lamb
 b.1610
 d.1649 probably Bos, Massachusetts
 Hanna Lamb
 b.1633 Watertown, Massachusetts
 d.1695
 Margaret French
 b.1610 Steeple, Bumpstead, England
 d.1650 Braintree, Massachusetts