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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
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
 Ester Bell
 b.1775 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1795
 John Bell
 b.1777 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1798
 Henry Bell
 b.1765 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1837 Menard, Illinois
 Zephaniah Bell
 b.1743 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1813 Green, Kentucky
 Sophia Bell
 b.1769 Newton, New Jersey
 d.         
 Mary Bell
 b.1773 Newton, New Jersey
 d.         
 Andreas Franz Guntermann
 b.1695 Baden-Württ, Germany
 d.1744 Ulster, New York
 Rhoda Bell
 b.1767 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1852 Green, Kentucky
 Johann Heinrich Gunterman
 b.1719 Rhinebeck, New York
 d.1757 Smithfield, Pennsylvania
 Cornelia Keyser
 b.1703 Marbletown, New York
 d.1738 Marbletown, New York
 Peter Bell
 b.1767 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1835
 Sophia Gunterman
 b.1745 Smithfield, Pennsylvania
 d.1794 Green, Kentucky
 Jacob Keyser
 b.1684 Marbletown, New York
 d.1728 Accord, Ulster, New York
 Zephaniah Bell
 b.1785 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1851 Cooper, Missouri
 Arriaentje Keyser
 b.1717 Marbletown, New York
 d.1811 Smithfield, Pennsylvania
 Marytje De Lange
 b.1684 Rochester, New York
 d.1719 Rochester, New York
 Isaac Bell
 b.1787 Newton, New Jersey
 d.         
 Elizabeth Bell
 b.1779 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1797
 Jane Bell
 b.1782 Newton, New Jersey
 d.1805
 Nancy Bell
 b.1791 Green Co., Kentucky
 d.1826 Shelby Co., Tennessee




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
 Benjamin Despain
 b.1757 Halifax, North Carolina
 d.1838 Greenville, South Carolina
 Capt. Solomon G. Despain
 b.1790 Surry Co., North Carolina
 d.1856 Calhoun Co., Illinois
 Delilah Winningham
 b.1760 Granville, North Carolina
 d.1794 Surry Co., North Carolina




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
 Benjamin Despain
 b.1757 Halifax, North Carolina
 d.1838 Greenville, South Carolina
 Capt. Solomon G. Despain
 b.1790 Surry Co., North Carolina
 d.1856 Calhoun Co., Illinois
 Delilah Winningham
 b.1760 Granville, North Carolina
 d.1794 Surry Co., North Carolina
 
 
 




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
 Lester Fairmon Vance
 b.1894 Macoupin Co., Illinois
 d.1970 Palmyra, Illinois
 Charles A Ruebel
 b.1860 St Louis, Missouri
 d.1947
 Maurine "Titiana" Ruebel
 b.1894 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois
 d.1943 Grafton, Illinois
 Marion Todd
 b.1842 Marion Co., Indiana
 d.1918 Alton, Illinois
 Elda "Aldy" E Todd
 b.1868 Calhoun Co., Illinois
 d.1947
 Louisa C Keller
 b.1846 Quincy, Illinois
 d.1930 Alton, Illinois




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
 Toby Todd
 b.1873
 d.         
 Raymond McIlvain Todd
 b.1893 Brussels, Calhoun, Illinois
 d.1939 Granite City, Illinois
 Portia K Todd
 b.1883 Illinois
 d.         
 Marion Todd
 b.1842 Marion Co., Indiana
 d.1918 Alton, Illinois
 Louisa E Todd
 b.1881 Illinois
 d.         
 Callie N Todd
 b.1870 Calhoun Co., Illinois
 d.1946 Alton, Madison, Illinois
 Irma E Todd
 b.1890 Illinois
 d.         
 Caryton Burton Todd
 b.1876 Illinois
 d.1955 St Louis, Missouri
 Louisa C Keller
 b.1846 Quincy, Illinois
 d.1930 Alton, Illinois
 Edith Idy Marion Todd
 b.1873 Calhoun Co., Illinois
 d.         
 Lora Todd
 b.1870 Illinois
 d.         
 Elda "Aldy" E Todd
 b.1868 Calhoun Co., Illinois
 d.1947