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1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
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
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
 Elizabeth A Hersey
 b.1841 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1880
 Jacob Hersey
 b.1817 Maine
 d.1881
 Rachel F Hersey
 b.1843 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Jacob H Hersey
 b.1845 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1887
 Emma F Hersey
 b.1847 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 William Pearse Mead
 b.1793 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1820 Quincy, Massachusetts
 Luther Mann Hersey
 b.1857 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Rachel Elixabeth Mead
 b.1821 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Joshua Sampson
 b.1776 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1834 Boston, Massachusetts
 Rachel Sampson
 b.1798 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Lucy Holbrook
 b.1778 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1865 Quincy, 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
 Jacob Hersey
 b.1817 Maine
 d.1881
 Jacob H Hersey
 b.1845 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1887
 William Pearse Mead
 b.1793 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1820 Quincy, Massachusetts
 Rachel Elixabeth Mead
 b.1821 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Rachel Sampson
 b.1798 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 John Adams Newcomb
 b.1798 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Henry Augustus Newcomb
 b.1823 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1864 Salisbury, North Carolina
 Lucy Pope
 b.1798 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1860 Quincy, Massachusetts
 Lucy Frances Newcomb
 b.1846 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Ethelinda W Parker
 b.1826 York Co., Maine
 d.1893 Lowell, 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
 Jacob Hersey
 b.1817 Maine
 d.1881
 Jacob H Hersey
 b.1845 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1887
 William Pearse Mead
 b.1793 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.1820 Quincy, Massachusetts
 Rachel Elixabeth Mead
 b.1821 Quincy, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Rachel Sampson
 b.1798 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Carrie B Wild
 b.          Taunton, Massachusetts
 d.         




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
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
 Peleg Hersey
 b.          Hingham, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Samuel Holbrook
 b.1656 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1695 Weymout, Massachusetts
 John Holbrook
 b.1690 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1762 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Lydia Ford
 b.1657 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1745 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Lucy Holbrook
 b.1739 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Samuel Ruggles
 b.1658 Roxbury, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Sarah Ruggles
 b.1694 Roxbury, Massachusetts
 d.1714 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Martha Woodbridge
 b.1658 Newbury, Massachusetts
 d.1738 Billerica, Massachusetts




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
 William Wild
 b.1721 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1807 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Peter Wylde
 b.1612 Staffordshire, England
 d.1667 Stockport, England
 Ruth Wild
 b.1722 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 John Wild
 b.1666 Gee Cross, England
 d.1732 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Margaret Hume
 b.1613 Berwickshire, Scotland
 d.1668 Cheshire, England
 Ann or Anna Wild
 b.1724 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1753 Braintree, Massachusetts
 William Wild
 b.1696 Braintree, Essex, England
 d.1783 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Samuel Hayden
 b.1635 Dorchest, Massachusetts
 d.1676 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Elijah Wild
 b.1727 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1727 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Sarah Hayden
 b.1668 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1725 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Hannah Thayer
 b.1645 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1690 Taunton, Massachusetts
 Elijah Wild
 b.1729 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1729
 William Hersey
 b.1632 Reading Boroug, England
 d.1691 Hingham, Massachusetts
 Mary Wild
 b.1730 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1764
 John Hersey
 b.1659 Hingham, Massachusetts
 d.1725 Milton, Massachusetts
 Rebecca Chubbuck
 b.1641 Hingham, Massachusetts
 d.1686 Hingham, Massachusetts
 Jesse Wild
 b.1732 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1805 Northamp, Massachusetts
 Ruth Hersey
 b.1696 Hingham, Massachusetts
 d.1783 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Beulah Wild
 b.1734 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1777 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Elizabeth Beale
 b.1674 Hingham, Massachusetts
 d.          Milton, Massachusetts
 Sarah Wild
 b.1738 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1807 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Barnabas Wild
 b.1741 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1741 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Twin Wild
 b.          Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1736
 Twin Wild
 b.          Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1736