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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
 John Reynolds
 b.          Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.         
 William Holbrook
 b.1560 Glastonbury, England
 d.1626 Glastonbury, England
 Thomas Holbrook
 b.1599 Broadway, England
 d.1677 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Edith Coles
 b.1559 Glastonbury, England
 d.1612 Glastonbury, England
 Anne Holbrook
 b.1629 England
 d.         
 William Powyes
 b.1565 Glastonbury, England
 d.1677 Glastonbury, England
 Jane Powyes
 b.1600 Glastonbury, England
 d.1677 Weymout, Massachusetts
 Elizabeth Sims
 b.1567 Glastonbury, England
 d.1598 Glastonbury, England




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
 Horace Kimball
 b.          New York
 d.         
 James Holbrook
 b.1753 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1836 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Moses Holbrook
 b.1797 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1869 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Rhoda Vinton
 b.1757 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1824 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Antoinette Abagail Holbrook
 b.1834 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1868
 Amanda White
 b.1799
 d.1866 Braintree, Massachusetts




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
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
 Nehemiah Holbrook
 b.1745 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1819 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Nehemiah Holbrook
 b.1766 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1843 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Elizabeth Hobart
 b.1747 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1820 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Asa Wild Holbrook
 b.1812 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1893 Stoughto, Massachusetts
 Randall Wild
 b.1732 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1780 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Sarah Wild
 b.1772 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1859 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Jerusha Thayer
 b.1737 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1809
 Harriet N. Littlefield
 b.         
 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
 John Littlefield
 b.         
 d.         
 Ichabod Holbrook
 b.1719 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1788 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Thomas Holbrook
 b.1754 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1819 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Hannah "Anna" Hayden
 b.1727 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1775 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Azulah Holbrook
 b.1786 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 John Tower
 b.1718 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1759
 Sarah Tower
 b.1754 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1838 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Rebecca Staples
 b.1714 Pembroke, Massachusetts
 d.1801 Braintree, Massachusetts