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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
 Josiah Lincoln
 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
 Mary "Molly" Holbrook
 b.1734 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




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
 Edwards S Powers
 b.          Abington, Massachusetts
 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
 Mary Angela Holbrook
 b.1839 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Amanda White
 b.1799
 d.1866 Braintree, Massachusetts




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
 Luther White
 b.          Randolph, Massachusetts
 d.         
 John Holbrook
 b.1745 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1802 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Abiah Holbrook
 b.1785 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1835 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Anna Wild
 b.1748 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1835 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Mary Ann Holbrook
 b.1805 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Isaac Thayer
 b.1742 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1827 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Mary Thayer
 b.1786 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1879 Holbrook, Massachusetts
 Abigail Thayer
 b.1746 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1811 Braintree, Massachusetts




1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
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
 Rodolphus Porter
 b.1834
 d.1894
 David Holbrook
 b.1782 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1866 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Joel Edwin Holbrook
 b.1811 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1873 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Beulah Thayer
 b.1789 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1865 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Mary Arnold Holbrook
 b.1846 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1874
 Ralph Arnold
 b.1783 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1851 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Susan Allen Arnold
 b.1816 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1886 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Mary Allen
 b.1786 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1857 Braintree, Massachusetts




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
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
 Benjamin Thayer
 b.1708 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1794 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Benjamin Thayer
 b.1738 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1802 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Hannah Vinton
 b.1709 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Melvin Thayer
 b.1791 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1836 Charlesto, Massachusetts
 Mary Elizabeth Thayer
 b.1818 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Chloe Shaw
 b.1753 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1814
 Melvin Thayer
 b.1821 Charlesto, Massachusetts
 d.         
 Ichabod Holbrook
 b.1719 Weymout, Massachusetts
 d.1788 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Abel Holbrook
 b.1761 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1811 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Hannah "Anna" Hayden
 b.1727 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1775 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Mary B Holbrook
 b.1799 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1821 Braintree, Massachusetts
 Elizabeth Capernaum
 b.1773 Braintree, Massachusetts
 d.1852 Braintree, Massachusetts