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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
 James Brown
 b.         
 d.         
 James Brown
 b.1718 North Stonin, Connecticut
 d.1741 Stonington, Connecticut
 Elizbath (___) Brown
 b.         
 d.         




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
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
 Richard Bowen
 b.1594 Swansea, Wales
 d.         
 Sarah Bowen
 b.1618 Swansea, Wales
 d.1676 Rehoboth, Massachusetts
 Anne Bourne
 b.1586
 d.1648 Rehoboth, Massachusetts




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
 Lewis Schilmiller
 b.         
 d.         
 John Richard Pape
 b.         
 d.         
 Alta Celia Pape
 b.1878 Carroll Co., Illinois
 d.1946 Carroll Co., Illinois
 Warren Smith
 b.1830 Hague, New York
 d.1903 Carroll Co., Illinois
 Gertrude Lanette Smith
 b.1856 Carroll Co., Illinois
 d.1931 Chicago, Illinois
 Eliza Burrows
 b.1835 Hague, New York
 d.1861 Carroll Co., Illinois




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
 John Richard Pape
 b.         
 d.         
 Alta Celia Pape
 b.1878 Carroll Co., Illinois
 d.1946 Carroll Co., Illinois
 Arthur William Pape
 b.1883 Carroll Co., Illinois
 d.1963 Clinton, Iowa
 Sardius Smith
 b.1789 Worceste, Massachusetts
 d.1870 Carroll Co., Illinois
 Willis Jesse Pape
 b.1887 Milledgeville, Illinois
 d.1947 Milledgeville, Illinois
 Warren Smith
 b.1830 Hague, New York
 d.1903 Carroll Co., Illinois
 Polly Woodward
 b.1792 Spencer, Massachusetts
 d.1879 Carroll Co., Illinois
 Gertrude Lanette Smith
 b.1856 Carroll Co., Illinois
 d.1931 Chicago, Illinois
 Eliza Burrows
 b.1835 Hague, New York
 d.1861 Carroll Co., Illinois




1969 Armstrong first person on the moon
1973 US launches Skylab space station
1981 Columbia is first space shuttle
1991 Persian Gulf War
1992 Trade Pact, US, Canada, Mexico
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 John George Sharkey
 b.1913 Gateshead, England
 d.          London, Canada
 Brown
 b.         
 d.         
 Living Pardee
 b.         
 d.         
 William Richardson Farrier
 b.1891 Newcastle Upon , England
 d.1957 Coventry, England
 Hannah Evelyn Farrier
 b.1916 Newcastle Upon , England
 d.2005 London, Canada
 Elizabeth Ann Hall
 b.1894 Newcastle Upon , England
 d.1970 Coventry, England