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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
 Johan Kolb (Kulp, Kolp, Culb, 
 b.1685 Wolfsheim, Germany
 d.1739 Skippack, Pennsylvania
 Dielman Kolb (Kulp, Kolp, Culb
 b.1691 Wolfsheim, Germany
 d.1717 Lower Salfo, Pennsylvania
 Peter Kolb
 b.1671
 d.1727
 Dielman Tillman Kolb
 b.1648
 d.1712 Manheim, Germany
 Johannes Kolb (Kulp, Kolp, Cu
 b.1683 Manheim, Germany
 d.1759 Marlboro , South Carolina
 Agnes Kolb (Kulp, Kolp, Culb,
 b.1672 Wolfsheim, Germany
 d.1751 Geistermuhle, Germany
 Rev Kolb (Kulp, Kolp, Culb, C
 b.1680 Blies, Germany
 d.1761
 Peter Schumacher (Shoemaker, 
 b.1622 Kriegsheim, Germany
 d.1707 Germantow, Pennsylvania
 Heinrich Kolb (Kulp, Kolp, Cul
 b.1679 Wolfsheim, Germany
 d.1730 Skippack, Pennsylvania
 Agnes Schumacher (Shoemak
 b.1652 Wolfsheim, Germany
 d.1705
 Arnold Kolb (Kulp, Kolp, Culb,
 b.1687 Wolfsheim, Germany
 d.1740 Somerset C, Pennsylvania
 Sarah Boekenoogen Hendricks
 b.1626 Kriegsheim, Germany
 d.1685 Wolfsheim, Germany
 Henry Kolb
 b.         
 d.1730




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
 Johann Henrich Eckhardt
 b.         
 d.         
 Jacob Eckhart
 b.1728 Germany
 d.1809 Northumber, Pennsylvania
 Anna Maria (___) Eckhart
 b.         
 d.         




1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1964 - 1973 Vietnam War
1969 Armstrong first person on the moon
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
 John William Smith
 b.1854 Ohio
 d.1900
 Lottie E Smith
 b.1885 Allen, Indiana
 d.1947 Fort Wayne, Indiana
 Delia Smith
 b.1862 Ohio
 d.1900




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
 Solaman Summers
 b.1846
 d.1904 Noble, Indiana
 Phoebe M Summers
 b.1880 Noble Co., Indiana
 d.1961 Noble Co., Indiana
 Sarah P Melvin
 b.1850 Jefferson Twp., Indiana
 d.1933




1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
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
 Martin Welch
 b.1819 Pennsylvania
 d.1853
 Ida J Welch
 b.1853 Ohio
 d.1920 Kendallville, Indiana
 Mary C Laurance
 b.1819 Pennsylvania
 d.1898