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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
 Johann Andreas BeyĆ«rle
 b.1713 Rohrbach, Germany
 d.1785 Strasburg, Pennsylvania
 Susanna Byerly
 b.1768 Westmorel, Pennsylvania
 d.1835 Westmorel, Pennsylvania
 Phoebe Beatrice Gulden
 b.1736 Oley, Pennsylvania
 d.1804 Hempfield, Pennsylvania




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
 William Deveny
 b.1845 Indiana
 d.         
 Alice Deveny
 b.1872 Indiana
 d.1954 Garrett, De Kalb, Indiana
 Catherine Long
 b.1852 Wurtemburg
 d.         




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
 Mitchell Mcbride
 b.1849 Indiana
 d.         
 Ora Elise McBride
 b.1879 Allen Co, Indiana
 d.1940 Garrett, De Kalb, Indiana
 Mary McBride
 b.          Ohio
 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 D Elliott
 b.1852 Indiana
 d.         
 Clara Helen Elliot
 b.1876 Shawnee Co, Kansas
 d.1950 Topeka, Kansas
 Sarah E Elliott
 b.1855 Maryland
 d.         




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
 Johannes (John) Ruffner
 b.1790
 d.1868 Richland Townsh, Indiana
 Benjamin Rufner
 b.1837 North Canton, Ohio
 d.1875 Indiana
 Rachael Smith
 b.1796 Plain City, Ohio
 d.1879