Philip Manchester, b: 1823

^{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}


			^{Philip Manchester}^{b.1755 Tiverton, RI d.1835 Westport, MA}

		^{Abraham (2) Manchester}^{b.1794 Westport, MA d.1872 Westport, MA}	^{Mary Coggeshall}^{b.1759 Tiverton, RI d.1850}

^{Lydia Maria Manchester}^b.1848 d.	^{Philip Manchester}^{b.1823 Westport, MA d.1878}		^Peter Shaw^{b.1738 d.1795 Little Compton, RI}

^{Abraham Manchester}^b.1851 d.		^Lydia Shaw^{b.1789 Little Compton, RI d.1866 Little Compton, RI}	^{Lydia Briggs}^{b.1753 d.1842 Little Compton, RI}

^{Deborah G. Manchester}^b.1859 d.

^{Sarah Elizabeth Manchester}^b.1862 d.		^{Cornelius Taber}^{b. d.}

	^{Sarah C. Taber}^{b.1828 Little Compton, RI d.1904 Little Compton, RI}

		^{Deborah Sanford}^{b. d.}