| 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 |
![]() | Clark Brown b.1794 d.1848 | |||||||
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![]() | ![]() | Henry Tibbetts b.1734 North Kingstown, RI d.1761 | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | Henry Tibbetts b.1761 East Greenwich, RI d.1854 | Elizabeth Fry b.1739 d.1766 | |||||
![]() | Tabitha S. Tibbetts b.1799 East Greenwich, RI d.1863 East Greenwich, RI | ![]() | Samuel Wightman b.1736 Exeter, RI d.1826 East Greenwich, RI | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Lucy Wightman b.1773 d. | Ruth Corey b. d.1781 | |||||
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