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1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
 John Wightman
 b.1598
 d.         
 George Wightman
 b.1632 England
 d.1721 Quidnessett, RI
 
 
 
 Daniel Wightman
 b.1667 Quidnessett, RI
 d.1750 Newport, RI
 Gysbert Updyke
 b.          Holland
 d.1662 Kingstowne, RI
 Elizabeth Updyke
 b.1644 New Amsterdam, America
 d.1712 Quidnessett, RI
 Catherine Smith
 b.1620
 d.         
 Daniel Wightman
 b.1705
 d.1728
 Mary Unknown
 b.1669
 d.1732 Newport, RI