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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
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
 Christopher Almy
 b.1632 Kilworth, England
 d.1712 Portsmouth, RI
 William Almy
 b.1665
 d.1747
 Elizabeth Cornell
 b.1636
 d.1715 Newport, RI
 John Almy
 b.1692 Tiverton, Newport Co., RI
 d.         
 John "Butcher" Cooke
 b.1630 Dorset, England
 d.1691 Portsmouth, RI
 Deborah Cook
 b.1667
 d.         
 Mary Borden
 b.1632 Cranbrook, Kent, England
 d.1690 Portsmouth, RI
 Benjamin Ellery
 b.1669
 d.1746
 Anstis Ellery
 b.1696
 d.1769
 John Wilkins
 b.         
 d.         
 Abigail Wilkins
 b.1677
 d.1742
 Ann Unknown
 b.         
 d.