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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
 Thomas Remington
 b.1735
 d.1831 Coventry, RI
 Thomas Remington
 b.1773
 d.1852
 Lydia Collins
 b.1735 Warwick, Kent Co., RI
 d.1819 RI
 Christopher H. Remington
 b.1837 West Greenwich, RI
 d.1927 RI
 Sheffield R. Remington
 b.1810 Coventry, RI
 d.1877 Coventry, RI
 Silas Matteson
 b.1740 West Greenwich, RI
 d.1821
 Cyrus Waterman Remington
 b.1839 RI
 d.1926 Providence, RI
 Patience Matteson
 b.1779 West Greenwich, RI
 d.1860 Coventry, Kent Co., RI
 Patience Hall
 b.1749
 d.1822
 George Waterman Remington
 b.1839 Coventry, RI
 d.1910 Voluntown, CT
 Henry C. Remington
 b.1845
 d.1860
 Huldah Macomber
 b.1815
 d.1839