| 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 |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Peleg Manchester b.1730 Tiverton, RI d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Perry Manchester b.1765 Tiverton, Newport Co., RI d.1841 | Margaret Coggeshall b.1732 Little Compton, RI d. | |||||
| Betsey Jane Manchester b.1820 Tiverton, RI d.1857 Tiverton, RI | Philip Manchester b.1794 Tiverton, RI d.1866 Tiverton, RI | ![]() | Philip Bennett b. d.1814 | |||||
| Edward Manchester b.1823 d. | ![]() | Anna Bennett b. d. | Mary Unknown b. d. | |||||
| Almira L. Manchester b.1828 RI d.1850 | ![]() | |||||||
| Cynthia G. Manchester b.1833 Tiverton, RI d. | ||||||||
| Almeda R. Manchester b.1834 Tiverton, RI d.1889 | Abigail "Abby" Hambly b.1801 d.1854 | |||||||
| Holder W. D. Manchester b.1841 Tiverton, RI d.1922 Tiverton, RI | ||||||||
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