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1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
 Nicholas Battey
 b.1743 Warwick, RI
 d.1813
 James Battey
 b.1773 Cranston, RI
 d.1853 West Greenwich, RI
 Margaret Congdon
 b.1745 Cranston, RI
 d.1830 Cranston, RI
 William Greene Battey
 b.1810
 d.1868
 Stephen Greene
 b.         
 d.         
 Mary Greene
 b.1777 East Greenwich, RI
 d.1812 Coventry, RI
 Elizabeth Unknown
 b.         
 d.         
 Nicholas Battey
 b.1836
 d.1889
 Almira Unknown
 b.1808
 d.1845