Nelson Whitford, b: 1807 -

^{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 Whitford}^{b.1744 West Greenwich, RI d.1819}

		^{Nicholas Whitford}^{b.1774 d.1859}	^{Ruth Shippee}^{b.1744 d.1777 Coventry, RI}

^{Nancy Whitford}^b.1839 d.	^{Nelson Whitford}^{b.1807 d.1891 Willington, CT}

^{Henry Clay Whitford}^b.1844 d.		^{Lucy Westcott}^{b.1780 d.1828}

^{Isabella Whitford}^{b.1848 Willington, CT d.1933 Cranston, RI}

^{John F. Whitford}^b.1853 d.

	^{Eliza Spalding}^{b.1813 d.1900}