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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
 HANS JACOB NEHS
 b.1738 PHILADELPHIA COUNT
 d.1823 FORRESTVILL, VIRGINIA
 JOHN ADAM NEECE
 b.1782 PHLIADELPHIA COUNT
 d.1861 WEBSTER C, MISSOURI
 ANNA MARIA DITTEMORE
 b.1743
 d.1836 FORRESTVILL, VIRGINIA
 JOSEPH CASWELL NEECE
 b.1812 GREEN COU, TENNESSEE
 d.1882 UNION COUN, GEORGIA
 MARY MARGARET COOK
 b.1784 PENNSYLVANIA
 d.1850 BENTON CO, MISSOURI
 MARTHA ELBERTA NEECE
 b.1835 NORTH CAROLINA (?)
 d.1924 HEREFORD, TEXAS
 JOHN LENTZ
 b.1758 UNION COUN, GEORGIA
 d.1820 BU, NORTH CAROLINA
 JOHN LANCE
 b.1787 SOUTH CAROLINA
 d.1852 NORTH CAROLINA
 MARY UNKNOWN
 b.1756 PEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
 d.         
 NANCY ANN LANCE
 b.1816 BU, NORTH CAROLINA
 d.1887 UNION COUN, GEORGIA
 SARAH ANN DRYMAN
 b.1785 PENNSYLVANIA
 d.1856 BU, NORTH CAROLINA