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 |
PETER LENTZ b.1732 HIDELBURG, GERMANY d.1813 BU, NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||||
JOHN LENTZ b.1758 UNION COUN, GEORGIA d.1820 BU, NORTH CAROLINA | CHLOE UNKNOWN b. GERMANY d. 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 | ||||||||