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1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
 JOHN BRANNER
 b.         
 d.         
 HANS MICHEL NEHS
 b.1704 MITSCHDO, GERMANY
 d.1745 BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
 HANS JACOB NEHS
 b.1738 PHILADELPHIA COUNT
 d.1823 FORESTVILLE, VIRGINIA
 ANNA DOROTHEA PFEIFFER
 b.1702 ALSACE, GERMANY
 d.         
 CATHERINE NEHS
 b.1782 PHILADELPHIA COUNT
 d.         
 ANNA MARIA DITTAMORE
 b.1743
 d.1836 FORESTVILLE, VIRGINIA