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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
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
 Benjamin Hallowell
 b.1685
 d.         
 John Rogers
 b.1660 England?
 d.1698 Burlington Twp., N. J.
 Mary Rogers
 b.1685
 d.         
 Peter Groome
 b.1640
 d.1725 N. J.
 Mary Groome
 b.1660
 d.1691 N. J.
 Elizabeth Wood
 b.1640
 d.         







1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1919 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
 Matthew Brooks
 b.1800
 d.         
 Francis Brooks
 b.1823 Jackson Co., Tenn.
 d.1863 Collin Co., TX ?
 Elizabeth Brooks
 b.1825 Jackson Co., Tenn.
 d.1894 Collin Co., TX ?
 Nancy Brooks
 b.1815 Jackson Co., Tenn.
 d.1898 Colli, TX  Bethel Cemetery
 Mary "Polly" Brooks
 b.1800
 d.         







1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
 John F. Brown
 b.1848
 d.         
 Jacob (Gauger) Cowger
 b.1752 Piles Grove, N. J.
 d.1796 to 1800?, Ky. (?)
 John Cowger
 b.1796 Va., or Harrison Co., Ky.
 d.1885 Oxford, Miss.
 Catherine Harpole
 b.1770 Pendleton Co., Va.
 d.          Wilson Co., Tenn. ?
 Catherine C. "Kate" Cowger
 b.1848 Lafayette Co., Miss.
 d.1935 Miss.
 John (Major) Hill
 b.         
 d.1814 Ala.
 Meecy Hill
 b.1803 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.1859 Oxford, Miss.
 Judith (Judah) Scurlock
 b.1779 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.1836 Wilson Co., Tenn.







1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
 John Randolph Ramsey
 b.1843
 d.         
 Jacob (Gauger) Cowger
 b.1752 Piles Grove, N. J.
 d.1796 to 1800?, Ky. (?)
 John Cowger
 b.1796 Va., or Harrison Co., Ky.
 d.1885 Oxford, Miss.
 Catherine Harpole
 b.1770 Pendleton Co., Va.
 d.          Wilson Co., Tenn. ?
 Laura Cornelia Cowger
 b.1843 Lafayette Co., Miss.
 d.1921
 John (Major) Hill
 b.         
 d.1814 Ala.
 Meecy Hill
 b.1803 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.1859 Oxford, Miss.
 Judith (Judah) Scurlock
 b.1779 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.1836 Wilson Co., Tenn.







1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
 Walter Henning
 b.1841
 d.         
 Jacob (Gauger) Cowger
 b.1752 Piles Grove, N. J.
 d.1796 to 1800?, Ky. (?)
 John Cowger
 b.1796 Va., or Harrison Co., Ky.
 d.1885 Oxford, Miss.
 Catherine Harpole
 b.1770 Pendleton Co., Va.
 d.          Wilson Co., Tenn. ?
 Judith E. Cowger
 b.1841 Lafayette Co., Miss.
 d.         
 John (Major) Hill
 b.         
 d.1814 Ala.
 Meecy Hill
 b.1803 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.1859 Oxford, Miss.
 Judith (Judah) Scurlock
 b.1779 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.1836 Wilson Co., Tenn.