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 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete | 1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War 1776 Declaration of Independence 1789 George Washington first president 1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific | 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession 1735 Freedom of press established 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War 1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion |
Jeremiah Remington b.1787 Scituate, Providence, RI d.1845 Rehoboth, MA | ||||||||
Joseph Remington b.1812 d. | ||||||||
Hale Remington b.1814 Cranston, RI d.1870 Fall River, MA | ||||||||
Robert Knight Remington b.1826 Grafton, Worcester, MA d.1886 Fall River, Bristol, MA | Barzillai Knight b.1757 Cranston, RI d.1821 Cranston, RI | |||||||
Dorcas Knight b. d.1877 | William Carpenter b.1727 Providence, RI d. Cranston, RI | |||||||
Eleanor Carpenter b.1758 Providence, RI d.1844 Cranston, Providence, RI | Comfort King b.1732 Cranston, Providence, RI d.1812 Cranston, RI | |||||||