1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T | 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 |
John Thomas Selwyn b.1812 Godstone, England d.1869 | ||||||||
Henry John Selwin Ibbetson b.1826 Down Hall, England d.1902 London, England | John Leveson Gower b.1774 Bill Hill, England d.1816 Bill Hill, England | |||||||
Isabella Leveson Gower b.1804 Bill Hill, England d.1858 | Isabella Mary Broke b.1774 Nacton, Suffolk, England d.1817 | |||||||
Eden Thackrah b.1824 d. | ||||||||