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 |
John Wise b.1732 Saint Marys Co., MD d.1798 Culpeper Co., VA | ||||||||
James Manning Wise b.1762 d.1838 | Margaret Manning b.1730 d. | |||||||
Virginia Anne Wise b.1835 d.1906 | William Nelson Wise b.1809 d. | |||||||
Martha T Wise b.1837 d.1882 | Elizabeth Barbour b.1768 d.1855 | |||||||
Hannah L Wise b.1838 d.1915 | ||||||||
Eliza F Wise b.1840 d. | ||||||||
Lucy Wise b.1844 d.1928 | Ann L Taylor b.1814 d. | |||||||
Travis Jerome Wise b.1845 d.1876 | ||||||||
Marcus L Wise b.1850 d.1932 |