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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
 Stephen Gilbert
 b.1837 IL
 d.         
 Hayden Gilbert
 b.1816
 d.1871
 Josephine Gilbert
 b.1848 IL
 d.         
 Hayden Gilbert
 b.1852 IL
 d.         
 Thomas Jordan
 b.1743 Jordan's , Granville N.C.
 d.1815 Thompsonville, Illinois
 George Gilbert
 b.1854 IA
 d.         
 Thomas Jordan
 b.1768 Bute;  North Carolina
 d.1833 Dunleith, Illinois
 Mary Letts
 b.1724
 d.1802 Louisburg, NC
 Eliza Gilbert
 b.1858 IA
 d.         
 Phoebe Jordan
 b.1816 Illinois.
 d.1889 Wiota, Cass, Iowa
 Samuel Whiteside
 b.1754 Brunswick, Virginia
 d.1811 Warren Co., Kentucky
 Laura Gilbert
 b.1861 Dubuque, IA
 d.         
 Mary Ann Whiteside
 b.1785 Rutherfor, North Carolina
 d.1886 Dunleith, Illinois
 Elizabeth Brackett
 b.1760
 d.          Warren Co., Kentucky