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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
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
 Robert Boggess
 b.1707
 d.1772
 Samuel Boggess
 b.1742
 d.1825 Lunberport Harrison , WV
 Ann Cox
 b.1712
 d.1750
 Caleb Boggess
 b.1784
 d.1852
 John Dorsey
 b.1708
 d.1765
 Elizabeth Dorsey
 b.1749
 d.1823 Harrison Co., WV
 Elizabeth 
 b.1718
 d.1803
 Mary Elizabeth Robinson
 b.1797
 d.1855 Harrison Co., WV