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1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
 Joseph Thomas
 b.1749
 d.1810
 Joseph Thomas
 b.1779 Loudon, PA
 d.1870 Marion Co., WV
 Nancy 
 b.1756
 d.1800
 Isaac Thomas
 b.1821
 d.1894
 Simeon Riggs
 b.         
 d.1808 Monongalia, Virginia
 Nancy Ann Riggs
 b.1792 Westmoreland Co., VA.
 d.1855
 Mercy 
 b.         
 d.         
 Elvira Thomas
 b.1845 Marion Co., WV
 d.1919 Harrison Co., WV
 John Jones
 b.1770
 d.         
 Jeptha Jones
 b.1802 Hampshire Co., WV
 d.1865 Corning, Adans County, IA
 Elizabeth Lake
 b.         
 d.         
 Mary Ann Eliza Jones
 b.1824 Hampshire Co., WV
 d.1906 Marion Co., WV
 Martha Poland
 b.1802 Hampshire Co., WV
 d.1888 Adams Co., IA