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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
 Nathaniel EWING
 b.1692 Cloeraine, Ireland
 d.1748 Cecil Co., Maryland
 George EWING
 b.1737 Little Britai, Pennsylvania
 d.1785 Peach Bott, Pennsylvania
 Rachel PORTER
 b.1706 Co. Donegal, Ireland
 d.1771
 William Porter EWING
 b.1769
 d.1827 Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
 James PORTER
 b.1739 Cecil Co., Maryland
 d.1778 Drumore To, Pennsylvania
 Mary PORTER
 b.         
 d.         
 Eleanor GILLESPIE
 b.1710
 d.         
 John H. EWING
 b.1796
 d.         
 Mary CONWELL
 b.         
 d.