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 | 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession |
John Steer(Stears) b.1694 <, England> d. | |||||||
John Stears b.1721 Of Amberly, Sussex, England d. | |||||||
Jane Ward b.1692 of, England d. | |||||||
Mary Stears b.1747 North Stoke, Sussex, England d. | George Sturt b.1637 of, Stopham Sussex, England d. | ||||||
Joseph Sturt b.1679 Stopham, Sussex, England d. | Mary Smith b.1641 of, Stopham Sussex, England d. | ||||||
Ruth Sturt b.1718 Stopham, Sussex, England d. | Jonas Knight b.1669 of, Lyminster Sussex, England d. | ||||||
Elizabeth Knight b.1695 Lyminster, Sussex, England d. | Elizabeth Knight b.1671 of, Lyminster Sussex, England d. | ||||||