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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
 Seth Arnold
 b.1747 East Haddam, Connecticut
 d.1849
 Seth Shailor Arnold
 b.1788 Westminster, Vermont
 d.1871 Ascutneyville, Vermont
 Esther Ranney
 b.1764 Westminster, Vermont
 d.1841
 Seth Shailer Arnold
 b.1819 Connecticut
 d.1872 Sunny Side, Kansas
 Ann House
 b.          Andover, Connecticut
 d.1841 Ascutneyville, Vermont
 Martha Elizabeth Arnold
 b.1845
 d.1911
 Earl Cooley
 b.1760 Springfield, Massachusetts
 d.1809 Springfield, Massachusetts
 Earl Cooley
 b.1789 Springfield, Massachusetts
 d.1869
 Amy Stebbins
 b.1761 Springfield, Massachusetts
 d.1840 Springfield, Massachusetts
 Elizabeth Stebbins Cooley
 b.1827 Connecticut
 d.1893 Merriden, Kansas
 Benjamin Graves
 b.1770 East Haddam, Connecticut
 d.1830
 Rhoda Graves
 b.1794 East Haddam, Connecticut
 d.1879
 Lucy Arnold
 b.1778 East Haddam, Connecticut
 d.1810