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1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
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
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
 Charles Martens
 b.1879 Rhode Island
 d.         
 Louise Martens
 b.1903
 d.1913
 Robert Warren Martens
 b.1916 Boston, Massachusetts
 d.2006 Carlisle, Massachusetts
 John Whitehead
 b.1817 Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 Charles Henry Martens
 b.1921
 d.         
 Samuel Whitehead
 b.1849 Manchester, England
 d.1932
 Sarah ?
 b.1818 Selby, Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 Clara Whitehead
 b.1880 Barton Upon Irw, England
 d.         
 Joseph Bowker
 b.1820 Manchester, England
 d.1871
 Martha Bowker
 b.1855 England
 d.1920
 Martha ?
 b.1820 Manchester, England
 d.1901 Manchester, England



 Samuel Willoughby
 b.         
 d.1790 Cornwallis Town, Canada
 Alice English
 b.         
 d.         




1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
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
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
 Catherine Whitehead
 b.1840 Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 Sarah A Whitehead
 b.1842 Leeds, Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 William Whitehead
 b.1844 Leeds, Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 John Whitehead
 b.1817 Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 John Whitehead
 b.1845 Leeds, Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 Harriet Whitehead
 b.1848 Manchester, England
 d.         
 Samuel Whitehead
 b.1849 Manchester, England
 d.1932
 Isaac Whitehead
 b.1851 Manchester, England
 d.         
 Sarah ?
 b.1818 Selby, Yorkshire, England
 d.         
 Thomas Whitehead
 b.1858 Manchester, England
 d.         
 Israel Whitehead
 b.         
 d.         
 Joseph Whitehead
 b.         
 d.         



 Thomas Dow
 b.         
 d.1661
 Phebe ?
 b.         
 d.1672




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
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1565 First colony St. Augustine
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
 George Brown
 b.         
 d.         
 Thomas Eaton
 b.1565 Rowington, England
 d.1622 Hatton, England
 John Eaton
 b.1595 Wiltshire, England
 d.1668 Haverhill, Massachusetts
 Helen ?
 b.         
 d.         
 Ann Eaton
 b.1631 Wiltshire, England
 d.1683 Haverhill, Massachusetts
 Anne Crossman
 b.1599
 d.1660 Haverhill, Massachusetts