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 | 1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War 1776 Declaration of Independence 1789 George Washington first president 1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific | 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession 1735 Freedom of press established 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War 1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion |
John Adam Roush b.1711 Bavaria d.1786 Shenandoah Valley, Va. | ||||||||
Philip Roush b.1741 d.1820 Roush Cemetery, Co. | Susannah Schlern b. d.1796 St. Marys, VA | |||||||
John Roush b.1766 d.1854 | ||||||||
Catherine "Ketty" Roush b.1790 d.1857 | Catherine Kelchner b.1737 d.1772 | |||||||
George Roush b.1795 d. | ||||||||
Magdalene Wendell b. d. | ||||||||