John Nicholaus Rausch, b: 1686

^{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}

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}


			^{John Wilhelm Rausch}^{b.1606 Hornbach, Germany d.1643}

		^{John Abraham Rausch}^{b.1650 Germany d.1714 Mienbach, Germany}

	^{John Nicholaus Rausch}^{b.1686 Germany d.1715 Germany}

		^{Maria Margaretha Faber}^{b.1652 d.1718}

^{John Adam Roush}^{b.1711 Bavaria d.1786 Shenandoah Valley, Va.}