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1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
 Michael Schwanger
 b.1680
 d.1720
 Jacob Schwanger
 b.1714 Hellerin, Germany (Lorraine)
 d.1788 Middl, PA (Cumberland Co.)
 Magdelena Wodring
 b.         
 d.1751 Hellerin, Germany (Lorraine)
 Jacob Swanger
 b.1743 Hellerin, Germany (Lorraine)
 d.1792
 Maria Susanna Leyenberger
 b.1708 Rau, Germany (Saarwarden)
 d.1773
 Philip Schwanger
 b.1770
 d.         
 Unknown (Swanger)
 b.         
 d.