| 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 |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Johann Jacob Dressler b.1670 Mossenbach, Germany d.1755 Jagsthausen, Germany | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Johann Andreas Dressler b.1714 Jagsthausen, Germany d. | Eva Magdalena Rathgeber b.1686 Jagsthausen, Germany d.1768 Jagsthausen, Germany | |||||
![]() | Johann Andreas Junior Dressler b.1747 Jagsthausen, Germany d.1828 Loysville, Pa. | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Anna Barbara Bernhardt b.1716 Liebenzell, Germany d. | ||||||
| John Jacob Dressler b.1770 Loysville, Pa. d.1852 Rough and Ready, Pa | ![]() | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Mathias Ley b.1706 in Germanyor maybe Gree d.1783 PaFrieden's Church Cem | ||||||
![]() | Mary Margaret Ley Loy b.1750 Greewic, Berks County Pa d.1785 Greewic, Berks County Pa | ![]() | Johann Conrad Kumpf b. d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Catherine Anna Maria Kumpf b.1711 Germany or maybe Greewi d.1786 | Anna Maria Feuerbach b. d. | |||||
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