1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy | 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution | 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins |
John Stephens b.1760 Chatham, North Carolina d.1810 Anderson, South Carolina | |||||||
Sarah Stephens b.1778 Jones, North Carolina d.1860 Barry, Missouri | |||||||
Sarah Benson b.1760 Chatham, North Carolina d. | |||||||