| 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper |
1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement |
1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1507 The term America first used 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1534 Cartier claims New France |
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John Emerson b.1490 Folkingham, England d. |
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George Emerson b.1532 Sereby, Lincoln, England d. |
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Anne ?Unknown b.1511 Sereby, Lincoln, England d. |
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Alexander Emerson b.1550 Sereby, England d.1605 Sereby, England |
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?Unknown b.1532 Sereby, Lincoln, England d. |
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