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1776 America declares independence
1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president
1789 French Revolution begins
1798 Irish revolt against English rule
1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor
1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland
1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland
1740 War of Austrian Succession begins
1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia
1770 Cook discovers New South Wales
1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain
1665 Great plague of London
1666 Great Fire of London
1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar
1700 Britain's american colonies prosper
 William Gipson
 b.1720 Colebrooke, England
 d.         
 William Gipson
 b.1750 Colebrooke, England
 d.1803 Colebrooke, England
 John Gipson
 b.1753 Colebrooke, England
 d.         
 John Drew
 b.1655
 d.1695 Colebrooke, England
 James Drew
 b.1688 Colebrooke, England
 d.1734
 Alice Unknown
 b.1655
 d.         
 Mary Drew
 b.1721 Colebrooke, England
 d.         
 Sarah Unknown
 b.         
 d.1749




1899 Boer War begins
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage
1914 - 1918 World War I
1922 USSR formed by Soviet states
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
 William Drew
 b.1871 Witheridge, England
 d.1872 East Worlington, England
 William Drew
 b.1791 Colebrooke, England
 d.1861 Colebrooke, England
 Fanny Ellen Drew
 b.1874 Down St Mary, England
 d.1874 Down St Mary, England
 Richard Drew
 b.1823 Colebrooke, England
 d.1888 Sandford, Devon, England
 Mary Gipson
 b.1791 Colebrooke, England
 d.1878
 William John Drew
 b.1875 Nymet Rowland, England
 d.1950
 William Drew
 b.1849 Colebrooke, England
 d.         
 Albert Fred Drew
 b.1878 Nymet Rowland, England
 d.         
 Betsy Snell
 b.1822 Down St Mary, England
 d.1866
 George Drew
 b.1881 Nymet Rowland, England
 d.         
 Louisa Drew
 b.1884 Nymet Rowland, England
 d.         
 Bessie Drew
 b.1887 Nymet Rowland, England
 d.         
 Elizabeth Nicholls
 b.1851 Meshaw, Devon, England
 d.         
 Henry Drew
 b.1889 Nymet Rowland, England
 d.1889 Nymet Rowland, England
 Frances Maud Drew
 b.1890 Colebrooke, England
 d.1891 Colebrooke, England
 Ernest Drew
 b.1892 Nymet Rowland, England
 d.         
 Archibald Drew
 b.1896 Lapford, Devon, England
 d.         




1740 War of Austrian Succession begins
1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia
1770 Cook discovers New South Wales
1776 America declares independence
1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president
1666 Great Fire of London
1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar
1700 Britain's american colonies prosper
1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland
1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland
1628 English curtail King's powers
1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain
1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland
1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain
1665 Great plague of London
 Thomas Wright
 b.1650
 d.         
 Samuel Wright
 b.1683 Sandford, Devon, England
 d.1751 Sandford, Devon, England
 Lewes Tucker
 b.1623
 d.         
 Joane Tucker
 b.1651 Crediton , Devon, England
 d.         
 Elizabeth Unknown
 b.1622
 d.         
 Willmot Venning
 b.1715
 d.         




1740 War of Austrian Succession begins
1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia
1770 Cook discovers New South Wales
1776 America declares independence
1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president
1666 Great Fire of London
1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar
1700 Britain's american colonies prosper
1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland
1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland
1628 English curtail King's powers
1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain
1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland
1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain
1665 Great plague of London
 James Battershill
 b.1685 Crediton , Devon, England
 d.         
 Thomas Wright
 b.1650
 d.         
 Sarah Wright
 b.1686 Sandford, Devon, England
 d.         
 Lewes Tucker
 b.1623
 d.         
 Joane Tucker
 b.1651 Crediton , Devon, England
 d.         
 Elizabeth Unknown
 b.1622
 d.