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 |
Kaspar Eddleman b.1441 Basel, Switerland d.1481 | ||||||||
Hans Eddleman b.1480 Basel, Switerland d.1560 | Margaretha Vernan b.1445 Basel, Switerland d.1510 | |||||||
Balthasar Eddleman b.1540 Basel, Switerland d.1617 | ||||||||
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Hans Eddleman b.1560 d.1637 | ||||||||
Dorothea Suracher b.1540 d.1620 | ||||||||