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 |
Jehan Boucher b.1495 Normadie, France d.1569 Switzerland | ||||||||
Jean Boucher b.1522 Perche, France d.1611 Perche, France | Jehanne Bournier b.1495 Paris, France d. Geneve, Switzerland | |||||||
Jacques Boucher b.1547 Perche, France d.1611 Orne, France | ||||||||
Francois Roussin b.1508 Orne, France d.1611 Perche, France | ||||||||
Gaspard Boucher b.1599 Perche, France d.1662 Quebec, Canada | ||||||||
Francois Paigne b.1552 Perche, France d.1611 Perche, France | ||||||||