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Saturday, September 26, 2020

Basic timeline of George Washington

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Gilbert Stuart

This post is a basic timeline of George Washington (1732-1799). There are 14 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1732: Born in Popes Creek, Virginia
• 1738: Moves to Ferry Farm near Fredericksburg, Virginia
• 1749: Becomes surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia
• 1752: Moves to Mount Vernon, Virginia
• 1752: Appointed commander by Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie
• 1754: Appointed lieutenant colonel of the Virginia Regiment
• 1758: Elected as representative of Frederick County
• 1774: Selected as delegate to the First Continental Congress
• 1775: Appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War
• 1776: Crosses the Delaware River
• 1783: Retires from commander in chief after the Treaty of Paris is signed
• 1787: Attended the Constitutional Convention
• 1789-1797: Served as the first President of the United States
• 1799: Died at age 67 in Mount Vernon, Virginia