| 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins  | 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper 1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland 1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland 1740 War of Austrian Succession begins  | 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London  | 
![]()  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  Richard Balderstone b.1640 Earlesthorpe, Lincs. d.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Thomas Balderstone b.1679 Cumberworth, Lincs. d.  |  Ann Pocklington b.1652 d.1712  | |||||
|  Thomas Balderstone b. d.  |  Thomas Balderstone b.1711 Cumberworth, Lincs d.1774 Mumby, Lincs.  | |||||||
|  Benjamin Balderstone b.1750 Mumby, Lincs. d.  | ![]()  |  Sarah Hargrave b.1684 Rigsby with Ailby. d.  | ||||||
|  Richard Balderstone b.1751 d.  | ![]()  | |||||||
|  Charles Balderstone b.1755 d.  | ||||||||
![]()  |  Susanna Nelsey b. d.  | |||||||
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