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'''1690–1820''' Roman Catholic missionaries established the mission of St. Ignace de Michilimackinac, at Mackinac (now Michigan). The mission was the center for traders going to and from what is now Wisconsin. For records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, see the "Church Records" section above. | '''1690–1820''' Roman Catholic missionaries established the mission of St. Ignace de Michilimackinac, at Mackinac (now Michigan). The mission was the center for traders going to and from what is now Wisconsin. For records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, see the "Church Records" section above. | ||
'''1763 '''The British took possession of the area from the French but discouraged new settlers. | '''1763'''The British took possession of the area from the French but discouraged new settlers. | ||
'''1787''' Wisconsin officially became part of the U.S. Northwest Territory, but British fur traders effectively controlled the region until 1816. | '''1787''' Wisconsin officially became part of the U.S. Northwest Territory, but British fur traders effectively controlled the region until 1816. | ||
'''1800 '''The present Wisconsin area was included in the Indiana Territory. | '''1800'''The present Wisconsin area was included in the Indiana Territory. | ||
'''1809 '''The Wisconsin area was part of the Illinois Territory. | '''1809'''The Wisconsin area was part of the Illinois Territory. | ||
'''1818 '''The Wisconsin area was included in the Michigan Territory. The territorial governor of Michigan created the first two Wisconsin counties, Brown and Crawford. | '''1818'''The Wisconsin area was included in the Michigan Territory. The territorial governor of Michigan created the first two Wisconsin counties, Brown and Crawford. | ||
'''1820s''' High prices for lead attracted settlers to the mines of southern Wisconsin. The Michigan 1820 census lists residents of what is now Wisconsin. | '''1820s''' High prices for lead attracted settlers to the mines of southern Wisconsin. The Michigan 1820 census lists residents of what is now Wisconsin. | ||
'''1830s '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin. | '''1830s'''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin. | ||
'''1832 '''The Black Hawk War ended the last serious Indian threat to white settlements. | '''1832'''The Black Hawk War ended the last serious Indian threat to white settlements. | ||
'''1836''' Congress created the Wisconsin Territory, which included lands west of the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Much of the western portion was later transferred to the Iowa Territory, created in 1838. | '''1836''' Congress created the Wisconsin Territory, which included lands west of the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Much of the western portion was later transferred to the Iowa Territory, created in 1838. | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwinneb/wihissoc.htm | [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwinneb/wihissoc.htm][http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwinneb/wihissoc.htm ] | ||
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/ | [http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/] | ||
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