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Joy Maples Timeline from Ireland

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  • Parents Died

    Parents Died
    My parents died when me and my brother were running errands. They died because they got burned in a house fire.
  • Started to rebuild House

    Started to rebuild House
    Me and my brother started to rebuild our house that got burned down because of then't pay fire. The fire happened because we couldn't pay taxes.
  • Decided to Move to America

    Decided to Move to America
    I thought I would have a better future in America.
  • Left Ireland

    Left Ireland with my brother. We left because our parents died and we could not afford the taxesof the house.
  • Arrived to America and Heard of the Homestead act of 1862

    Arrived to America and Heard of the Homestead act of 1862
    I left my family in Ireland to travel to America with my brother, since woman can't travel alone.
  • Brother spent all our money

    Brother spent all our money
    My brother snuck out in the middle of the night and took the moneywe had been saving. He bought a horse and some clothes for him.
  • Stole my Brothers horse

    Stole my Brothers horse
    I stole my brothers horse atnight and rode to minnesota. I did this because my brother was not who is normally is and he is spendig money like crazy.
  • Arrived in Minesota

    Arrived in Minesota
    I moved to Minnesota to get some land while I wait for the land rush.
  • Started Journey to Oklahoma

    Started Journey to Oklahoma
    I left my home in Mnnesota to go to Oklahoma. I left for three main reasons. One of them was tha my house got destroyed by a fallen tree. Also that the weather was really bad in Minnesota no matter what time of year. The last thing is that theland rush was coming up.
  • Participated in the Oklahoma Land Rush

    Participated in the Oklahoma Land Rush
    I wanted more land so I decided to do the land rush. I got some land but it was very far away and it was hard to win it over.
  • Started my farm

    Started my farm
    I started my farm and got feilds full of crops. I even got enough money to buy some more animals.