Michael T. Simmons

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  • M.T. Simmons Born

    M.T. Simmons Born

    Source for pictureBorn in Kentucky. One of ten children.
    (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Simmons_(American_pioneer))
  • Married

    Married

    Source for pictureMarried 15-year-old Elizabeth Kindred.
    (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Simmons_(American_pioneer))
  • Moved to Missouri

    Moved to Missouri

    Source for pictureBuilt a gristmill
    (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Simmons_(American_pioneer))
  • Christopher Columbus Simmons Born

    Christopher Columbus Simmons Born

    Source for pictureSon of M.T. and Elizabeth. First recorded white person born North of the Columbia River. "The state's first native son."
  • Came to Puget Sound

    Came to Puget Sound

    Source for pictureTravelled to the Puget Sound on a wagon at the age of 30 with a group of settlers, including George Washington Bush, in late 1945.

  • Set up homestead in Olympia

    First permanent homestead in the what would become the Washington Territory.
  • Founded New Market, Washington

    Founded New Market, Washington

    Founded with George Washington Bush. New Market later became Tumwater. "Washington's First Community" (http://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/History.htm).
  • Period: to

    Governor Stevens in office

    First Governor of the Washington Territory
  • Treaty of Medicine Creek Signed

    Treaty of Medicine Creek Signed

    SourceTribes ceded most of their lands in exchange for $32,500 to be paid out over a period of 20 years, designated reservations, and the permanent right of access to traditional hunting and fishing grounds.
  • Treaty of Point Elliott Signed

    Treaty of Point Elliott Signed

  • Treaty of Point No Point Signed

    Treaty of Point No Point Signed

    SourceTribes of the northern Kitsap Peninsula ceded ownership of land in exchanged for small reservation and hunting and fishing rights.
  • Treaty of Neah Bay Signed

    Treaty of Neah Bay Signed

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  • Treaty of Medicine Creek Ratified

    Treaty of Medicine Creek Ratified

  • Treaty of Medicine Creek Proclaimed

    Treaty of Medicine Creek Proclaimed

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  • Hanging of Leschi

    Hanging of Leschi

  • Treaty of Point No Point Ratified

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  • Treaty of Neah Bay Ratified

    Treaty of Neah Bay Ratified

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  • Treaty of Point Elliott Ratified

    Treaty of Point Elliott Ratified

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  • Treaty of Point Elliott Ratified again

    Treaty of Point Elliott Ratified again

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  • Death

    Death

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    Died of acute hepatitis
  • C.C. Simmons Dies

    C.C. Simmons Dies

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