CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
1792 Martha’s mother is born
1795 John, Martha's uncle (The brother of Martha's mother) is born
1798 Gertrude is born on 11/21/1798
1816 Gertrude's wedding day to John (Greta is 18, John is 21) on 12/20/1816
1817 Sheriff Thomas J. Buchanan Born on 5/17/1817
1817 Alexander Sr. born on 9/6/1817
1821 Martha is born on 11/9/1821
1838 Alexander Sr. Meets Martha on 1/2/1838
1840 Alexander marries Martha on 3/14/1840
1841 Alex, Alexander and Martha's firstborn is born on 9/25/1841
1841 “A Journey to California” guidebook is published
1843 Martha is pregnant with her second child on 2/5/1843
1843 Move from New York to California (six-month trek) on 4/1/1843
1843 Arrive at new home in California (San Francisco) on 10/1/1843
1843 Martha and Alexander lose their baby on 10/24/1843
1843 Martha’s baby had been due to arrive on 11/5/1843 (but had died)
1845 Marcus was born on 3/13/1845
1845 “The Emigrants Guide to Oregon and California” guidebook is published
1845 “The Gold Regions of California” is published
1848 Gold is discovered in Coloma, California on 1/24/1848
1848 Marissa is born on 8/22/1848
1850 California becomes a state
1850 Martha becomes very ill on 12/23/1850
1851 Martha dies on 9/25/1851
1857 First interior stagecoach service from Portland, Oregon to Salem, Oregon
1858 The Overland Mail Company ran a tri-weekly stage between San Francisco and Los Angeles
using Concord Coach to San Jose and the canvas covered thoroughfare wagons the rest of the distance
1858 Alex Jr. leaves home on 9/25/1858
1858 The Overland Mail Company took 24 days for the first Overland mail from St. Louis, MO to
San Francisco. The route was published as 2700 miles, but the inaugural trip was actually
2866 miles due to detours
1859 Leavenworth and Pikes Peak Express Stagecoach reach Denver (from Leavenworth to Riley,
Kansas into Colorado, Cherry Creek) on 5/1/1859
1859 William H. Russell established the Pony Express. Worked out trail between St. Joseph,
Missouri and Sacramento, California. They built stations at ten-mile intervals. Mail delivered
within ten days. Sold in 1866 to Wells Fargo
1859 Wells & Fargo expanded operations north into Seattle
1860 The Pony Express makes its inaugural trip on 4/3/1860
1860 The courtship of Alex and Jane begins 9/1860
1860 Two days ride on the stagecoach from Los Angeles to San Diego (Day One Leave San Diego 5 am
- Arrive San Juan Capistrano 7:00 PM; Day Two Arrive Los Angeles 4:00 PM.
Stagecoaches ran ten to fifteen mph
1863 Alex decides to propose to Jane 9/1863
1864 Alex and Jane planned to marry and move to San Francisco in October
1864 Alex Jr. dies on 9/22/1864
1864 Stagecoach Accident. Alexander lone survivor, stagecoach driver and Mr. and Mrs. Adams are killed on 9/23/1864
1864 Alexander Sr. moves on 9/25/1864
1864 Sheriff Thomas J. Buchanan moves on 9/25/1864
1942 Carmen loses baby (Alexander Sr. from 19th century)
1955 Roger is born (Alexander Sr. from 19th century)
2005 Past life revealed to Roger in an unusual way
2010 Roger visits past life regression hypnotist
2012 The first edition of this book is published
2016 The second edition of this book is published