Timeline: ADAMS, Joseph Martin Ruter: Among Our Ancestors

1838 -

	Date	Event(s)
1	1836	11 May 1836—2 Feb 1848: Mexican-American War Mexican-American War
2	1837	4 Mar 1837—4 Mar 1841: Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren U.S. Presidency
3	1838	1838—1839: Aroostook War The Aroostook War was a military and civilian-involved confrontation in 1838–1839 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine. The term "war" was rhetorical; local militia units were called out but never engaged in actual combat. The event is best described as an international incident.
4	1841	4 Mar 1841—4 Apr 1841: William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison U.S. Presidency 4 Apr 1841—4 Mar 1845: John Tyler John Tyler U.S. Presidency
5	1845	4 Mar 1845—4 Mar 1849: James K. Polk James K. Polk U.S. Presidency
6	1849	4 Mar 1849—9 Jul 1850: Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor U.S. Presidency
7	1850	9 Jul 1850—4 Mar 1853: Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore U.S. Presidency
8	1853	4 Mar 1853—4 Mar 1857: Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce U.S. Presidency
9	1857	4 Mar 1857—4 Mar 1861: James Buchanan James Buchanan U.S. Presidency
10	1861	4 Mar 1861—15 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln U.S. Presidency 12 Apr 1861—9 Apr 1865: American Civil War American Civil War
11	1865	15 Apr 1865—4 Mar 1869: Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson U.S. Presidency
12	1869	4 Mar 1869—4 Mar 1877: Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant U.S. Presidency
13	1877	4 Mar 1877—4 Mar 1881: Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes U.S. Presidency
14	1881	4 Mar 1881—19 Sep 1881: James A. Garfield James A. Garfield U.S. Presidency 19 Sep 1881—4 Mar 1885: Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur U.S. Presidency
15	1885	4 Mar 1885—4 Mar 1889: Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland U.S. Presidency
16	1889	4 Mar 1889—4 Mar 1893: Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison U.S. Presidency
17	1893	4 Mar 1893—4 Mar 1897: Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland U.S. Presidency
18	1897	4 Mar 1897—14 Sep 1901: William McKinley William McKinley U.S. Presidency
19	1898	25 Apr 1898—12 Aug 1898: Spanish-American War Spanish-American War
20	1899	2 Jun 1899—4 Jul 1902: Philippine-American War Philippine-American War 2 Nov 1899—7 Sep 1901: Boxer Rebellion Boxer Rebellion
21	1901	14 Sep 1901—4 Mar 1909: Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Presidency
22	1909	4 Mar 1909—4 Mar 1913: William Howard Taft William Howard Taft U.S. Presidency
23	1913	4 Mar 1913—4 Mar 1921: Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson U.S. Presidency
24	1917	6 Apr 1917—11 Nov 1918: World War I World War I
25	1921	4 Mar 1921—2 Aug 1923: Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding U.S. Presidency
26	1923	2 Aug 1923—4 Mar 1929: Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge U.S. Presidency
27	1929	4 Mar 1929—4 Mar 1933: Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover U.S. Presidency
28	1933	4 Mar 1933—12 Apr 1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. Presidency
29	1941	7 Dec 1941—2 Sep 1945: World War II World War II
30	1945	12 Apr 1945—20 Jan 1953: Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman U.S. Presidency