1831
b. Ethan Cooper
1833
b. Charlotte ______
February
15 b. Michaela Anne Quinn; Boston, Massachusetts
1835
b. Byron Sully; on boat to United States from England
1841
b. Abagail Bray
1843
d. Byron Sully's father; from heart failure
1845
d. Byron Sully's mother; from drowning
1846
Byron Sully heads west
1849
m. Ethan Cooper and Charlotte _______
1850
b. Matthew Cooper; Topeka, Kansas territory
1854
b. Becky Bonner
October
b. Colleen Cooper; Topeka, Kansas territory
1859
Coopers come to Colorado Springs
Byron Sully arrives in Colorado Springs in Pikes Peak Gold Rush
March
b. Brian Cooper; Colorado Springs; Colorado territory
1861
m. Byron Sully and Abagail Bray
1865
d. Abagail Sully with child, Hannah
Byron Sully enlists with Union Army
Byron Sully deserts army after shooting Confederate soldier
Byron Sully is found by Cloud Dancing; takes refuge with Cheyenne
Robert E. arrives in Colorado Springs
Ethan Cooper leaves Colorado Springs
1867
February
14 d. Josef Quinn
Late Summer
Michaela Quinn arrives in Colorado Springs
Fall
d. Charlotte Cooper; from rattlesnake bite
d. Maude Bray; from heart attack
Michaela Quinn "inherits" Cooper children
Michaela Quinn saves Black Kettle's life; receives Indian name "Medicine Woman"
1868
m. Robert E. and Grace
m. Kid Cole and Sister Ruth
Byron Sully and Michaela Quinn proclaim their love for each other during Michaela's trip to Boston
1869
May
Jake elected mayor of Colorado Springs
Myra tears up contract with Hank
Hank falls into coma after severe head injury obtained at Horace and Myra's engagement party
June
Byron Sully proposes to Michaela Quinn
m. Horace Bing and Myra _______
1870
January
b. Samantha Bing; Colorado Springs; Colorado Territory
Ethan Cooper petitions for custody of Colleen and Brian
May
15 m. Byron Sully and Michaela Quinn
June
Preston A. Lodge III moves to Colorado Springs
October
d. Ingrid _____; from rabies
1871
April
Cloud Dancing on trial for killing soldier and acquitted
May
Byron Sully fired from Indian Agent job
Andrew Cook comes to Colorado Springs for birth of Sully child
b. Katherine Elizabeth Sully; Colorado territory
Preston A. Lodge III's chateau opens
Myra leaves Horace Bing and takes Samantha to St. Louis
August
Colleen Cooper leaves for college
September
Michaela Quinn is accused of malpractice
October
Katie Sully christened; Robert E. and Grace are godparents
November
d. Lucas Slicker; in Colorado Springs; leaves Jake gold nugget
December
The Gold Nugget opens
Michaela Quinn is forced to burn everything in clinic due to contamination
1872
April
Horace Bing and Myra divrce
May
Byron Sully falls over a cliff in a fight with Sgt. O'Connor and is presumed dead for a week. He becomes a fugitive for his involvement with the Indian uprising.
Daniel Simon arrives for second time in Colorado Springs
August
Daniel Simon elected Sheriff of Colorado Springs
October
Michaela Quinn has miscarriage
November
d. Anthony E.; from Sickle-Cell Anemia
d. Becky Bonner; from Diphteria
d. Marjorie Quinn; from Diphtheria
December
13 Sully is freed
d. Black Moon
Remaining Dog Soldiers granted safe passage to north
24 Byron Sully and Michaela Quinn return home after Dog Soldiers are safely north
1873
February
Michaela Quinn is nearly killed by gunshot
March
Andrew Cook and Colleen Cooper proclaim their love for each other after Patrick Collins pursues Colleen
April
Matthew Cooper argues first court case
May
m. Andrew Cook and Colleen Cooper