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Episode Guide |
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| Chronology And Character Ages |
| This episode guide also features the exact years Bonanza took place and what the real ages of the Cartwrights were, according to David
Dortort, the show's creator and producer, featured here exclusively.
Set during the years following the discovery of gold in the Comstock and along with the later days of the Civil War era, this guide, preceding the episode guide will be of invaluable reference, as to when Bonanza transpired in the Western 19th Century. |
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| Season One.........1959-1960 Real Era..................1859-1860 |
| Season Two.........1960-1961 Real Era...................1860-1861 |
| Season Three.......1961-1962 Real Era...................1862-1863 |
| Season Four.........1962-1963 Real Era...................1863-1864 |
| Season Five..........1963-1964 Real Era...................1864-1865 |
| Season Six............1964-1965 Real Era...................1865-1866 |
| Season Seven.......1965-1966 Real Era...................1866-1867 |
| Season Eight.........1966-1967 Real Era...................1867-1868 |
| Season Nine..........1967-1968 Real Era...................1868-1869 |
| Season Ten...........1968-1969 Real Era...................1869-1870 |
| Season Eleven......1969-1970 Real Era...................1870-1871 |
| Season Twelve......1970-1971 Real Era...................1871-1872 |
| Season Thirteen....1971-1972 Real Era...................1872-1873 |
| Season Fourteen...1972-1973 Real Era...................1873-1874 |
| The "real year" refers to the exact year events and happenings took place at the Ponderosa and vicinity, in the 19th Century along with the original years the series was made, referring to the seasons above. |
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| Character Ages |
| Ben Cartwright................Born 1809 |
| Adam Cartwright.............Born 1830 |
| Hoss "Eric" Cartwright.....Born 1836 |
| Little Joe Cartwright.........Born 1842 |
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| Character Ages In "A Rose For Lotta" Pilot Episode~September 12, 1959 (as told by David Dortort) |
| Ben......50 years old. |
| Adam....29 years old. |
| Hoss.....23 years old. |
| Joe.......17 years old. |
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| The Cartwright Chronology |
| This will provide the years prior to the start of the series and shed insight to the highlights of Ben, his wives, and his sons, and through the years we see "Bonanza", from September 12, 1959-January 16, 1973. |
| 1809-Ben is born. |
| 1828-Ben marries Elizabeth. (Ben 19 years old). |
| 1829-Adam born. (Ben 20 years old). |
| 1832-Ben marries Inger. (Ben 23 years old, Adam 3 years old). |
| 1836-Hoss is born. (Ben 27 years old, Adam 7 years old). |
| 1841-Ben marries Marie. (Ben 32 years old, Adam 11 years old, Hoss 5 years old). |
| 1842-Little Joe is born. (Ben 33 years old, Adam 12 years old, Hoss 6 years old). |
| 1848-Adam goes to Boston. (Ben 39 years old, Adam 18 years old, Hoss 12 years old, Joe 6 years old). |
| 1859-Lotta Crabtree arrives in Virginia City and we first see Ben and the Boys in "A Rose For Lotta"-1959. (Ben 50 years old, Adam 29 years old, Hoss 23 years old, Joe 17 years old). Note: At this time, Lotta Crabtree was actually 12 years old! |
| 1859-Discovery of the Comstock Lode in Gold Canyon, Nevada by Henry Comstock and the birth of Virginia City (as seen in season one's, "The Henry Comstock Story"). |
| 1861-Civil War begins. (Ben 52 years old, Adam 31 years old, Hoss 25 years old, Joe 19 years old). |
| 1865-Adam leaves the Ponderosa in the Spring of 1865. (Ben 56 years old, Adam 35 years old, Hoss 29 years old, Joe 23 years old). |
| 1868-Candy Canady arrives at the Ponderosa. (Ben 59 years old, Adam 38 years old, Hoss 32 years old, Joe 26 years old). |
| 1871-Candy leaves the Ponderosa. (Ben 62 years old, Adam 41 years old, Hoss 35 years old, Joe 29 years old). |
| 1872-Jamie Hunter arrives at the Ponderosa. (Ben 63 years old, Adam 42 years old, Hoss 36 years old, Joe 30 years old). |
| 1873-The loss of Hoss and a short time later, Joe marries Alice Harper, and Candy returns to the Ponderosa. (Ben 64 years old, Adam 43 years old, Joe 31 years old). |
| 1874-The Legend Rides Into The Sunset. (Ben 65 years old, Adam 44 years old, Joe 32 years old). |
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